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International Space Station alarm confines crew to Russian section
A problem in the U.S. segment of the International Space Station on Wednesday prompted its six-person crew to quickly lock it up and move to a Russian module, but they aren't in danger, Russian and U.S. officials said.
A problem in the U.S. segment of the International Space Station on Wednesday prompted its six-person crew to quickly lock it up and move to a Russian module, but they aren't in danger, Russian and U.S. officials said.Ancient marine reptile found in Scotland
Scotland now has its very own prehistoric marine reptile — and, no, we're not talking about Nessie, the mythic Loch Ness monster.
Scotland now has its very own prehistoric marine reptile — and, no, we're not talking about Nessie, the mythic Loch Ness monster.
B.C. students see experiment launched into spaceScience | 206855 hits | 8:38 AM on Sunday | posted by wildrosegirl
A science project that a group of students from British Columbia dreamed of launching into space is on its way to the International Space Station. Has Curiosity Found Fossilized Life on Mars' : Discovery News
There are compelling structures in a slab of sedimentary Mars rock, but their discovery alone won't prove there was ancient life on Mars. Antibiotic discovery could relieve growing bacterial resistance
The discovery of a new antibiotic capable of killing some disease-causing bacteria is raising hopes for scientists struggling to overcome growing antibiotic resistance.Pluto Probe: Nasa robot ends three-billion mile nine year journey | Nature | News | Daily Express
Nasa’s New Horizons probe awoke from hibernation on December 6 and is preparing to explore the Solar System’s mysterious “ninth planet”.
Discovered in 1930, Pluto was until recently described as the planet furthest from the Sun - an average distance of
Nasa’s New Horizons probe awoke from hibernation on December 6 and is preparing to explore the Solar System’s mysterious “ninth planet”.
Discovered in 1930, Pluto was until recently described as the planet furthest from the Sun - an average distance ofNASA studies inflatable heat shield for Mars landing
Something as simple as a child's toy design might help NASA scientists solve the complex problem of landing astronauts on Mars.
Science | 206887 hits | 9:17 AM on Sunday | posted by wildrosegirl
Something as simple as a child's toy design might help NASA scientists solve the complex problem of landing astronauts on Mars. Enjoy Comet Lovejoy
For the second time in less than a year, a comet discovered by Australian Terry Lovejoy will be putting on a modestly impressive display for backyard stargazers. Designated C/2014 Q2, Lovejoy found his fifth comet on images he made with an 8-inch telescop Dawn spacecraft begins approach to dwarf planet Ceres
NASA's Dawn spacecraft is now just months away from reaching the dwarf planet Ceres after starting its approach mode.Monarch butterfly may need U.S. endangered species protection
Monarch butterflies may warrant U.S. Endangered Species Act protection because of habitat loss and destruction of milkweed plants, a U.S. government agency says.
Science | 208003 hits | 1:47 PM on Tuesday | posted by wildrosegirl
Monarch butterflies may warrant U.S. Endangered Species Act protection because of habitat loss and destruction of milkweed plants, a U.S. government agency says. Science | 208505 hits | 12:29 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
VICTORIA – The pressure has been building for more than 300 years.
A giant slab of rock sliding in from the Pacific is exerting so much pressure on the west coast of North America it is warping Vancouver Island, tilting it higher and squeezing it a fewNew rare dwarf galaxy discovered next to Milky Way
A team of Russian and American scientists have uncovered a new dwarf galaxy next to the Milky Way.
A team of Russian and American scientists have uncovered a new dwarf galaxy next to the Milky Way. Bedbug bait and trap invented by Simon Fraser University scientists
After 180,000 bedbug bites and eight years of study, Simon Fraser University scientists say they have invented a new kind of bedbug bait and trap. Super-Earth confirmed by UBC astronomer using MOST space telescope
A UBC astronomer and a Canadian space telescope played pivotal roles in the discovery of a new planet — a so-called Super-Earth — found orbiting a sun well beyond our solar system. Arctic going 'dark,' losing much of its reflective ice: report
The Arctic and its future are looking dimmer every year, a new U.S. report says. In the spring and summer of 2014, Earth's icy northern region lost more of its signature whiteness that reflects the sun's heat.Alcatraz escapees could have survived, scientists say
The three prisoners who escaped from Alcatraz in one of the most famous and elaborate prison breaks in U.S. history could have survived and made it to land, scientists concluded in a recent study.
