When the world moved to phase out ozone-destroying chlorofluorcarbons, or CFCs, it solved one enormous and urgent environmental problem — but it left behind another. CFCs were bad for the ozone layer and also caused a great deal of global warming to boot. But a key substitute — hydrofluorocarbons, or HFCs — spare the ozone layer but are still powerful …

Prospective Pokemon trainers can officially download the mobile gaming sensation Pokemon Go in Canada as of Sunday afternoon. This new app encourages users to go outside and ‘Catch ‘Em All’. Using your phone’s GPS for your real-world location and augmented reality, Pokémon GO displays Pokémon on your screen and encourages you to catch as many Pokémon as possible to level …

Actress Shannen Doherty has shaved her head in her ongoing cancer battle, documenting the results in a series of touching Instagram posts. The first photo shows Doherty getting a hug before starting the dramatic haircut. As the process goes along, her attitude about the whole process seems to change and the 45-year-old actress starts smiling a little.

Some scientists make robots inspired by sea slugs. But this team from Case Western Reserve University took a muscle from a real slug and used it to make a biohybrid robot. A team of scientists from the Case Western Reserve University took the buccal muscle from a sea hare slug and attached it to 3D-printed parts. Electric pulses force the …

After a week of buzz, Pokemon Go officially launched in Canada. Quebec City police had their first run-in with Pokémon Go players on Tuesday, and it didn’t go very well. A driver and passenger playing the game in a car crashed into a police cruiser when they reversed suddenly in the parking lot of the library on Bastien Boulevard. According …

Thousands of bees caused a buzz on Glasgow’s south side as they swarmed near a popular restaurant. Some 40,000 insects massed on a fence on Grange Road, opposite the Battlefield Rest, causing passers-by to cross to the other side of the road. The insects seem to cause an obstruction as they gathered on a fence opposite the Battlefield Rest earlier …

New research effort provides a strong evidence for the existence of an enormous X-shaped structure in our galaxy Milky Way. Previous computer models, observations of other galaxies, and observations of our own galaxy have suggested that the X-shaped structure existed. But no one had observed it directly; and some astronomers argued that previous research that pointed indirectly to the existence …

New four-cylinder engines will provide more power, and should boost the thrills offered by the 2017 Porsche 718 Boxster and Cayman. The main highlight of the new Boxster series is the newly developed 2.0-litre and 2.5-litre turbocharged four-cylinder flat engines which develop 300hp (Boxster) and 350hp (Boxster S) respectively. In the S-model, Porsche uses a turbocharger with variable turbine geometry, …

A new research published online by JAMA Pediatrics suggests bariatric surgery was associated with faster walking by teens, less walking-related musculoskeletal pain and lower heart rates as soon as six months following surgery and as long as two years after surgery. For most teenager, worrying about things is a normal part of growing up. But teens who are severely obese …

Political speechwriters are mocking an apparent case of plagiarism by Melania Trump during her keynote address Monday night at the at the Republican National Convention, but they blame Donald Trump’s amateurish campaign for the blunder more than his wife. Newscasters and delegates gathered inside the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland mostly praised her poise soon after the rare prime-time appearance …

Since the release of the new “Ghostbusters” movie, Leslie Jones, one of the film’s stars, has endured a continuous onslaught of racist tweets and hateful attacks. But unlike many people harassed on Twitter, Jones has made a point of fighting back. I leave Twitter tonight with tears and a very sad heart.All this cause I did a movie.You can hate …