Atlantic Shark Institute executive director Jon Dodd tells The National about the moment he captured a rare close up of a great white shark in South Kingstown, Rhode Island.

In this issue of our environmental newsletter, we check out a new design for a floating solar system designed for Canadian winters, see how Toronto boosted cycling to cut traffic during the World Cup and learn how cities could recycle heat produced by data centres.

Authorities in southern China said Thursday that 39 people have died in flooding from tropical storm Maysak, as Taiwan and China's east coast braced for another major storm expected to make landfall in the coming days.

St. Vincent's residents are fearful of potential deaths, saying some whale watchers are ignoring warnings and stepping into dangerous waters.

A diarrhea-causing parasite has led to a growing outbreak in the United States that has sickened more than 1,000 people and sent dozens to hospital.

A team of researchers at the University of British Columbia investigated 45 coyote attacks in Stanley Park between December 2020 and August 2021. Their research found the animals became habituated to people.

The U.S. government has formally approved an emergency rescue of most of the beluga whales from Marineland in Niagara Falls, Ont., to aquariums in the United States.

A pair of UWindsor grad students are using AI software with 100 acoustic box recorders placed across country to identify and monitor how birds communicate and travel at night.

A 730-pound shark named Bella was recorded near Quebec's Magdalen Islands, but experts say the sharks should be expected as "regular seasonal visitors" to the region as the great white population shows signs of recovery.

Federal government cuts to a weather radar research group will limit the ability of weather forecasters to spot coming tornadoes — like one that recently hit a Winnipeg neighbourhood without any advance alert being issued, a professor of atmospheric science at the University of Manitoba warns.

An expedition almost 400 metres below the surface of the Labrador Sea is revealing the first images of Quest, the sunken wreck of the ship that carried famed Antarctic explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton on his final voyage.

Canada is stepping up to play an important role in the goal to return humans to the moon. In fact, Canadian tech is already there.

A Toronto-based team is launching a massive, years-long research project to study liquid biopsies, a novel technology meant to catch tiny traces of tumour DNA in the blood. The goal? Finding better ways to protect cancer survivors from having the disease come back, while sparing some from enduring costly, invasive treatments.

Isar Aerospace will build a dedicated complex in Canso, N.S., for its launch vehicle, known as Spectrum.

The death toll from Venezuela's twin earthquakes has risen to 3,535, authorities say, while nearly 18,000 people remain homeless more than a week after the disaster struck the capital and nearby coastal areas.

When drought conditions hit, researchers say some flowering plants get stressed and can alter their smell, colour and nectar production — making it hard for bees to get the food they need.

Parks Canada says the public's help is needed to stop the spread of aquatic invasive species. Invasive mussels, with microscopic larvae, pose the biggest threat to lakes and streams.

What does an astronaut do for an encore? Teach, write or enter politics — to name a few options.

Hansen, who voyaged around the moon in April, is leaving the Canadian Space Agency.

The child suffered serious, non-life-threatening injuries after being attacked at a playground Sunday evening, police say. It was one of two coyote spottings reported in the city Sunday.