The three prisoners who escaped from Alcatraz in one of the most famous and elaborate prison breaks in U.S. history could have survived and made it to land, scientists concluded in a recent study. 'One of those moments that we live for in science': UBC researchers may have stumbled upon the secret to youthful skin
Scientists at the University of B.C. searching for ways to slow the deterioration of blood vessels may have stumbled on to the key to youthful skin.
While exploring the effects of the protein-degrading enzyme Granzyme B on blood vessels during heart at New species of razor clam was right under our noses, says Philip Sargent
Scientists have identified a new species of razor clam, based on samples collected more then seven years ago from the ocean just off Long Pond, Conception Bay.Were dinosaurs killed off by a 'one-two punch''
Princeton University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology collected 50 samples of rocks from the India's Deccan Traps and found an eruption began 250,000 years before the asteroid strike.
Science | 206740 hits | 9:28 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Princeton University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology collected 50 samples of rocks from the India's Deccan Traps and found an eruption began 250,000 years before the asteroid strike.Rosetta probe fails to solve mystery behind origin of Earth's water
The mystery of where Earth's water came from got murkier Wednesday when some astronomers essentially eliminated one of the chief suspects: comets.
The mystery of where Earth's water came from got murkier Wednesday when some astronomers essentially eliminated one of the chief suspects: comets.7 deadly scenarios that could mark the end of days
Humanity may have already created its own nemesis, Professor Stephen Hawking warned last week.
Science | 206853 hits | 1:23 PM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Humanity may have already created its own nemesis, Professor Stephen Hawking warned last week.Orion spacecraft splashes down after test flight
NASA's new Orion spacecraft made a "bullseye" splashdown in the Pacific on Friday following a dramatic test flight that took it to a zenith height of 5,800 kilometres and ushered in a new era of human exploration aiming for Mars
NASA's new Orion spacecraft made a "bullseye" splashdown in the Pacific on Friday following a dramatic test flight that took it to a zenith height of 5,800 kilometres and ushered in a new era of human exploration aiming for Mars Cat and dog flea treatments can be toxic to pets, humans
More than 2,000 cats and dogs have been reported dead after exposure to flea and tick medication since 2008, and some researchers are worried about human exposure to the pesticides.
James Watson, the globally renowned biologist who was shunned by the scientific community after linking intelligence to race, said he is selling his Nobel Prize because he is short of money after being made "a pariah." James Watson to sell his Nobel prize after being shunned for race commentScience | 208261 hits | 12:08 PM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
James Watson said he has become an 'unperson' since he made controversial claims that black people were not of equal intelligence to white people during a 2007 interview. Polar bears' stinky feet may help attract mates: study
A report in this month's Journal of Zoology says polar bears' feet leave a scent behind in their footprints, which helps suitable mates find each other. New dinosaur finds soar in 'golden age' of discovery
This year, paleontologists unearthed skeletons of two titanosaurs, the biggest dinosaurs ever found; spinosaurus, the first semi-aquatic dinosaur; the first feathered plant-eating dinosaur, and many more. Where are all these new dinosaurs coming from? Identical twins' differences focus of epigenetics studies
Researchers are focusing on the differences between identical twins, rather than the similarities, in an attempt to rethink the nature versus nurture debate, and unlock medical mysteries including cancer. New clam species found off of B.C.'s coast
Ten years after an unusually scalloped clam was dragged up from the ocean floor off northern Vancouver Island, the tiny mollusk is making waves in the research world.Woolly mammoth autopsy provides flesh and blood samples
A frozen woolly mammoth found with a pool of liquid blood last year in Siberia has been given an autopsy, providing blood and tissue samples that may be used to clone the extinct ancient animal.
