<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title><![CDATA[The Globe and Mail]]></title><link>https://www.theglobeandmail.com</link><atom:link href="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arc/outboundfeeds/rss/author/8460852/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[The Globe and Mail News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 20:11:08 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en-ca</language><copyright>Copyright 2024 The Globe and Mail Inc. All rights reserved.</copyright><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><image><url>https://www.theglobeandmail.com/legacy/static/mobile.flag.rss.png</url><title>The Globe and Mail</title><link>https://www.theglobeandmail.com</link></image><item><title><![CDATA[Nova Scotia test flight marks latest attempt to develop Canada’s rocket launch capacity]]></title><link>https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/science/article-canada-rocket-launch-nova-scotia/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/science/article-canada-rocket-launch-nova-scotia/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ivan Semeniuk]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dutch-built rocket launched successfully from Nova Scotia, but an anomaly in the later part of the flight caused it to diverge from its expected course]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 13:42:36 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/OGVEC4HPFRBGFIMQC3VE6EDLKQ.jpeg?auth=67e6ed29a89dbd523a8f0278d0e7fab6b5956dace0cfff231386b9263f541818&smart=true&width=4032&height=3024" alt="A Dutch-built rocket ascends from a launch site near Canso, N.S., Wednesday. 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June 10, 2026.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ivan Semeniuk</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Physicist Allan MacDonald becomes first Canadian to win Kavli nanoscience prize]]></title><link>https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/science/article-kavli-nanoscience-prize-allan-macdonald-first-canadian-to-win/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/science/article-kavli-nanoscience-prize-allan-macdonald-first-canadian-to-win/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ivan Semeniuk]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[MacDonald has long pursued theoretical work related to the quantum behaviour of materials and shares the US$1-million prize with two other physicists]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 13:11:22 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Allan MacDonald, a Canadian physicist based in the United States who is best known for helping to usher in the field of “Twistronics” has been named a winner of this year’s Kavli Prize in nanoscience.</p>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/D7QGKWR3IZAX5JPRTTPEQJ5DC4.jpg?auth=25206ae10ba712916699f15fce5d0e49d239b8059d0400f6896f3d89279a688b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4284&amp;height=5712" type="image/jpeg" height="5712" width="4284"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Canadian physicist Allan Hugh MacDonald has just won the Kavli prize in nano-science. He works at the University of Texas in the United States. Photo courtesy of The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters.</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Squirrel droppings yield a goldmine of prehistoric DNA]]></title><link>https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/science/article-squirrel-droppings-yield-a-goldmine-of-prehistoric-dna/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/science/article-squirrel-droppings-yield-a-goldmine-of-prehistoric-dna/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ivan Semeniuk]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A new study has found a trove of genetic material in the fossilized feces of ground squirrels, offering insight into Ice Age ecosystems ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/UPI4OYN7SFFOPBXZZBRHIJHKNA.jpg?auth=9977c1dbebbf8fbcb9193c34f04bf78370ccef35ae9c9bb3c4fefed38a1667b9&smart=true&width=4288&height=2848" alt="Researchers analyzed permafrost samples collected from ground squirrel burrows that span several glacial periods and can remain frozen and sealed for thousands of years." height="2848" width="4288"/>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/UPI4OYN7SFFOPBXZZBRHIJHKNA.jpg?auth=9977c1dbebbf8fbcb9193c34f04bf78370ccef35ae9c9bb3c4fefed38a1667b9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4288&amp;height=2848" type="image/jpeg" height="2848" width="4288"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Title: Arctic Ground SquirrelCaption: Researchers analyzed permafrost samples collected from ground squirrelburrows that span several glacial periods and can remain frozen and sealed forthousands of years.Alt text: An Arctic ground squirrel standing upright among grasses and low tundravegetation.Credit: Government of Yukon]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Government of Yukon</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Venus and Jupiter cozy up in the night sky]]></title><link>https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/science/article-venus-and-jupiter-cozy-up-in-the-night-sky/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/science/article-venus-and-jupiter-cozy-up-in-the-night-sky/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ivan Semeniuk]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Brightest planets will appear side by side on the evening of June 9, creating an arresting sight]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 21:51:44 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/GPAUSLVDXRALTK2UR6WFZTYWQM.jpg?auth=7df1d3810dad77732af4ac09eeb3e8be459a94fde281772e8c5c06da269ecfb1&smart=true&width=3680&height=2457" alt="From left, Venus, the Moon and Jupiter come together in the sky, as seen from Hungary in 2019. The planets will appear beside each other once again on the evening of June 9." height="2457" width="3680"/>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/GPAUSLVDXRALTK2UR6WFZTYWQM.jpg?auth=7df1d3810dad77732af4ac09eeb3e8be459a94fde281772e8c5c06da269ecfb1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3680&amp;height=2457" type="image/jpeg" height="2457" width="3680"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[From left, Venus, the Moon and Jupiter come together in the sky, as seen from Hungary in 2019. Both planets will appear side by side once again on the evening of June 9.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Peter Komka</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pushed by climate change, Canada’s northern great lakes show signs of a biological reset]]></title><link>https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/science/article-northern-great-lakes-biological-reset-algae-climate-change/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/science/article-northern-great-lakes-biological-reset-algae-climate-change/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ivan Semeniuk]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Study finds that single-cell algae that make up the base of the food chain have been almost entirely replaced by a different set of species]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/5VKQTBOXUBHNBPC5QDO726Z6U4.JPG?auth=d8f3191074011b46221c17d3f5b8f58b017797f54102e5b34ae332357f9b3d9a&smart=true&width=2048&height=1536" alt="Great Bear Lake in the Northwest Territories is the fourth-largest body of water by surface area in North America." height="1536" width="2048"/>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/5VKQTBOXUBHNBPC5QDO726Z6U4.JPG?auth=d8f3191074011b46221c17d3f5b8f58b017797f54102e5b34ae332357f9b3d9a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2048&amp;height=1536" type="image/jpeg" height="1536" width="2048"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Photo taken from the shorelines of Great Bear Lake during the summer.Photo credit: Kimberly L. Howland, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO).]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kimberly L. Howland, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)</media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>