Science

After an absence of more than 60 years, a handful of rare fanged deer have been spotted in Afghanistan — just in time for Halloween. The sharp-toothed mammal known as the Kashmir musk deer hadn’t been seen in the country since 1948. Read More »

Canada blatantly Photoshopped U.S. photos in order to slap a non-existent Canadian logo on the International Space Station, a blog post by the Economist revealed Friday. The photo in question depicts U.S. astronaut Stephen K. Robinson perched on the end of the Canadarm2 during a 2005 spacewalk on the International Space Station. Read More »

A new study has detailed a deadly fungal disease currently wreaking havoc on salamanders and newts in Europe that could soon hit American populations. Read More »

It was supposed to be a high-flying experiment. Kamloops teacher Sharmane Baerg and her class were counting down as their cool little science experiment winged its way skyward, bound for the International Space Station. Then the unthinkable happened. Read More »

Scientists in the United States have been trying to uncover the physics of space weather. Space weather is a phenomenon that should be of note to every human being alive. The sun hurls millions of tons of plasma gas into space. It then bombards the magnetic field surround Earth, causing powerful geomantic storms that can disrupt cell service, damage satellite ... Read More »

A unmanned rocket bound for the International Space Station exploded this afternoon in Virginia. It happened to be carrying a science experiment created by four Kamloops students. Read More »

It turns out that lizards in Florida are evolving far more quickly than anyone expected. Researchers working on islands have found that native lizard species evolved in as little as 15 years as a result of pressure from an invading lizard species. Read More »

According to new research, population control measures will not remedy global environmental issues such as deforestation, warming temperatures, and pressure on existing natural resources. The study, conducted by a team from the University of Adelaide and the University of Tasmania, claimed that even worldwide implementation of a one-child policy would still result in 7 billion people by the dawn of ... Read More »

Some residents on the Big Island of Hawaii could be forced to flee their homes because of flowing lava from the erupting Kilauea Volcano. Emergency coordination teams are going door to door — helping homeowners prepare for a possible evacuation. Read More »

Florida – Two men said they captured and killed a 13-foot gator they had been trying to catch for months. The 765-pound alligator Keith Kelley and Kelly Sziy nicknamed “Lumpy” was caught on the St. Johns River. Florida Fish and Wildlife is still working to figure out if this is the largest gator in the state to be killed by ... Read More »

Scientists working in the Peruvian Andes have found an ice age camp located 14,760 feet (4,500 meters) above sea level. It’s so high that the archaeologists were surprised ancient humans could even survive up there. Read More »