Sci-Tech

A forest fire is burning in the evacuated area around the Chernobyl nuclear power plant and is causing elevated radiation levels.

Data experts are cautioning already on-edge Canadians against taking Ontario's dire predictions about COVID-19 deaths literally, even as the revelation of stark data coincided with more physical distancing measures and impassioned pleas by government and health officials to stay home. 7

Google is sharing its Canadian users’ location data to help politicians and public health officials in their response to the COVID-19 pandemic. 1

Around the world, seismologists are observing a lot less ambient seismic noise -- meaning, the vibrations generated by cars, trains, buses and people going about their daily lives. And in the absence of that noise, Earth's upper crust is moving just a little less. 7

Originally created by a robot scientist and a neurosurgeon to help India's poor, a toaster-sized ventilator is offering hope in the country's fight against the coronavirus pandemic and demand is booming. 7

Shenzhen has become the first city in China to ban the consumption of cats and dogs, the government announced Thursday. 7

According to NASA’s SkyWatch website, the International Space Station will be viewable in the night sky this week as it flies between the area and the moon.

Video conferencing app Zoom is facing increased scrutiny from privacy advocates and lawmakers who warn the app’s privacy settings aren’t secure enough to handle the millions of users flocking online during the coronavirus pandemic. 9

This year's United Nations global climate summit is being postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic, host country Britain said Wednesday. 7

Though factories have shut, planes have been grounded and cars left in the garage, the World Meteorological Organization says the coronavirus pandemic is having very little impact on climate change. 1

When India imposed a nationwide lockdown a week ago, it was designed to stop the imminent spread of the novel coronavirus. But grinding this country of 1.3 billion people to a near halt has also provided a temporary remedy to suffocating pollution levels. 7

When scientists find microbial life thriving in some of the most extreme environments on Earth, it gives them hope that they may be able to find life on other planets.

A coastal town in north Wales has found a whole new meaning to the phrase herd immunity, after goats were spotted roaming its quiet streets. 1