A juvenile humpback whale was safely released after becoming caught up with an anchor line near one of Marine Harvest’s empty aquaculture sites at Klemtu, British Columbia. Following Fisheries & Oceans Canada (DFO) marine mammal distress reporting guidelines, DFO was immediately contacted by site staff to assess the situation. Soon after, Marine Harvest staff and DFO experts successfully freed the …

Right on the heels of the refreshed Pathfinder, the updated 2017 Nissan Rogue will gain a second powertrain option: its first-ever hybrid system estimated to return fuel economy figures rivaling the Toyota RAV4 Hybrid. Other updates include a mild face-lift, improved interior bits, and more safety technology. The categories of change for Nissan’s second-best-selling model in the U.S. include exterior …

The driver of a stolen big rig was leading California Highway Patrol officers on a pursuit on Riverside County freeways Tuesday morning. The chase began about 10.30am, (5.30am, NZ time). Two and a half hours on, police were still trying to get the driver to pull over.

You may not like spicy and sharp flavours of chili peppers and ginger, but new research suggests the ingredients, when paired together, work to lower your cancer risk. Researchers show in mouse studies that the pungent compound in ginger, 6-ginergol, could counteract capsaicin’s potentially harmful effects. In combination with the capsaicin, 6-gingerol could lower the risk of cancer, they say. …

SpaceX is continuing to sort through thousands of channels of data in regard to its September 1 accident, which led to the loss of its Falcon 9 rocket and its Amos-6 satellite during preparations for a static fire test. The company has nonetheless begun working toward an ambitious November return to flight for its rocket. “We’re anticipating getting back to …

A giant Huntsman spider, which is usually found in tropical areas of the world such as Australia and Asia, has been found in a shipping container in Scotland. The female huntsman spider is searching for a specialist home after it was found in Aggreko’s manufacturing premises in Dumbarton. Staff at the Scottish base trapped the giant creepy crawly before it …

A dolphin has turned up at Kiel harbour and has become very friendly with the local children, taking them for rides on its fins. According to the German Waterways and Shipping Office, it has often been spotted swimming in and out of the canal that connects the Baltic Sea to the North Sea. Hundreds of children have swum with the …

Can you see all 12 black dots in this optical illusion? This optical illusion has gone viral since being tweeted by game developer. Game developer Will Kerslake shared the optical illusion on Twitter on Sunday, and at time of writing it had over 18,000 retweets. The illusion was sourced from a Facebook post, according to Kerslake. The illusion is discussed …

Astronomers discover 63 of the most powerful, luminous, and energetic objects known in the Universe in one study. “The formation and evolution of the earliest light sources and structures in the universe is one of the greatest mysteries in astronomy,” lead author Eduardo Bañados from the Carnegie Institution for Science said in a statement released Monday. “Very bright quasars such …

Forty-one per cent of Canadians say their mobile devices are their preferred method of playing video games, according to a new survey from the Entertainment Software Association of Canada. “There’s no doubt anymore that video games are entrenched in popular culture and entertainment,” said Jayson Hilchie, President and CEO of ESAC. “Mobile games have exploded in popularity; top charts for …

The sugar industry paid Harvard researchers in the 1960s to bury research linking sugar intake to heart disease and to instead make fat the culprit, according to a study of archival documents. An analysis of those papers by researchers at UC San Francisco appears Sept. 12 in JAMA Internal Medicine. The internal industry documents, which were found in public archives, …