Scientists Figured Out How Fast the Universe Is Expanding, But the Answer Is Troubling
You probably heard that the universe is constantly expanding. There’s a bit of an update to that: it’s…
Keep an eye on your pet: Sick raccoons in west end worry local falconer
‘It was probably the sickest raccoon I’ve ever seen,’ said Aleigha McLean, a falconer and wildlife advocate A…
Ancient DNA reveals pervasive directional selection across West Eurasia
Liu, Y., Mao, X., Krause, J. & Fu, Q. Insights into human history from the first decade of…
Winter drought troubling farmers, well owners
Cedric MacLeod recently took stock of his cattle farm’s hay reserve and found he only has enough to…
‘Something’s missing’: Most thorough-ever study of the cosmos proves we still can’t explain how the universe is expanding
There’s a central crisis in cosmology: Different measurements yield different values for the expansion rate of the universe.…
Dozens of ‘cocaine hippos’ tied to drug lord Pablo Escobar to be culled – National
Colombian officials said this week they planned to cull several dozen free-roaming “cocaine hippos” living in a central…
Canadian Strategic Missions Corporation awarded $400K in Aqualunar Challenge
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA), in partnership with the Privy Council Office’s Impact Canada Initiative, has awarded Toronto-based…
Satellite captures the first high-resolution look at a giant tsunami
When a magnitude 8.8 earthquake ripped through the Kuril-Kamchatka subduction zone on July 29, 2025, it launched a…
We’re Hooked on Satellites. It Could Blow Up in Our Faces
A few minutes after the sun retreated behind the Olympic Mountains, we spotted our first satellite. It moved…
How physicists found a new type of magnet hiding in plain sight
On a breezy afternoon last autumn in Cambridge, Mass., in a laboratory thrumming with the huff-whish-huff sound of…
This tentacled giant can grow as long as a cricket bat. Tens of thousands are about to gather in South Australia
The world’s largest cuttlefish – the aptly named giant cuttlefish (Sepia apama) – can grow to the length of…
Scientists create light inside the body using ultrasound
Getting light deep inside the body has always come with a catch. Tissue scatters and absorbs it, which…