A frozen woolly mammoth found with a pool of liquid blood last year in Siberia has been given an autopsy, providing blood and tissue samples that may be used to clone the extinct ancient animal. Vultures use acid, nasty bacteria to digest rotting flesh
They snack on danger and dine on death, merrily munching on rotting flesh that would certainly sicken or kill any person and most other animals. But how do vultures do it?House Republicans just passed a bill forbidding scientists from advising the EPA on their own research
In what might be the most ridiculous aspect of the whole thing, the bill forbids scientific experts from participating in “advisory activities” that either directly or indirectly involve their own work. In case that wasn’t clear: experts would be forbidde
In what might be the most ridiculous aspect of the whole thing, the bill forbids scientific experts from participating in “advisory activities” that either directly or indirectly involve their own work. In case that wasn’t clear: experts would be forbidde Experimental Lakes Area adds another year of 'famous' research
Scientists working in the Experimental Lakes Area in northwestern Ontario are celebrating the end of a successful research season.2 new subatomic particles discovered at CERN
Scientists at the world's largest particle collider have discovered two new subatomic particles never seen before.
Scientists at the world's largest particle collider have discovered two new subatomic particles never seen before. 40% decline in polar bears in Alaska, western Canada heightens concern
The number of polar bears in eastern Alaska and western Canada has declined by 40%, according to a scientific study that raises more questions about the impact of global warming on the creature that has become the symbol of some of its worst effects. Hermit thrush uses elements of human music to create bird song
If the bird outside your window sounds like it's singing a familiar tune, it might not be your imagination. Rosetta mission spacecraft makes historic landing on comet
A European spacecraft made history today by successfully landing on the icy, dusty surface of a speeding comet
There may be a scientific answer for why conservatives and liberals disagree so vehemently over the existence of issues like climate change and specific types of crime.
A new study from Duke University finds that people will evaluate scientific evidenc Hummingbirds live longer, migrate further than previously thought: researchers
Hummingbirds are giving up some of their secrets. The perfecting of placing tiny numbered bands on their legs in the last decade has led researchers to discover hummingbirds can live longer than 10 years as opposed to the two or three once thought likely. Ichthyosaur 'missing link' shows how ancient reptiles took to sea
Scientists have unearthed a long-sought missing link in the evolution of fascinating ancient sea reptiles called ichthyosaurs. How Arctic ground squirrels use steroids to bulk up for winter
Rodents pumped up on steroids run wild across the tundra each summer. New research has uncovered how Arctic ground squirrels avoid nasty side effects like 'roid rage.'One confirmed dead as Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo destroyed in test flight
First powered flight in nine months ends with fatal "anomaly,", cause unknown.
First powered flight in nine months ends with fatal "anomaly,", cause unknown. NASA's unmanned rocket Antares explodes on launch | CTV News
An unmanned rocket launched from Virginia exploded shortly after liftoff Tuesday, according to NASA video footage.New breed of dolphins venture on land in hunt for food
Their quest for food has driven them to the shore
Their quest for food has driven them to the shore Australian Doctors Transplant 'Dead' Hearts In Surgical Breakthrough
They used hearts that had stopped beating in successful transplants. The Physics of the Hendo Hoverboard 
Image: Hendo Hoverboards This hoverboard looks like the real deal - unlike the recent fake hoverboard. Although I'm not exactly sure how the Hendo Hoverbo works, I have a pretty good guess. Ancient Finned Predator Feasted on SharksScience | 206851 hits | 1:59 PM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
VANCOUVER — With fangs and the first sawlike teeth on Earth, the biggest predator in the swamps of the early Permian Period ate anything it wanted. Partial solar eclipse visible across most of Canada today
The moon will take a bite out of the sun this afternoon during a partial solar eclipse that will be visible across much of Canada, but not in Atlantic Canada.Goliath encounter: Puppy-sized spider surprises scientist in rainforest | Fox News
Piotr Naskrecki was taking a nighttime walk in a rainforest in Guyana, when he heard rustling as if something were creeping underfoot.
Piotr Naskrecki was taking a nighttime walk in a rainforest in Guyana, when he heard rustling as if something were creeping underfoot.Siding Spring comet buzzes Mars
'We certainly have fingers crossed for the first images of a comet from the surface of another world,' said NASA program scientist Kelly Fast
Science | 206697 hits | 1:21 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
'We certainly have fingers crossed for the first images of a comet from the surface of another world,' said NASA program scientist Kelly FastBack to Canada News
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