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British Columbia seabird haven marked for protected status, Report

British Columbia seabird haven marked for protected status, Report

The federal government is proposing to designate the waters around the Scott Islands, a vital haven for seabirds off the northwest tip of Vancouver Island, as a marine national wildlife area. “We are pleased to see the new government move Canada closer to its international commitment to protect 10% of our ocean by 2020, but it’s important that quality isn’t ... Read More »

Pluto Frozen Heart Mystery: A Big Cold, Deep and Slushy Ocean (research)

Pluto Frozen Heart Mystery: A Big, Cold, Deep and Slushy Ocean

Pluto’s frozen heart is a bright, two-lobed feature on its surface that has attracted researchers ever since its discovery by the NASA New Horizons team in 2015. Of particular interest is the heart’s western lobe, informally named Sputnik Planitia, a deep basin containing three kinds of ices—frozen nitrogen, methane and carbon monoxide—and appearing opposite Charon, Pluto’s tidally locked moon. Sputnik ... Read More »

Physicists claim time travel IS possible, here’s all you need to know

Physicists claim time travel IS possible - here's all you need to know

Physicists have speculated that parallel universes could allow for quantum leaps and even time travel. Researchers from the Griffith University’s Center for Quantum Dynamics and the University of California came up with the Many Interacting Worlds Theory that gives a whole new perspective on the ideas underlying quantum theory. “The idea of parallel universes in quantum mechanics has been around ... Read More »

Scientists mimic how we recognize faces through artificial intelligence

Scientists mimic how we recognize faces through artificial intelligence

MIT scientists have unveiled new research where it has developed a computational model aimed at capturing and mimicking the human aspects of facial recognition through artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning systems. The scientists designed a machine-learning system that implemented their model, and they trained it to recognize particular faces by feeding it a battery of sample images. They found ... Read More »

Arizona Astronomers Find Smallest Known Near-Earth Asteroid

Arizona Astronomers Identify Smallest Asteroid Ever Characterized in Detail

Researchers have made observations of the smallest asteroid ever described in detail, according to a new report in The Astronomical Journal. At 6 feet across, the small space stone named 2015 TC25 was also found to be one of the brightest near-Earth asteroids ever discovered. Using information from four different telescopes, a team of scientists reported 2015 TC25 reflects around ... Read More »

Astronaut Buzz Aldrin hospitalized in New Zealand

Astronaut Buzz Aldrin hospitalized in New Zealand

Buzz Aldrin, who walked on the surface of the moon with Neil Armstrong in 1969, has been medically evacuated from the South Pole, the National Science Foundation said. “The evacuation flight for Buzz Aldrin has successfully landed at Christchurch, New Zealand and he has been transferred to hospital for examination,” a statement on BuzzAldrin.com reads. “He is currently has [sic] ... Read More »

See it! Coupling of the moon and Venus on December

See it! Coupling of the moon and Venus on December

What’s happening in December’s skies? Close approach of the crescent moon, Mars and Neptune and a New Year’s Eve comet! On Sunday night the crescent moon appears close to the red planet Mars. The two are in the zodiacal constellation Aquarius. This is not the same Mars you saw several months ago. Same planet, but Mars has lost much of ... Read More »

Researchers develop miniature robot for cataract surgery

Axsis: Miniaturising robotics design

A robot has been designed to assist doctors in eye operations. designed by Cambridge Consultants, was created with the aim to help doctors perform cataract surgeries. With an external body the size of a drinks can and instruments only 1.8 millimetres in diameter, Axsis provides a glimpse into the future of surgical robotics. The technology demonstrator uses cataract surgery as ... Read More »

Humpback whale found dead at salmon farm in Nootka Sound

Humpback whale found dead at salmon farm

A humpback whale has died off the west coast of Vancouver Island after becoming tangled. Grieg, in cooperation with Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) officials, is currently investigating. This is the first time in 16 years of operating that Grieg Seafood has experienced an incident involving a whale at any of its farms in B.C. The Department of Fisheries and ... Read More »

Frozen Fish Comes Back to Life! (Video)

Frozen Fish Comes Back to Life! (Video)

A video filmed in China appears to show a frozen-solid fish defrosting in warm water and returning “to life,” moving and swimming on its own. As its temperature is adjusted the fish appears to emit a few bubbles, wiggle its fin and then be able to move fully. Uploaded to Facebook by Jinbin Huang, the video has already received over ... Read More »