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Japanese scientist stem-cell scientist Yoshiki Sasai commits suicide | Mail Online
Yoshiki Sasai was found with a rope around his neck at the government-affiliated science institute Riken in Kobe, in western Japan.
Science | 206984 hits | 12:33 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Yoshiki Sasai was found with a rope around his neck at the government-affiliated science institute Riken in Kobe, in western Japan.
Pipestone Creek yields more dino bones Science | 206603 hits | 12:04 PM on Sunday | posted by wildrosegirl
'Impossible' Space Engine May Actually Work
It's really starting to look as if an "impossible" space propulsion technology actually works.
Science | 206862 hits | 12:19 PM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
It's really starting to look as if an "impossible" space propulsion technology actually works.Nerve implant retrains your brain to stop tinnitus
Tinnitus is a chronic ringing in the ears that can be debilitating. Now, an implant that stimulates a nerve in the neck could eliminate the sounds for good
Tinnitus is a chronic ringing in the ears that can be debilitating. Now, an implant that stimulates a nerve in the neck could eliminate the sounds for goodHow a solar storm two years ago nearly caused a catastrophe on Earth
On July 23, 2012, the sun unleashed two massive clouds of plasma that barely missed a catastrophic encounter with the Earth’s atmosphere.
Science | 207850 hits | 1:12 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
On July 23, 2012, the sun unleashed two massive clouds of plasma that barely missed a catastrophic encounter with the Earth’s atmosphere.Socialists Are Cheaters, Says New Study
The longer individuals were exposed to socialism, the more likely they were to cheat on our task, according to a new study,
Science | 207990 hits | 12:57 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The longer individuals were exposed to socialism, the more likely they were to cheat on our task, according to a new study,World's biggest aquatic insect claimed by China
An insect with huge horn-like jaws and a wingspan similar to a sparrow's has been reported by Chinese state media as the largest aquatic insect in the world. A similar creature that's almost as big lives in Quebec.
An insect with huge horn-like jaws and a wingspan similar to a sparrow's has been reported by Chinese state media as the largest aquatic insect in the world. A similar creature that's almost as big lives in Quebec. Dogs feel jealousy, science confirms
Dogs are a man's best friend, and new research says canines want to keep it that way. The study shows that dogs are capable of feeling jealousy. Polar bear populations can be monitored by satelliteScience | 206817 hits | 7:50 AM on Saturday | posted by wildrosegirl
Scientists have come up with a cheap way to keep tabs on polar bears in remote parts of the Canadian High Arctic from the comfort of their climate-controlled offices - with the help of space technology.Albert Einstein's hobbies and those of 9 other physicists revealed
Some of your passions and hobbies may have been shared by great scientists like Albert Einstein and Marie Curie. The Perimeter Institute has uncovered what 10 great physicists did in their spare time.
Science | 206819 hits | 7:35 AM on Saturday | posted by wildrosegirl
Some of your passions and hobbies may have been shared by great scientists like Albert Einstein and Marie Curie. The Perimeter Institute has uncovered what 10 great physicists did in their spare time.Large crater appears at the 'end of the world'
Mysterious 'gigantic' hole in remote region spotted by helicopters over gas-rich Yamal peninsula. The striking puncture in the earth is believed to be up to 80 metres wide but its depth is not estimated yet. A scientific team has been sent to investigate
Mysterious 'gigantic' hole in remote region spotted by helicopters over gas-rich Yamal peninsula. The striking puncture in the earth is believed to be up to 80 metres wide but its depth is not estimated yet. A scientific team has been sent to investigate Canadian LED research looks to grow strawberries on Mars
If the dreams of University of Guelph biologist Mike Dixon come to fruition, Canadian science will spawn the first strawberry or cherry tomato that sprouts on the moon or a planet in our solar system.Costa Concordia refloat operation succeeds in Italy
The rusty wreck of the Costa Concordia is floating again, as a delicate procedure to move the 114,500-tonne ship away from the coastline of Giglio, Italy, gets underway, salvage teams say.
