Tatiana Maslany, an actress whom you may recognize as one of many clones on Orphan Black, won her first Emmy this year, in a major win for people who won’t stop talking about how Tatiana Maslany needs an Emmy. Maslany appeared shocked as she accepted the award and thanked the show’s creators for “this incredible dream job.” She also said …

The Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Metropolitan Solutions (AMS) recently announced a five-year research initiative to explore the possibilities of autonomous water-based systems. In collaboration with MIT, the Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Metropolitan Solutions (AMS Institute) has launched the world’s first major research program on autonomous floating vessels in metropolitan areas, dubbed Roboat.

A Shocking Number of Canadians Don’t Get Climate Change, Vaccines or GMOs. A new survey from the Ontario Science Centre shows that although most Canadians are confident in their grasp of key scientific issues, there are significant gaps in their actual understanding of the science behind them. The survey, conducted by Leger, asked Canadians about their scientific knowledge of climate …

At least 18 people have died after a tourist boat carrying 150 collided with a bridge in central Thailand and capsized. The double-decker boat was carrying over 150 Muslim tourists returning from a trip to the city of Ayutthaya on Sunday afternoon, when it hit a bridge on the Chao Praya River and partially submerged.

Scientists have made the first expedition to Cook seamount, a 13,000-foot (3960m) extinct volcano at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Hawaii’s Big Island. The scientists spotted a rare kind of octopus with big fins that look like an elephant’s ears and a possibly new type of violet-colored coral they dubbed Purple Haze. Conservation International, which …

Ahmad Khan Rahami is wanted for questionaing in the Chelsea bombing that injured nearly 30 people on the night of September 17, the FBI says. Ahmad Khan Rahami, 28, is being sought in connection to the Saturday evening explosionin Manhattan’s Chelseaneighborhood, the New York City Police Department and FBI said early Monday. CBS News correspondent Jeff Pegues reports that investigators …

Lady Gaga will be headlining the Super Bowl 51 halftime show, one that is sure to be interesting given all that has happened with the LGBT community. The promotion to the primetime slot comes following a successful rendition of the National Anthem in 2016, ahead of Beyoncé’s amazing set, which is regarded as a sort of audition for the main …

A grim new study led by a UCLA geography professor revealed that the current 5-year drought in California could last indefinitely, with the resulting arid conditions becoming “the new normal” for the state. In the study, researchers looked at how climate contributed to drought and periods of dryness in California, stretching back 10,000 years into prehistoric times. They dug up …

The 2017 Chrysler Pacifica is not your soccer mom’s minivan, or at least it is trying not to be. The Pacifica replaces the Town & Country, and over time, it’ll replace the Dodge Grand Caravan, too. (The Dodge remains in production for a while as the new Pacifica enters production.)

NASA Flight Engineer Kate Rubins talked to cancer kid patients at the MD Anderson Cancer Center today about space, what does it take to become an astronaut and working hard to pursue one’s dreams. Rubins, still aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 49, took questions from NASA’s Johnson Space Center via video link. When asked when she …

Prince William and Kate’s engagement on Friday got off to a shaky start as William rushed to the aid of a man who had fallen. The Vice Lord Lieutenant of Essex and the Queen’s representative in the county, Jonathan Douglas-Hughes, fell over as he greeted The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge during a visit to a school. Without thinking, Prince …