An Amber Alert has been issued by Saskatchewan RCMP for Nia Eastman, a seven-year-old girl believed to have been taken by her father, Adam Jay Eastman. RCMP said Nia was to be returned home to her mother by 7 p.m. A vehicle believed to be operated by her father was located on a rural property east of Smeaton, Sask., near …
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The Historic White Cliffs Are At Risk Of Disappearing, Says New Research
Researchers warn that England’s classic and historic White Cliffs of Dover would likely vanish if left unprotected. It has been eroding 10 times quicker in the last 150 years because of climate change and poor management of beaches. Scientists have attributed the acceleration to the loss of beach beneath the cliffs, which historically provided a buffer to the sea. Sea …
Read More »Donald Trump website removes statement on Muslim ban
A statement that the Trump campaign issued proposing a total ban on the immigration of Muslims to the United States has disappeared from the team’s website, reports ABC News. “Donald J. Trump is calling for a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country’s representatives can figure out what is going on,” Trump said on …
Read More »Close to absolute zero, the particles exhibit their quantum nature (new research)
Researchers have discovered that electrons cooled close to absolute zero slow down so much that they can be studied individually – allowing us to see the world in a whole new level of detail. What would happen if an electric current no longer flowed, but trickled instead? This was the question investigated by researchers working with Christian Ast at the …
Read More »Winnipeg lab employee possibly exposed to ebola from pigs, Report
A tear in a protective suit may have exposed a Winnipeg lab worker to the Ebola virus on Monday. An employee at the National Centre for Foreign Animal Disease in Manitoba, working with an infected pig in a level 4 lab, noticed the rip. Despite the fact that specialists at the Centre believe the risk of infection to be low, …
Read More »Australian telescope joins the Stephen Hawking-backed search for ‘alien life’
A giant dish telescope in Australia has been aimed at the sun’s galactic next-door neighbour as part of a major new search for intelligent aliens. The goal of the program is scanning the heavens including the closest million stars to the Earth’s sun as well as 100 closest galaxies to the Milky Way in a search for extraterrestrial intelligence. The …
Read More »Michelle Obama in 2020? People really want the First Lady to run for President
Michelle Obama for President in 2020? As many Americans attempt to process their future under the administration of president-elect Donald Trump, others are already beaming with optimism at the thought of Michelle Obama reclaiming the White House as president in 2020. Mr Trump’s victory over Hillary Clinton shook the political establishment to the core and wasn’t predicted by traditional polling. …
Read More »Google Home bases are now available to order, Start at $20
Google Home has a unique look, yet it’s just subtle enough to fit into almost any home. Options for the interchangeable base on the Google Home are now available in the Google Store, starting at a price of $20. Options for the bases come in two varieties, either metal or fabric. For fabric, there is Mango, Marine and Violet, costing …
Read More »Canada’s immigration site just crashed, Report
Canada’s Immigration and Citizenship website was down for hours Tuesday and Wednesday. People interested in visiting the Citizenship and Immigration Canada website were instead met with the error message “this page isn’t working.” The website provides information about immigrating to Canada, settling in Canada, and Canadian citizenship.
Read More »How will Trump affect Canada?
How will Canada be affected by a Trump presidency?. Connections: As a self-described outsider of American politics, Trump would have few connections to the Liberal government in the Great White North. Trudeau would have to build a relationship with a man who he has suggested holds different values than himself. And Trump has bashed Canada at various points during the …
Read More »Scientists Claim to Have Found a Part of Fossilized Dinosaur Brain
Researchers from the University of Cambridge are averring that they’ve unearthed the world’s first known fossilised dinosaur brain. Dating back to roughly 133-million-years ago, the scientists have confirmed that the fossilised brain belonged to a herbivorous dinosaur that fell into a swampy tidal pool in southern England.. The brainy finding looked like an unassuming brown pebble when a fossil hunter …
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