Tardigrades, or water bears, are virtually
indestructible. The eight-legged microscopic animals
can withstand extreme temperatures, survive
without food for decades, and even exist in a
vacuum in space. But, despite being around for over
500 million years, they rarely appear on the fossil
record. Their miniature size and lack of hard tissue......
Read news articleThose of you still recovering from last weekend's
Halloween festivities will be pleased to know that
Daylight Saving Time (DST) ends on November 7,
2021. On Sunday, most North Americans will move
their clocks back by an hour, ensuring them an
extra hour of sleep. The simple act will also afford
them an extra hour of daylight during the shorter ......
Read news articleFew Indian festivals are as anticipated, or as widely
celebrated, as Diwali. Also called Deepavali, or
Festival of Lights, the five-day event, which starts on
November 2, 2021, is observed by over a billion
people worldwide. The ancient tradition dates back
over 2,500 years and is one of the major holidays
celebrated by Hindus, Jains, Sikhs, and some Budd......
Read news articleThanks to the hard work of companies like SpaceX,
Virgin Galactic, and Blue Origin, space tourism is
well on its way to becoming a reality. Now,
California-based Orbital Assembly Corporation (OAC)
envisions a chance for galactic visitors to extend
their "out-of-the-world" experience by checking into
a luxurious hotel in low Earth orbit....
Read news articleFew countries celebrate Halloween with as much
fervor and excitement as the US. Children and
adults alike observe the occasion by dressing in
creative costumes, gorging on candy, and
decorating homes and front yards with spooky
skeletons and jack-o’-lanterns. Meanwhile,
enterprising entrepreneurs cash in on the holiday ......
Read news articleHalloween may be a few weeks away, but Ruth
Hamilton has already been subjected to a spooky
"trick." On October 3, 2021, the Golden, British
Columbia, resident was in deep slumber when she
heard a massive explosion. Shortly after, Hamilton
felt some debris on her face. She jumped off the bed
and turned on the light only to find a melon-sized ......
Read news articleSpace-related films have come a long way since A
Trip to the Moon — a silent movie with no camera
movement or close-ups — was released in 1902.
Filmmakers now use the extensive technology at
their disposal to immersively transport fans to alien
worlds. However, no one has attempted to shoot a
feature film in space — until now! On October 5, 2......
Read news articleA ruptured undersea oil pipeline off the coast of
Huntington Beach, CA, has leaked thousands of
gallons of oil into the Pacific Ocean, threatening fish
and wildlife and causing numerous beach closures.
The spill, caused by a 13-inch tear in a pipeline that
transports crude oil from an offshore drilling platform
to a pump station in Long Beach, CA, was first rep......
Read news articleWhen some curious summer campers at the
Hamilton Junior Naturalist Club (Junats) set out on an
expedition to Kawhia Harbour on New Zealand's
North Island, they were just hoping to find some
small crustacean fossils. Instead, they discovered a
well-preserved skeleton of a new species of a giant
penguin that inhabited the area between 27 to 30 ......
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