Science

After a #YearInSpace—340 days, to precise—on the International Space Station, Scott Kelly is back on Earth with Mikhail Kornienko

Israel’s chief scientist explains why the country has the highest concentration of startups in the world. Are there lessons for Canada?

In predicting an imminent clean energy miracle, Bill Gates echoed the famous line from the movie ’The Martian’—a new rallying cry for science and progress

A tardigrade, also known as a water bear, and tardigrade egg were revived after three decades of being frozen—and picked up right where they’d left off

Scientists may have proven Einstein’s last unproven theory. Watch Perimeter Institute panel right here at 1pm ET to understand why this changes the game

s the Zika virus spreads across the Americas—it’s now circulating in 26 countries and regions—Canadians have been told we’re at low risk of becoming infected. The type of mosquito that spreads the virus, called Aedes aegypti, doesn’t live here. But Fiona Hunter, an entomologist at Brock University, notes that other types of mosquito can spread the virus—maybe even some in Canada. In her special containment lab at Brock University, she’s trying to answer the question: could Canadian bugs spread Zika, too? Read Kate Lunau’s full story.

Learn why dying stars are so fascinating, in our live-stream of the latest Perimeter Public Lecture today at 7 pm ET

Wildlife photographer Daisy Gilardini explains how she landed these ’priceless’ photos

From 2016: Research reveals an unprecedented view into the social lives of these ocean mammals, who can use ’vocal clans’ to distinguish themselves

They’re extremely expensive. Some are destined to fail. But the benefits of so-called ’moonshots’ outweigh the risk.