A month after an official with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection was found slain in her home, the woman’s wife has been arrested in Mexico on suspicion of murder

Forward Brandon Ingram is progressing in his recovery from a high left ankle sprain.

Chris Bassitt went a strong 5 2/3 innings while Ernie Clement scored the winning run on a wild pitch as the Toronto Blue Jays nipped the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 in exhibition baseball action Sunday afternoon.

Amarjeet Sohi, who is running for the federal Liberals in Edmonton Southeast, said Canada needs experienced leaders to push back against Donald Trump and defend our sovereignty.

Second lady Usha Vance is set to travel to Greenland this week as President Donald Trump continues to suggest the U.S. could take control of the mineral-rich Artic island

Segway is recalling about 220,000 of its scooters sold across the U.S. due to a fall hazard that has resulted in user injuries ranging from bruises to broken bones

Demonstrators staged a peaceful protest at a Tesla dealership in Langley, B.C., on Saturday, but Vancouver police say other protests have crossed the line and led to charges.

Mark Carney has triggered a federal election, with Canadian voters set to head to the polls next month amid a trade war with the U.S.

Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer says he won’t resign his post, despite pressure from some in the party after he voted to move forward with Republican spending legislation that avoided a government shutdown

At least seven people were killed after Russia launched a barrage of drones across Ukraine overnight on Sunday, according to local Ukrainian officials and emergency services.

Liberal Party Leader Mark Carney will run in the Ottawa riding of Nepean in the federal election, which will be held on April 28.

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Wildfires in North Carolina have forced an evacuation in one county as emergency crews work to bring the flames under control in an area of the state still recovering from Hurricane Helene

The winning numbers in Saturday evening’s drawing of the "Powerball" game were: 06-07-25-46-57, Powerball: 12

U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff is seeking to rally Democrats desperate for effective action now against President Donald Trump’s administration

The Toronto Blue Jays doubled the Minnesota Twins 2-1 in spring training Saturday with help from a defensive gem by pitcher Max Scherzer.

'Over the last few years, the number and complexity of threats and violence targeting protected persons in Canada has continually increased,' a newly released internal report says.

Canada’s next federal election will be held on April 28, Global News has learned. Prime Minister Mark Carney will make the call no later than Sunday.

Kitty Dukakis, the wife of former Massachusetts governor and Democratic presidential candidate Michael Dukakis, has died

Health Minister Kamal Khera said the government is expecting an additional 4.5 million Canadians to be eligible and coverage will start as early as June 1.

An Orthodox Jewish passenger says a United Airlines pilot forcibly removed him from an airplane bathroom while he was experiencing constipation

Spring is about transformation, a season often marked by its dynamic sights, smells, sounds and tastes. As humans change the climate, our experience of the season is changing, too.

Spring is about transformation, a season often marked by its dynamic sights, smells, sounds and tastes. As humans change the climate, our experience of the season is changing, too.

The New Hampshire attorney general’s office has agreed to a $10 million settlement in the case of a man who alleged that he was gang-raped in a stairwell at the state’s youth detention center in the 1990s

Here is a running list of the promises announced by the Conservatives, Liberals and NDP ahead of the election.

Nova Scotia has become the latest province to scrap electrical vehicle rebates for Teslas due to the CEO's association with the U.S. administration and its trade war on Canada.

Police in New Mexico are investigating after multiple people were injured in a mass shooting overnight at a park in the city of Las Cruces

A new requirement that Social Security recipients go online or in person to a field office to access key benefits, instead of just making a phone call, will be difficult for many people to meet

Gov. JB Pritzker of Illinois is trying to chart a path for national Democrats to counter President Donald Trump

Abortion has been top of mind for many voters casting early ballots in the race for a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court

The fearsome heavyweight, who lost the 'Rumble in the Jungle' to Muhammad Ali before his inspiring second act as a surprising champion and a successful businessman, died Friday.

The winning numbers in Friday evening’s drawing of the "Mega Millions" game were: 15-22-31-52-57, Mega Ball: 2, Megaplier: 3

A new museum is opening in Texas highlighting the lives and service of Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War to the global war on terrorism

As President Donald Trump's administration seeks to roll back funding for transit, walking and biking projects, some states are trying to advance them on their own

In what has become a Ramadan tradition, a group of volunteers in Dearborn, Michigan, gathers excess food prepared for the nightly fast-breaking iftar meal and distributes it to those in need in neighboring Detroit

Voters in Oakland, California, recalled their mayor in November over crime, homelessness and allegations of corruption

The public library in Fairhope, Alabama has found itself in the crosshairs of battles over library content

The town of Stanstead, Quebec, says U.S. authorities have unilaterally decided to “close the main Canadian access” to the Victorian-style library that straddles the border between the two countries

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says U.S. President Donald Trump will ultimately respect Canada’s sovereignty and be ready for comprehensive trade talks because Americans are going to suffer from Trump’s trade war

A lawsuit filed by Voice of America reporters, some unions and a press freedom group charged the Trump administration with unlawfully shutting down the news outlet

Researchers say they found 'possible links' between the Ontario Provincial Police and Paragon Solutions spyware, which has been used against civil society worldwide.

