Category: Science & Technology

A group of insects that became extinct about 10 million years ago are actually not damselflies, says Simon Fraser University paleontologist Bruce Archibald. In an academic journal article published in late February, Archibald and his colleagues name 16 new species Read more …

Global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions rose slightly in December compared with the same month of 2019, indicating the sharp drop seen due to the pandemic was short-lived. Figures released Tuesday by the International Energy Agency show emissions from the production Read more …

Sophisticated scanning technology is revealing intriguing secrets about Little Foot, the remarkable fossil of an early human forerunner that inhabited South Africa 3.67 million years ago during a critical juncture in our evolutionary history. Scientists said on Tuesday they examined Read more …

Port Hope resident Yvette Stugnell shared this photo of wolf tracks coming down her driveway and past her window. (Submitted by Yvette Strugnell) The wolves in and around Port Hope Simpson this year are more brazen than ever, according to Read more …

Rodeo fans love the thrill of a bronc exploding into the ring, cowboy temporarily aboard. How the horse feels about it hasn’t been so clear. Newly published research out of the University of Calgary looks at three years of roughstock Read more …

A view of a chariot, with its iron elements, bronze decorations and mineralized wooden remains, that was found in Civita Giuliana, north of Pompeii. (Parco Archeologico di Pompei/The Associated Press) Officials at the Pompeii archeological site in Italy announced Saturday Read more …

Phone services play a crucial role in the smooth running and development of a business. They solve the queries of the customers by providing them with a satisfactory solution, which helps businesses keep their customers engaged with their business. It Read more …

The British Columbia Court of Appeal has upheld a B.C. Supreme Court ruling that e-bikes designed to look and function more like mopeds or scooters do not meet the province’s definition of a motor-assisted cycle and therefore require a driver’s licence, Read more …

Legendary polar bear tracker, Dennis Compayre, featured in Kingdom of the Polar Bears, a two-part documentary from The Nature of Things, has been observing the local bear population around Churchill, M.B. for decades. In that time, he developed a relationship Read more …

Wind turbines are seen on a dike near Urk, Netherlands, Friday, Jan. 22, 2021. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong) Denmark risks not reaching its goal to cut carbon emissions by 70 per cent by 2030 because it is too reliant on unproven technology, an independent Read more …