The rusty wreck of the Costa Concordia is floating again, as a delicate procedure to move the 114,500-tonne ship away from the coastline of Giglio, Italy, gets underway, salvage teams say. Scientist says headless seals likely the work of scavengers
A Université de Montreal professor says a number of headless seals found around the Gulf of St. Lawrence since late June is likely the work of scavengers. Calgary's Hayley Todesco wins Canadian Google Science Fair prizeScience | 206884 hits | 9:07 AM on Saturday | posted by wildrosegirl
A young woman from Calgary has invented a faster way to clean up toxic waste generated by oilsands extraction, using filters made from sand and bacteria. That has made Hayley Todesco, 18, the Google Science Fair's regional winner for Canada this year.80-year-old agave plant to finally bloom, promptly die
An 80-year-old American agave plant that will flower once then die seems poised to do just that.
An 80-year-old American agave plant that will flower once then die seems poised to do just that.Super Volcano is Bigger
The world’s authority on Yellowstone’s Super Volcano says it’s more than twice as big as scientists once thought. Does that mean it’s more likely to blow up soon?
Science | 206796 hits | 12:24 AM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The world’s authority on Yellowstone’s Super Volcano says it’s more than twice as big as scientists once thought. Does that mean it’s more likely to blow up soon?Whale poop could mitigate global warming
Whale poop may actually play an important role in mitigating the effects of climate change, according to University of Vermont researchers.
Science | 206751 hits | 6:58 PM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Whale poop may actually play an important role in mitigating the effects of climate change, according to University of Vermont researchers.Smallpox vials from 1950s turn up in U.S. lab unexpectedly
A U.S. government scientist cleaning out an old storage room at a research centre near Washington made a startling discovery last week — decades-old vials of smallpox packed away and forgotten in a cardboard box.
A U.S. government scientist cleaning out an old storage room at a research centre near Washington made a startling discovery last week — decades-old vials of smallpox packed away and forgotten in a cardboard box.Judge: Bad science led to murder-by-arson sentence
The arsonist who killed Ji Yun Lee was especially cruel and calculating, dousing her small cabin in Pennsylvania's Pocono Mountains with more than 60 gallons of gasoline and heating fuel and setting at least eight fires, ending at the front door to block
Science | 207943 hits | 12:19 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The arsonist who killed Ji Yun Lee was especially cruel and calculating, dousing her small cabin in Pennsylvania's Pocono Mountains with more than 60 gallons of gasoline and heating fuel and setting at least eight fires, ending at the front door to block Freaky Higgs Physics Suggests The Universe Shouldn't Exist
The universe shouldn't exist — at least according to a new theory. Modeling of conditions soon after the Big Bang suggests the universe should have collapsed just microseconds after its explosive birth, the new study suggests.
The universe shouldn't exist — at least according to a new theory. Modeling of conditions soon after the Big Bang suggests the universe should have collapsed just microseconds after its explosive birth, the new study suggests. Franklin expedition search continues for 6th summer
The Canadian government will continue its hunt for the ill-fated Franklin expedition ships this summer, expanding the search party to include four ships and an autonomous underwater vehicle. Great white sharks seeing a population boom in waters off Eastern US and CanadaScience | 206892 hits | 12:15 PM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A report that scientists are calling one of the most comprehensive studies of great white sharks finds their numbers are surging in the ocean off the Eastern U.S. and Canada after decades of decline. B.C.'s slow earthquakes fuelled by fluid
If you live in Victoria, B.C., you experience a "slow earthquake" every 14 months. Now an Ottawa scientist and his U.S. colleague have figured out why these weird quakes recur so regularly. Ocean's worth of water deep in Earth affirmed by new evidence
New evidence has been found for the existence of massive amounts of water far beneath Earth's surface, trapped in a rocky layer of the mantle at depths between 410 kilometres and 660 kilometres deep. Ancient Rockies fish fossils reveal origin of jaws
The evolution of jaws allowed animals to chow down on foods they could never dream of eating before. Now, paleontologists in the Canadian Rockies think they have uncovered the origin of that evolutionary breakthrough.Researchers find major West Antarctic glacier melting from geothermal sources
Thwaites Glacier, the large, rapidly changing outlet of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, is not only being eroded by the ocean, it's being melted from below by geothermal heat, researchers at the Institute for Geophysics at The University of Texas at Austin
Science | 206920 hits | 12:13 AM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Thwaites Glacier, the large, rapidly changing outlet of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, is not only being eroded by the ocean, it's being melted from below by geothermal heat, researchers at the Institute for Geophysics at The University of Texas at Austin Asteroid dubbed 'The Beast' set to fly past Earth on Sunday
A recently discovered asteroid nicknamed The Beast is expected to make its closest approach to Earth on Sunday.
