A rock-star astronomer searches for the oldest stars
Anna Frebel’s research tells us much about the beginnings of the universe
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Perimeter Institute Lecture: David Wineland on the atomic clock
Maclean’s is proud to live-stream the Perimeter Institute’s public lecture, with this talk exploring the potential of atomic clocks, the most precise timekeepers around
Tim Flannery on climate change and what Canada can do
An interview with Tim Flannery, best-selling author and former head of the Australia Climate Commission, on carbon, coal, and the U.N. conference in Paris
’Potentially catastrophic’ hurricane Patricia bears down on Mexico
Yesterday, it was a tropical storm. Today, it’s breaking records.
WATCH LIVE: Neil Turok and the thrilling future of physics
Fundamental physics has reached a turning point. Watch live at 7 p.m. ET Wednesday when the director of the Perimeter Institute considers the possibilities
Mars: When do we get to visit?
’We now have an imperative to send astrobiologists to Mars,’ says John Grunsfeld administrator of NASA’s Science Mission Directorate
There’s water on Mars—but is there life?
Some scientists think the answer might lie underneath the Martian surface
Video: NASA announces major Mars water discovery
Watch highlights from the NASA press conference, held at 11:30 a.m. ET
Politicians call for GMO labelling. Scientists shake their heads.
Many scientists say GMOs are safe to consume
Did you see it? What you need to know about #SuperBloodMoon
Tonight’s event was the last in a series of four lunar eclipses that began April 15 last year