Science

SpaceX chief executive Elon Musk is predicting that his company could launch people to Mars by 2024. The company has already managed to find hundreds of healthy volunteers who are ready to experiment with their lives and spend their remaining days as a part of a Martian colony. While this may seem encouraging, there are a lot of practical obstacles ... Read More »

A United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy will launch the NROL-37 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). Thursday, June 9, 2016, from Space Launch Complex (SLC)-37 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. Launch is planned for 1:59 p.m. EDT (17:59 GMT). The Delta-4 Heavy is the largest of a family of expendable workhorse rockets, using two additional rocket ... Read More »

NASA administrator Charles Bolden says the space agency is going to be working together with Israel on reaching the planet Mars in the next 20 years. America’s National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) plans to send a manned mission to Mars in the 2030s. Accompanied by Israeli Science, Technology and Space Minister Ofir Akunis and Givatayim Mayor Ran Konik, Bolden ... Read More »

A 13,000-year-old bison fossil has shown the most likely migration route of some of the first native Americans. The 13,000-year-old DNA of Ice Age bison has lifted the lid on the migration path of the first ever native Americans. In the 1970s, geological studies suggested that the corridor might have been the pathway for the first movement of humans southward ... Read More »

World Oceans Day, held every June 8th, is the UN-recognized day of ocean celebration and action. People all over our blue planet organize celebrations – which can be a huge event in your community, a special announcement, or anything in between – to support action to protect the ocean. Read More »

Watching the success stories out of SpaceX over the past few months has been a sight. With several recent successful launches to the International Space Station and another planned for July 16th, Elon Musk’s venture into space travel is already looking to the horizon; their first manned mission to Mars is already being touted for 2025. Today, SpaceX decided to ... Read More »

Surprise ‘Zombie Volcano’ Discovered Slowly Growing Beneath New Zealand. This was a surprising find, as magma chambers normally sit directly under volcanoes, not off to the side like these. Pressure buildup can cause the magma underneath a volcano to rise and pour out of it as lava, creating a volcanic eruption. Read More »

A highly toxic piece of Russian space junk that’s set to fall June 4 into Baffin Bay between Ellesmere Island and Greenland poses a danger to Inuit and to Arctic wildlife, the Inuit Circumpolar Council said June 2. Kevin Miller says the government monitored the launch and re-entry of debris closely. In an email he said no debris had been ... Read More »

The Tribunal in the Ostrander Point ERT hearing has found that “the remedies proposed by Ostrander [Gilead] and the Director are not appropriate in the unique circumstances of this case. The Tribunal finds that the appropriate remedy under s.145.2.1 (4) is to revoke the Director’s decision to issue the REA [Renewable energy Approval]”. The Tribunal decision says that no matter ... Read More »

Researcher has discovered seven new species of the tiny australian peacock spider – a spectacularly coloured, three-millimetre arachnid that dances to attract a female mate. Some people might not be extremely thrilled at this news, but peacock spiders aren’t your standard arachnid fare. First off, they’re not harmful to humans. Second, they really don’t act like normal spiders. “They behave ... Read More »

The biggest tree in Canada, this massive Douglas fir is, for some, a a stark reminder of the glory days of Vancouver Island logging, when massive old-growth timber fed myriad sawmills, sparking a booming industry that made towns like Port Alberni and Lake Cowichan rich. The world’s largest Douglas-fir tree is the Red Creek Fir, located just 20 kilometers to ... Read More »