Local company, directors fined more than $1M for illegal dumping
‘Hundreds of truckloads’ of construction and demolition waste deposited on rural property, including plywood, drywall, brick, insulation and…
First Ariane 64 launches Amazon Leo satellites
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — The more powerful version of Europe’s Ariane 6 rocket successfully placed a group of…
Could the Milky Way galaxy’s supermassive black hole actually be a clump of dark matter?
New research suggests the supermassive black hole at the heart of the Milky Way is actually a tremendously…
It’s the biggest snake den on the planet – 100,000 crammed into a small cavern
If you have a phobia of snakes, you would be well advised to avoid the Narcisse Snake Dens…
We Don’t Need Any More Renewables
The claim is ubiquitous: if we’re to meet our climate goals, we need a mass buildout of renewable…
SpaceX, NASA to launch new ISS crew, ending a month of skeleton staffing
A SpaceX capsule will soon ferry four astronauts to the International Space Station, bring the orbiting laboratory back…
Elephant Calf Update: Building Bonds Among the National Zoo’s Herd
Nhi Linh appears to be recovering well post-partum. She is with Trong Nhi and Bozie, and they are…
Canadian fossil reveals one of the first plant-eating animals
Scientists have unearthed in Canada’s province of Nova Scotia the skull of a creature dating to about 307…
First Nations co-led Ring of Fire study calls for immediate environmental monitoring
Mushkegowuk Council is hoping new recommendations to “immediately” enact environmental monitoring in the Ring of Fire will see…
Musk needed a new vision for SpaceX and xAI. He landed on Moonbase Alpha.
“Join xAI if the idea of mass drivers on the Moon appeals to you,” CEO Elon Musk proclaimed…
Moving pile of fishing net leads to record-breaking rescue
Published on Feb. 12, 2026, 5:01 PM The net was 30.7 metres long and weighed 23.5 kilograms. The…
Look again! Those wrinkly rocks may actually be a fossilized microbial community
image: The outcrop in Morocco where Associate Professor Rowan Martindale noticed the wrinkle structures formed by microbial communities.…