Last week, two new lava flows broke out on Kilauea volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island, oozing red hot molten rock down the volcano’s Pu’u O’o cone. The video, taken by the U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory on May 26, shows lava spattering, which is caused by bubbles releasing gas in the lake causing lava particles to eject into the …

The biggest sponge in the world has been discovered in the deep sea off the north-western Hawaiian Islands. The enormous specimen measures 12ft by 7ft (over 3.5m by 2m) – about the same size as a minivan. It is living 7,000 feet below the ocean surface, in the depths of the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument. As the researchers note in …

Sony has announced the lineup of free PS Plus games for June 2016. PS4 subscribers can grab either the annual basketball title NBA 2k16, or explore a narrative game Gone Home. Sony has announced the next batch of games that will be free to PlayStation Plus subscribers. PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, and PlayStation Vita owners can all look forward to …

A long-standing problem with online concert tickets is coming to the forefront thanks to the emotional nature of the Tragically Hips final tour. Fans hoping to see The Hip one last time after learning of frontman Gord Downie’s terminal brain cancer diagnosis took off work, refreshed the page dozens of times, and even coordinated with friends to buy pre-sale tickets, …

A UBC student could be the youngest person to ever discover a planet outside of our solar system — and she’s found four of them. Michelle Kunimoto, 22, found the planets by searching through light curves collected by NASA’s Kepler space telescope, combing through information overlooked by other scientists. The planets, designated “planet candidates” until independently confirmed, are exciting discoveries. …

Bees are drawn to flowers by an invisible electric field as well as their bright colours, a new research has shown. Scientists from the University of Bristol also suggest that more animals are using these highly sensitive natural sensors for more accurate navigation. Scientists already know that bumblebees have the ability to sense and detect electrical signals from flowers, however, …

Thai authorities on Wednesday discovered 40 dead tiger cubs in the controversial Pha Luang Ta Bua Yanasampann temple – better known as the Tiger Temple – which uses the big cats as a tourist attraction. According to Reuters, Thai police and wildlife authorities started a 1,000 person operation on Monday to remove all living tigers from the Buddhist temple.

For the first time ever, tiger trout will soon be swimming in Diamond Lake’s crystal blue waters. Biologists hope these sterile trout prey on any invasive fish once they are large enough next spring. Tiger trout are a hybrid between a female brown trout and a male brook trout. Diamond Lake will get 5,000 tiger trout in the six to …

Following a rollout to the Royal Bank of Canada and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce earlier this month, Apple Pay is now coming to the other three big banks in Canada. With this rollout, Apple Pay is now supported by all of Canada’s “big five banks.” As reported by The Toronto Star, BMO, TD and Scotiabank customers will be able …

Merve Buyuksarac, an industrial designer, writer, and former Miss Turkey, has been punished with a 14-month suspended sentence for “insulting” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. To earn the sentence, Merve Buyuksarac reportedly shared a quote from a satirical poem on her Instagram account in 2014. According to the lawyers of the Turkish President, the post as “an attack against the …

Firefighters in China had to free a man whose head was stuck in a washing machine. Apparently, the young man was going to use the machine when he discovered that it was not working, and decided to fix it. It appeared to him the drum might be causing the problem, and in order to figure out what the issue was, …