A team of doctors in Toronto have successfully completed a full hand and forearm transplant, a first for Canada. The surgery, which took 18 surgeons about 14 hours, is expected to be a deciding factor...

Coffee’s place in a healthy diet has always been a divisive topic. If you’re one of its fans, you’re in luck: recent studies have shown that drinking coffee not only reduces DNA damage, but...

E-cigarettes have exploded in popularity in a very short time. What started as a possible alternative to smoking and a tool to help people break the habit has now become an aesthetic accessory in...

The world’s first ocean-cleaning system to collect plastic pollution is expected to launch in 2016. The system was conceptualized by 21-year-old Boyan Slat, Dutch inventor and CEO of The Ocean Cleanup, a nonprofit organization devoted...

New research suggests that Pluto may be home to some strange volcanoes NASA has released 3D maps that show what might be ice volcanoes on the southern region of Pluto, the dwarf planet. The maps, which...

Canadian scientists are finally receiving real support from their government. Almost immediately after being sworn in as prime minister, Justin Trudeau began working to “unmuzzle” scientists and their research. For almost a decade, scientists were...

Three Manitoban lakes have received criticism that they are comparable to some of the worst managed fisheries in the world. Seafood Watch, a California-based program that works to raise public awareness concerning sustainable sources...