Canadian student discover entirely new mineral hiding out in South Africa
A PhD student at the University of Alberta discovered a new mineral inside a diamond recovered from a mine in South Africa.
The mineral...
Study: There’s a Lost Continent 1,000 Miles Under Europe
Scientists have discovered a continent under Europe, which broke off from North Africa and has been buried under Southern Europe for almost 140 million...
Research: Cats are securely bonded to their people, too —
Cats have a reputation for being aloof and independent. But a study of the way domestic cats respond to their caregivers suggests that...
Research: Ancient Incan sanctuary intentionally built on faults —
The ancient Incan sanctuary of Machu Picchu is considered one of humanity's greatest architectural achievements. Built in a remote Andean setting atop a...
Research: Capturing heat that otherwise would have been lost —
An international team of scientists has figured out how to capture heat and turn it into electricity.
The discovery, published last week in the...
Research: US and Canada have lost more than 1 in 4 birds in the...
A study published today in the journal Science reveals that since 1970, bird populations in the United States and Canada have declined by...
Study: Venus Was Once Potentially Habitable
Planet Venus is not the best world to search for extraterrestrial life. It has a toxic atmosphere 90 times thicker than Earth's and its...
Researchers comb fields near Camrose for meteorites
Researchers at the University of Alberta are still searching for meteorites from the fireball that lit up Edmonton skies on Aug. 31.
A bright sight...
Research: Plasma flow near sun’s surface explains sunspots, other solar phenomena —
For 400 years people have tracked sunspots, the dark patches that appear for weeks at a time on the sun's surface. They have...
Research: Antimicrobial resistance is drastically rising —
The world is experiencing unprecedented economic growth in low- and middle-income countries. An increasing number of people in India, China, Latin America and...
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Hey ISIS, You Suck: Local Muslims Post Anti-ISIS Billboard
A new billboard on Manchester Road in Missouri reads, "HEY ISIS, YOU SUCK!!! From: #ActualMuslims."
A group of Muslim-Americans have put up a blunt billboard...
