Pippa Middleton, the world’s most famous bridesmaid, has just gotten engaged to her financier beau James Matthews, and the British press is expecting a wedding to rival that of her sister’s, the Duchess of Cambridge. Kate’s sister and her now-fiancé released a statement to the Press Association confirming their engagement and when they expect to tie the knot.

Indonesian police say they have detained a French man who trespassed on a military base while playing the augmented reality game Pokémon Go. A French man,27, by the name of Romain Pierre was arrested after he had accidentally trespassed on an Indonesian military base in Cirebon while he was playing the game. Instead of staying to explain his story, apparently …

Dinosaurs are often depicted in movies as roaring ferociously, but it is likely that some dinosaurs mumbled or cooed with closed mouths, according to a study posted online in the journal Evolution that will be published in the August print issue. Closed-mouth vocalizations are sounds that are emitted through the skin in the neck area while the beak is kept …

It has been discovered that certain special visual abilities help hummingbirds avoid accidents while flying at high speeds. “Birds fly faster than insects and it’s more dangerous if they collide with things,” said Roslyn Dakin, a postdoctoral fellow in the UBC’s department of zoology who led the study. “We wanted to know how they avoid collisions and we found that …

A kite boarder is being credited with preventing a possible drowning Monday afternoon when he noticed a woman struggling in the lake and towed her safety. Mark Bowser was out on the water near Augustine beach in Wainfleet shortly before 3 p.m. Monday when he noticed people on the beach frantically waving their arms. The 40-year-old made his way over …

Much of the world has waited impatiently for Pokemon Go as people in the US, UK, Australia and New Zealand got swept up in the augmented-reality craze. Now, Canadians can finally get in on the action. Pokémon Go is one of the world’s most popular apps, and it is currently making millions of dollars every day in the $36.9 billion …

The RCMP has charged a man and a male youth with causing distress to an animal after allegedly burning a kitten at the Craven Country Jamboree. According to a Facebook post from the clinic treating the kitten injured at Craven, the kitten was brought onto the grounds, drenched in alcohol, and then lit on fire. At last word, the kitten, …

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) acknowledges the link between exposure to violence in media and subsequent increase in aggressive behaviors among children. In a recent statement headed by Dr. Dimitri Christakis of the Seattle Children’s Research Institute, pediatricians recommended that parents play a more active role in monitoring what their children are watching. As technology advances, virtual experiences are …

A scientist at Arizona State University has discovered how to control multiple robotic drones using the human brain. A controller wears a skull cap outfitted with 128 electrodes wired to a computer. The device records electrical brain activity. If the controller moves a hand or thinks of something, certain areas light up. “I can see that activity from outside,” said …

The majority of young people who try e-cigarettes do so because they seem “fun” and “cool,” according to a new study of students from one Ontario region. A survey study published Monday in the Canadian Medical Association Journal went straight to the source to find out more about which kids are vaping and why. Over 2,000 high school freshman from …

Actor Nicholas Hoult says he”s been forced to lower his expectations of women . The 26-year-old actor is making a name for himself in Hollywood, scoring a diverse range of parts including that of a zombie in the paranormal comedy Warm Bodies and as Beast in the X-Men superhero franchise. But while his career is moving along at a rate …