Andrés Giménez hit a three-run homer, José Berríos pitched five-plus solid innings and the Toronto Blue Jays held on for an 11-7 win over the Philadelphia Phillies in spring-training action Friday.

A calving iceberg exposed a region that never before had been seen by human eyes, revealing a vibrant, thriving ecosystem

The Defense secretary aims to purge climate work from the Pentagon. But critics say his carve-out for weather resiliency misses the point

About 20 people die every day in the U.S. after being hit by a car. To make walking safer, we need a big cultural shift in how we view pedestrian safety

Justin Baldoni's lawyers were quick to respond to Blake Lively's attempt to dismiss his lawsuit against her, referring to her actions as 'abhorrent.'

Experiments suggest an unusual magnetic material could help harness energy from Earth’s rotation. But not everyone is convinced

Most movies follow one of six emotional arcs. Which one sells the most tickets?

President Donald Trump is threatening steep tariffs on virtually all imports. Here’s what that means and what economics research suggests would be the impact

Defining the word “moon” is harder than you might think

A neurosurgeon who has acted as a consultant for Severance explains the science behind the show’s brain-altering procedure—and whether it could ever become reality.

What we learned about ape and human cognition from Kanzi the bonobo, who died this week

A new Trump administration health initiative called Operation Stork Speed aims to improve the safety of infant formula and reduce contamination risk, but budget and staffing cuts may hinder that

Bowden Francis earned a win with by far his best outing this spring, Anthony Santander drove in three runs, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-1 on Thursday.

As the world gets closer to the mark 1.5 degrees Celsius in Paris climate agreement, scientists are racing to establish a single way to monitor current warming

Measles continues to spread in Texas and other states and has caused the first reported U.S. death from the virus in a decade. Vaccination data over time reveal vulnerabilities in protection

Andrea Evangelina Rodríguez Perozo, the Dominican Republic’s first female doctor, raised the funds to set sail for Paris so that she can learn about the latest advances in women’s health

Rob Frith doesn't recall when exactly he purchased a tape he assumed was a Beatles bootleg, as it was part of a record collection he bought. It turned out to be a demo tape.

From China to Brazil to Germany, huge numbers of people are addicted to shopping, driven in part by companies that use gaming strategies

Elon Musk and Donald Trump have announced ambitious plans to send a mission to Mars in 2026 and 2028. It’s not going to happen

Three studies show that a mouse will try to rouse an unconscious companion

Health secretary RFK, Jr. has repeatedly suggested that farmers should let bird flu spread through flocks. Experts explain why that’s a dangerous idea

A new map of cosmic expansion suggests that dark energy evolves over time, hinting that the universe doesn’t work the way we thought it did

With limited access to mental health care, people looking for answers about ADHD are turning to TikTok, where information is frequently misleading or inaccurate

A plan by EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin to fire scientists could disrupt environmental rules focused on clean air and water long after President Donald Trump leaves office

Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost commercial lander has gone dark on the moon as planned, but not before sending back spectacular views of the lunar sunset

Life as an “innie” in the show Severance would likely involve severe trauma and mental stress, psychological research suggests

Tariffs on Mexico and Canada won’t stop the demand for addictive drugs

Astronomers are racing to protect the dark skies as private companies seek to place large advertisements in Earth orbit

A tiny, woolly flower found hiding in Texas’s Big Bend National Park shows the intriguing strangeness of sunflowers

A colonoscopy can save your life, but misinformation keeps many people from getting one. A gastroenterologist sets the record straight.

Ryan Mountcastle hit two home runs, drove in four runs and led the Baltimore Orioles to an 8-2 win over the Toronto Blue Jays in exhibition baseball action at Ed Smith Stadium on Tuesday night.

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams had been “stuck” at the International Space Station since June 6, 2024, after Boeing’s Starliner, the vehicle they rode to get there, ran into multiple hardware problems

The SpaceX capsule carrying Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, along with two other astronauts, parachuted into the Gulf of Mexico in the early evening Tuesday.

The SpaceX capsule carrying Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, along with two other astronauts, parachuted into the Gulf of Mexico in the early evening Tuesday.

Nestled in a minor-league workout area away from the big-league training fields at the Blue Jays' player development complex, Ricky Tiedemann lowers his six-foot-four 220-pound frame into a deep squat. 

