VERNON – A man sustained fatal injuries while working on a vehicle at a Vernon business today. Trish Knight Chernecki, spokesperson for WorkSafe B.C., says Mounties contacted the agency to report that a four-by-four vehicle slid off an elevated hoist and pinned a worker.

The blue clouds or also known as noctilucent clouds are seen hovering over the Antarctic earlier than usual. This “night-shining” clouds appear yearly over the frozen continent in late November or early December. According to a press release by the agency, “Data from NASA’s Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere, or AIM, spacecraft shows the sky over Antarctica is glowing …

Researchers have discovered genetic evidence of smallpox from the remains of a 17th century mummy found in a crypt beneath a Lithuanian church. The early DNA provides a timeline of the highly infectious disease that was finally eradicated in the 20th century. “There have been signs that Egyptian mummies that are 3,000 to 4,000 years old have pockmarked scarring that …

Priyanka in the film ‘Baywatch’ is given top billing second to Dwayne Johnson, and has some really steamy scenes with him. The full trailer of the film, which is the newest edition of the 1989 series “Baywatch,” provides a sneak peek at the daily humorous lives of lifeguards of the Los Angeles County and their mission to reinstate the “Baywatch …

The trailer of Spiderman:Homecoming is out and it has everything we hoped for, including Robert Downey Jr.! Featuring Tom Holland as the titular wallcrawler, the over-two-minute video opens with him saying, “This is my chance to prove myself,” as he flies to show off his upgraded suit. The trailer also offers fans the first look at Michael Keaton as the …

Scientists are calling it a once in a lifetime discovery. A tiny piece of dinosaur tail trapped in a piece of amber was discovered by people in Myanmar. It was reportedly discovered in 2015 by Chinese researcher Lida Xing who noticed it being sold at a market as a decorative item.

Sofia Vergara, your personal goddess is currently being taken to court by… get this; her own embryos. Page Six noted that on Tuesday, Dec. 6, a right-to-live suit was filed in Louisiana against the Modern Family star on behalf of the fertilized eggs. To add to the strangeness these eggs are the plaintiffs and therefore have names “Emma” and “Isabella.”

Days on Earth are getting longer, a team of experts at Durham University and the UK’s Nautical Almanac Office has concluded, as they predict in the future there will be 25 hours in a day. Researchers looked at historical records of eclipses and other celestial events from 720BC on. “It’s a very slow process,” retired astronomer and study lead co-author …

Researchers using the latest technology have shed new light into the one of Canada’s most enduring mysteries, the fate of the crew on the doomed 19th century Franklin Expedition. Led by TrichAnalytics Inc. CEO and founder Jennie Christensen, the study suggests that severe zinc deficiency from malnutrition played a greater role than lead poisoning in the tragic demise of the …

The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) have added four new elements to the Periodic Table. Following a 5-month public review , the names of elements 113, 115, 117, and 118 were announced on November 28. Following a 5-month period of public review, the names earlier proposed by the discoverers have been approved by the IUPAC Bureau. The …

The image of the Earth from space is so seared into human consciousness that it is hard to conceive what it was like to live without the picture of our planet as a blue sphere that we all now carry in our minds. Google Earth’s updated Timelapse feature has provided a glimpse of what’s been going on from above since …