Queensland mother, Sydney father among Australians missing in Nepal
As rescue efforts continue along the Nepal-Tibet border following catastrophic floods, more Australian families are appealing for information…
Starwatch: Sagitta’s arrow shape makes it easy to see against a dark sky | Astronomy
We are on the hunt for another small, northern summer constellation this week: Sagitta, the arrow. Although it…
A millionth of a second after the Big Bang, matter existed as a near-perfect liquid so hot that protons and neutrons could not yet form—and CERN has now recreated a microscopic droplet of it using oxygen nuclei, the smallest collision system yet to reveal one of its defining signatures.
During the universe’s first few microseconds, temperatures were too high for quarks and gluons to remain confined inside…
A small jar of water taken from the ocean can reveal how many whales are swimming nearby
Scientists predicted how many blue, fin, and humpback whales were in the waters off California using only the…
Kepler stared at the same 150,000 stars in Cygnus for four years without looking away, watching for the tiny dimming of a planet crossing in front of them, and the four years of staring turned up more than 2,600 confirmed worlds
Every telescope before it was built to look around. Kepler was built to stare. Launched in March 2009…
Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week
Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: Couche-Tard results Alimentation Couche-Tard…
Forbidden planet: was Pluto’s 2006 demotion a big mistake? | Astronomy
Twenty years ago, Pluto got demoted. After a vote by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in August 2006,…
Quantum interference offers a radically different way to measure time
A new “quantum watch” uses changing interference patterns inside excited helium atoms to determine how much time has…
Rare manatees are turning up along the Texas coast this summer; some are lingering in busy marinas for freshwater, prompting warnings to boaters
manatees (representative image) This summer, an unusual visitor has been making waves along the Texas coast: the Florida…
Antarctica developed a continental-scale ice sheet 34 million years ago while Earth was about 5°C warmer than today — helped by slow-moving mantle waves that had spent more than 100 million years lifting its interior high enough for permanent ice to survive.
Antarctica did not wait for Earth to become as cold as it is today. At the Eocene-Oligocene transition…
Heavy rainfall warning in effect for North Central Sask.
(Image Credit: Environment Canada) By paNOW Staff Yellow warning Aug 30, 2026 | 1:34 PM An area that…
7-stage journey reveals how falling space rocks survive air
At least once in our lives, we’ve all seen a bright streak of light briefly blaze across the…