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A Canadian plane has arrived safely in Chile, the aircraft left Antarctica on Wednesday and arrived in Punta Arenas, it has on the board two ailing workers from a remote research station Amundsen-Scott at the South Pole. After making a stop for a few hours at a British station on the edge of Antarctica, the two workers were flown to …

A national-scale study of monarch butterfly breeding habitats is being conducted by the Insectarium, the Institut de recherche en biologie végétale (IRBV), the Université du Québec à Rimouski, the University of Ottawa and the University of Calgary. This three-pronged research project is aimed at determining whether the availability of milkweed and breeding sites are limiting monarch reproduction in Canada. First …

A ‘sea monster’ has been spotted on Google Earth near Antarctica, and it has driven people into a frenzy as they tried to figure out what it is. A viral video on YouTube takes viewers there: Zoom in to Deception Island near Antarctica. Just off the coast, you’ll find what’s described as a “massive disturbance” in the ocean. Once you’ve …

New study has revealed that a prehistoric asteroid nearly wiped out all mammals along with dinosaurs. New data received has also revealed that the extinction was far more catastrophic than previously believed. The prehistoric asteroid struck Earth with such force that about 93 percent of mammal species became extinct. The asteroid hit took place more than 66 million years ago …

Eyeless catfish have been discovered deep inside a cave in Texas, an entirely new area for a rare species and a finding scientists say could mean underground caverns link the US to Mexico. Dean Hendrickson, curator of ichthyology at The University of Texas at Austin, identified the live fish, discovered in a deep limestone cave at Amistad National Recreation Area …

The ongoing coral bleaching event that has killed or severely injured reefs from the Great Barrier Reef to Hawaii and the Indian Ocean has set its sights on the U.S. during the rest of 2016 and into next year, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). A map showing the areas most at risk suggests the western Pacific, …

A discovery by U of Alberta scientists is highlighting the impact that extreme space weather can also have on humans and our power, telecommunications and navigation systems. Announced in Nature Physics, a new discovery shows for the first time how the puzzling third Van Allen radiation belt is created by a “space tsunami.” Intense so-called ultra-low frequency (ULF) plasma waves, …

NASA has reported that an “electric wind” can strip Earth-like planets of oceans and atmosphere. The statement came after it was found out that planet Venus has an electric wind that is strong enough to remove components of water from its upper atmosphere. Researchers think that planets with atmospheres have electric fields that can pull molecules from the upper parts …

Canada is looking for exceptional people to push the boundaries of science, innovation and space exploration. Today, the Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, and the Minister responsible for the CSA, launched Canada’s fourth astronaut recruitment campaign. The CSA is seeking the next generation of space explorers to pave the way for potential future space missions.

Aliens may take another 1,500 years to contact us as Earth’s physical attributes are not unique making it difficult for the extra-terrestrials to locate us, a new study has found. Set to be presented at a meeting of the American Astronomical Society later this month, the new study applies Copernicus’ Mediocrity Principle, and considers the size of the Milky Way, …

Frog embryos, still encased in their eggs, may seem defenseless against egg-eating snakes and wasps. But red-eyed treefrog babies have cooked up an effective method to escape these threats: they quickly hatch on demand. In research published in the Journal of Experimental Biology, scientists with the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI), in Panama City, Panama, offer an explanation for how …