If you're looking for suggestions for things to do during your next trip to the Yucatán Peninsula, we've got dozens.

Its behaviour has raised questions that range from scientific uncertainty to speculation about extraterrestrial origins. Elon Musk is among those voicing concern as researchers try to understand what ...

YouTube once developed and acquired exclusive original content. But the massive video platform has since largely exited that business — and now firmly puts its shoulder into promoting top YouTube ...

One of Canada’s most renowned astronomers and amateur astrophotographers has died, leaving behind a legacy of pioneering ...

Richard Binzel has been watching the skies for hazardous asteroids for more than 50 years. In 1995, he proposed the Near-Earth Object Hazard Index, later renamed the Torino scale, which rates ...

An essential amino acid that is mistakenly believed to cause drowsiness after eating turkey has been found in an asteroid for the first time, giving scientists clues to the origin of life on Earth.

Astronomers are running out of time to decide whether to prevent asteroid 2024 YR4 from hitting the moon in 2032. A small observing window with the James Webb Space Telescope will open in February, ...

Newly dated fossils from New Mexico challenge the idea that dinosaurs were in decline—and suggest instead they had formed flourishing communities. Alamosaurus was one of the last dinosaurs from ...

University of Toronto provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation CA. University of Toronto provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA-FR. Following recent comments on nuclear ...

Scientists have discovered a massive asteroid impact crater in China. The bowl-shaped depression is some 900 meters wide—more than eight times the length of a football field. In a paper published last ...

Asteroids contain large quantities of both precious and common metals, and despite the obvious challenges in reaching them, a few startups say these celestial bodies could offer a sustainable ...

Equine therapy can improve the well-being of individuals with autism. The Maui Arts & Cutural Center will host a Nov. 19 screening of a new documentary that explores the healing power of horses.