Science

United Arab Emirates announces its first astronaut to go into space in September

A baby boom in North Atlantic right whale calves provides a glimmer of hope for researchers

Northern Red Sea coral reefs showing resistance to rising water temperatures, acidification

Species plans lacking Indigenous input despite legal requirements

NASA experiments suggest problems lie ahead for astronauts during Mars mission

Scientists call for ban on lethal, autonomous robots

Tracks in ancient sediment suggest complex life may have evolved on earth 1.5 billion years earlier than thought

After 15 years on Mars, NASA’s Opportunity rover is pronounced dead

Female health scientists face large gender bias in access to federal research dollars, Canadian study reveals

Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques helps repair leaky space toilet: NASA

NASA scientists announce 2018 as fourth-warmest year on record

Monarch butterflies making a big comeback after being decimated in recent years

Robot, know thyself; machines gain self-awareness

Check your compass: The magnetic north pole is on the move

Super blood wolf moon rising: How this weekend’s lunar eclipse became a brand

Humongous fungus much older and bigger than first estimated, scientists say

New Canadian telescope detecting more brief, powerful radio blasts from far beyond our galaxy

New Horizons probe discovers that Ultima Thule is two bodies joined together

New Horizons probe phones home with cache of images and data from encounter with Ultima Thule

New Horizons probe closes in on remote body Ultima Thule

Nancy Roman, ‘Mother of the Hubble’ Telescope, Dies at 93

A historic encounter: Scientists hope mysteries will be revealed by flyby at solar system’s outer limits

Great snakes! The Globe’s 2018 science quiz is a feast for the mind

Crowdfunding experiment seeks to boost coastal and Indigenous science

Psychologist Eleanor Maccoby conducted path-breaking research on how boys and girls differ

Protected waters exploited by industrial fishing even more than unprotected areas, scientists find

‘Farout’: Astronomers spot solar system’s farthest known object

The ROM’s new rock star: Meet Zuul the dinosaur, destroyer of shins

Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques says Earth inspires ‘never-ending sense of awe’

Canadian researcher Donna Strickland collects Nobel Prize for Physics

Global coalition of scientists investing up to $8.4-million on vaccine technology for epidemics