The final results from the Atacama Cosmology Telescope offer the sharpest, most sensitive view of the early cosmos that anyone has ever seen

RFK, Jr. fought mercury pollution for years, but he is now in an administration that wants to make it easier for industries to dump it into the air and water

Google will buy cybersecurity firm Wiz for US$32 billion to boost the tech giant’s in-house cloud computing amid burgeoning artificial intelligence growth.

The medical investigator's office had previously estimated that Betsy Arakawa died on Feb. 11, seven days before Gene Hackman, who was believed to have died on Feb. 18.

Several medications now calm painful inflammation in the intestines. Diets free of ultraprocessed foods also help

Letters to the editors for the December 2024 issue of Scientific American

Mysterious gamma rays; snake-eating snake

In the April issue of SciAm, follow a man’s journey to a diagnosis, learn about exciting new schizophrenia treatments, and more

Artificial Intelligence uses too much energy. Developers need to find better ways to power it or risk adding to the climate crisis

Four small, newly discovered worlds are less than six light-years away from Earth, and their discovery reinforces a cautionary tale from planet hunting’s prehistory

Writers, artists, photographers and researchers share the stories behind the stories

California is experiencing wider swings between wet and dry spells

Science in meter and verse

Analyzing the metaphors we use to talk about ChatGPT can reveal how we’re thinking about the new tech

Play this crossword inspired by the April 2025 issue of Scientific American

Finish the cycle of numbers in this math puzzle

Studies of the horns, spikes, plates and clubs of dinosaurs could help settle a long-standing debate over their function

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has uncharacteristically been working with nature instead of bulldozing it into submission. Will this enlightened approach prevail?

As a complex picture of schizophrenia emerges, so do new ways to treat the disorder

A personal quest and progress in brain science finally put a name on baffling behaviors

Dark matter could be an entire dark sector of the universe, with its own particles and forces

Scientists say that officials from the National Institutes of Health urged them to remove references to mRNA vaccine technology

Proposed cuts to Medicaid could undo advances in treatment for opioid use disorders, risking more overdoses, deaths and stress on the U.S. health system

A genetic analysis reveals that Fiji’s iguanas are most closely related to lizards living in North America’s deserts. How is this possible?

Alan Roden is proving he's up for the challenge. Myles Straw is showing he can also hang at the big-league level. 

Carter Cunningham homered in the bottom of the ninth as a Toronto Blue Jays split-squad beat the New York Yankees 6-5 in spring training action Monday.

Inaudible ultrasonic beams steered around obstacles can create pockets of sound in an otherwise quiet room, acoustics experts report

Once upon a time, to be 'mainstream' was to rule the world of music. Today? Not so much. Today, mainstream music is just one of many thousands of niches.

Vance was tapped by Trump to find an approved buyer of under terms of a forced divestment law passed under the Biden administration that would otherwise see TikTok shut down.

'If you feel sneaky welcome to the club. I definitely feel unequipped and unqualified most days,' Justin Bieber wrote in a message to his 290 million followers.

March’s full moon, also called a 'blood moon,' reached peak illumination in the early hours of Friday and was visible from Toronto to Canberra, Australia.

March’s full moon, also called a 'blood moon,' reached peak illumination in the early hours of Friday and was visible from Toronto to Canberra, Australia.

'Try not to swim in the chaos if possible, but I know it's nearly impossible when you're there in the middle of it," Rosie O'Donnell said to her fans.

Climate change is already causing all sorts of problems on Earth, but soon it will be making a mess in orbit around the planet too, a new study finds.

Climate change is already causing all sorts of problems on Earth, but soon it will be making a mess in orbit around the planet too, a new study finds.

Social media users from around the world, including Canada, the United States, Europe and Asia, reported the platform either being slow to load or entirely inaccessible.

Celine Dion took to Instagram to warn fans that "fake" songs are spreading online that use artificial intelligence to mimic her voice.

“He was in a very poor state of health," said the chief medical officer of Hackman's death.

Also known as Pamela Hasselhoff, Bach appeared on 'The Young and the Restless' and met her future husband on the set of his series, 'Knight Rider.'

Organizers at the Polaris Music Prize also say they've rescinded two awards.

A new report says cybercriminals linked to China, Russia and Iran are using generative AI tools like deepfakes to spread disinformation and target elections around the world.

Tiny lab mice just got a mammoth-sized upgrade — genetic tweaks have given them thick, woolly fur, bringing science one step closer to reviving traits of extinct species.

Tiny lab mice just got a mammoth-sized upgrade — genetic tweaks have given them thick, woolly fur, bringing science one step closer to reviving traits of extinct species.