A six million year old fossil belonging to a previously unknown giant otter species has been discovered and digitally reconstructed by US paleontologists working in China. The huge otter would have weighed about 110 pounds, and lived about 6.24 million years ago, according to a new report. The fossilized remains of this now-extinct ancient otter— one of the largest otters …

An actor has been shot and killed while filming a scene for an Australian band’s music video which involved “several firearms.” Johann Ofner, 28, of the Gold Coast, died after he was shot in the chest while filming a scene for Australian hip-hop group Bliss N Eso’s music video. According to the Courier Mail, Ofner was shot with a double-barreled …

The spectacular first images from NOAA’s powerful new GOES-16 satellite were released Monday, providing the most vivid look yet at our hemisphere from a geostationary weather satellite. The pictures from its Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) instrument, built by Harris Corporation, show a full-disc view of the Western Hemisphere in high detail — at four times the image resolution of existing …

Bell Let’s Talk Day 2017 is Wednesday, January 25 and Canada’s groundbreaking mental health initiative will offer new ways for Canadians everywhere to get engaged and drive Bell’s funding of mental health care, research, anti-stigma and workplace initiatives across Canada. “Not only did we celebrate another record Bell Let’s Talk Day in January 2016, together we kept the conversation about …

This Ferrari F40 formerly owned by Eric Clapton was posted to the sale page of a London firm recently, and for the fairly reasonable price of £925,000, or roughly $1.1 million US. “The F40 is a real poster car, and one of the most celebrated supercars of the 80’s. A modern classic that turns heads everywhere it goes, and it …

After months of speculation over what happened to the Galaxy Note 7, Samsung’s official probe has concluded that not one, but two distinct battery flaws caused some devices to explode. Batteries made by Samsung’s SDI group were too small at one corner, causing negative electrodes to be bent and increase the likelihood of short circuiting. Separately, batteries from third party …

Burnt toast and crispy roast potatoes ‘linked to cancer’: FSA warns against overcooking starchy foods. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) today launched its Go for Gold campaign, encouraging us not to burn our roast or fried vegetables and keep our oven chips at a nice golden colour. The idea is to reduce people’s intake of acrylamide, a chemical that is “created when many …

At least 16 people have been killed in a bus crash in Italy’s Verona on Friday (20 January) night. Thirty-nine others survived the crash near Verona just before midnight on Friday. The bus, which was carrying Hungarian students returning home from France, veered off the road and crashed into barriers before being engulfed in flames.

Nearly one in five persons have snooped on the Facebook accounts of their friends, romantic partners or family members, using the victims’ own computers or cellphones, says new research. In a survey of 1,308 U.S. adult Facebook users, University of British Columbia researchers found that 24 per cent – or more than one in five – had snooped on the …

Children with asthma may be more likely to become obese later in childhood or in adolescence, scientists say. “Early diagnosis and treatment of asthma may help prevent the childhood obesity epidemic,” said Frank Gilliland, senior author of the study and a professor of preventive medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of USC. “Part of the problem may be a …

The latest For Honor video gives us a look at the Faction War, the metagame layer that connects the battles fought by players in the game. Once you choose a faction in-game, your progress will be logged, and every victory you enjoy or defeat you suffer will be counted towards a global faction. As you rack up victories, your faction …