NOAA GLERL’s ice cover dataset extends from 1973 to present, serving the Great Lakes community in research, application, and management. Large interannual and decadal variability are observed, as well as a downward trend. The map shows the extent of the maximum ice cover on the Great Lakes for each year. Data is from the U.S. National Ice Center and Canadian …

It’s official: Prince died of an overdose from opioid painkillers, becoming the latest high-profile victim of America’s opioid epidemic. Prince died unexpectedly at his home in Minnesota on April 21. According to the Associated Press, Prince died of an overdose from fentanyl, a highly potent opioid. A law enforcement source told CNN’s Evan Perez in April that the entertainer was …

A 6-year-old boy discovered crystal meth instead of a toy when he opened a Kinder Surprise egg. The boy found the egg under a hedge while playing outdoors with his brother in Limavady, Northern Ireland. But when he opened the egg, he discovered a bag containing white powder inside it rather than a toy. The boy gave the egg to …

Hundreds of bikers will cycle through the streets of Vancouver, showcasing their bodies in their barenaked glory in support of the World Naked Bike Ride on Saturday, June 11. Congregating on Sunset Beach between noon and 2 p.m., the riders will follow an undisclosed route through the city to bare all (or at least some) to raise the profile of …

A marine debris aerial survey of the eight main Hawaiian Islands will make you think twice before you chuck that plastic water bottle away. The survey was funded by the Japanese government to measure debris from the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, but found less than 1% actually came from the disaster.

A meteor flared across the sky over Phoenix, Arizona Thursday morning, reportedly waking many residents from their slumber with the sound of a loud bang as it passed. A witness said the strange light lit up the front of her house and she “heard a loud roaring and then it was gone.” A security worker said he noticed a “fireball” …

Following the fatal shooting at New York City’s Irving Plaza during a T.I. show last week, Live Nation has canceled or postponed six upcoming concerts. All six concerts were scheduled to take place between Friday and Monday at Irving Plaza or its sister venue, Gramercy Theatre. As Rolling Stone reports, Live Nation have called off performances from rappers YG, Joey …

UBC scientists and Vancouver Coastal Health have proven multiple sclerosis can be caused by a single genetic mutation. The rare alteration in DNA makes it likely a person will develop the more devastating form of the neurological disease. The mutation was found in two Canadian families that had several members diagnosed with a rapidly progressive type of MS, in which …

On Saturday, part of a Cold War-era Russian rocket carrying fuel made with the dangerous chemical hydrazine will crash into the biodiverse Arctic waters of Baffin Bay. The rocket was launched under Russia’s for-profit Rokot satellite launching program, which began in the 1990s. Russia has alerted international aviation authorities that a stage of the rocket carrying the fuel will crash …

Pixee Fox’s hobby has become her career. She works as a plastic surgery model. The job description is exactly as it sounds. Fox grew up in Sweden. She had become an electrician but wasn’t happy with the direction of her life or how she looked. So, she moved to the United States to start her transition. Fox says that with …

Excavation works in the City of London has discovered the earliest hand written 2,000 year old documents ever found in Britain. The tablets were discovered under an office block built in the 1950s that was being renovated for the future European headquarters of Bloomberg. Scribes used a metal stylus to write out their messages in wax that once covered the …