A recently discovered asteroid nicknamed The Beast is expected to make its closest approach to Earth on Sunday.Ichthyosaur fossil graveyard found in Chile
Paleontologists have discovered nearly 50 entire ichthyosaur fossils in southern Chile, calling the find one of the best to date.
Paleontologists have discovered nearly 50 entire ichthyosaur fossils in southern Chile, calling the find one of the best to date. Antimatter atoms yield high-precision measurement
For the first time, scientists have conducted an extremely precise measurement of antimatter atoms. The ALPHA collaboration, an international group of scientists including many Canadians, has now measured the charge of antihydrogen — the antimatter versio Rare Camelopardalid meteor shower falls short of expectations
The much-hyped Camelopardalid meteor storm expected on Saturday morning turned out to be a no-show in most parts of North America, prompting plenty of social media chatter from those who stayed up for the event.Strange animals may have their own distinct nervous system
What did the first animals look like? If you looked around at today's world, you probably guess something like a mammal or an insect: something with left-right symmetry and a centralized nervous system. But look a little further, and you get things like j
What did the first animals look like? If you looked around at today's world, you probably guess something like a mammal or an insect: something with left-right symmetry and a centralized nervous system. But look a little further, and you get things like j New meteor shower, the Camelopardalids, expected Friday
A meteor shower that has never been seen before is expected to hit Friday night and into Saturday, and it could be spectacular. Jupiter's Giant Red Spot shrinking faster than ever
Astronomers say Jupiter's trademark giant storm called the Great Red Spot is shrinking rapidly and they don't know why.Giant fossil sperm are the oldest ever found
The 'oldest sperm in the world' has been found in a cave in Australia, and it's huge.
Science | 206813 hits | 1:10 PM on Thursday | posted by wildrosegirl
The 'oldest sperm in the world' has been found in a cave in Australia, and it's huge.Glenn Greenwald says NSA bugs tech hardware en route to global customers
Science | 206656 hits | 6:33 AM on Tuesday | posted by ShepherdsDog
Species de-extinction plagued by 'looming questions,' expert saysScience | 206968 hits | 7:39 AM on Saturday | posted by wildrosegirl
De-extinction is one of the most controversial subjects in science today. A debate is raging around the ethics of reviving extinct animals, and whether humans might unleash changes in nature that cannot be undone.Video: Typhoon Haiyan: aerial footage shows how Tacloban has recovered six months on from the natural disaster
Six months on from Typhoon Haiyan, The Telegraph’s Lewis Whyld, who covered
its immediate aftermath with an unmanned drone, returns to see how the worst
affected city is recovering
Six months on from Typhoon Haiyan, The Telegraph’s Lewis Whyld, who covered
its immediate aftermath with an unmanned drone, returns to see how the worst
affected city is recovering Eta Aquarids meteor shower peaks tonight
Stargazers will be treated to another cosmic light show tonight as the annual Eta Aquarids meteor shower streams through the sky. The meteors that will be visible are part of a weeks-long shower that usually begins in late April and continues into May, pe Young blood reverses some impacts of aging in mice
If three discoveries in mice reported on Sunday are applicable to people, making old brains and old muscles perform like young ones may require simply a blood transfusion.Physics students devise concept for Star Wars-style deflector shields
If you have often imagined yourself piloting your X-Wing fighter on an attack run on the Death Star, you'll be reassured that University of Leicester students have demonstrated that your shields could take whatever the Imperial fleet can throw at you.
Science | 206844 hits | 12:09 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
If you have often imagined yourself piloting your X-Wing fighter on an attack run on the Death Star, you'll be reassured that University of Leicester students have demonstrated that your shields could take whatever the Imperial fleet can throw at you. Bionic eye allows Michigan man to see glimpses
A degenerative eye disease slowly robbed Roger Pontz of his vision.Back to Canada News
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