Singer Melanie “Mel B” Brown, who is divorcing Stephen Belafonte, her film-producer husband of nearly 10 years, has obtained a restraining order against him, citing physical, emotional and sexual abuse. TMZ reported that attorneys for the America’s Got Talent judge got the order on Monday, April 3. It prevents Belafonte from going near her order or her three children including …

A 19-year-old man is facing animal cruelty charges after Guelph police found a dog suffering from neglect inside his apartment. Police say they were called to the Vanier Drive building on Monday afternoon as the manager was concerned about an ‘overwhelming smell’ coming from one of the apartments, and believed the tenant inside may have died. Police say they opened …

A new genus and new species of tree crab is described from the Western Ghats biodiversity hotspot in Kerala, southern India. Known scientifically as the “Kani maranjandu,” it is substantially different from other congeners. Its distinguishing characters include: the structure of its hard upper shell, as well as its male abdominal structure and reproductive parts, and of course, its diagnostic …

Have you ever noticed that after sex your conversations are lot more… open? Even the most private people have been known to spill an embarrassing story in postcoital moments. Men evolved to make an effort to attract a woman — that we know. But when we end up having sex, we’re wired to keep the other person around to care …

Researchers at the University of Manchester have created a Graphene membrane that can sieve salt out of seawater turning it into drinking water. The development by UK-based researchers brings closer the prospect of providing clean water to millions of people who struggle to gain access. The team at the University of Manchester, where colleagues won a Nobel Prize in 2010 …

President Donald Trump on Monday signed into law a controversial measure repealing online privacy protections established by the Federal Communications Commission under the Obama Administration. The now-reversed law would have limited what ISPs like Comcast, Verizon, and AT&T could do with sensitive customer data like location, browsing history, and other personal information like Social Security numbers. Under the law, which …

Something peculiar is going on in deep space. A new trio of Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs), unimaginably powerful releases of radio waves with no discernible origin, have been detected by an Australian observatory. Manisha Caleb, a PhD candidate at Australian National University, Swinburne University of Technology and the ARC Centre of Excellence for All-sky Astrophysics (CAASTRO), has confirmed that the …

Ontario Provincial Police say the drivers of several luxury vehicles are facing stunt driving charges after a traffic stop on Highway 400 near the Barrie ONroute service centre Sunday. Police said they received reports of cars travelling around 150 kilometers an hour on sections of Highway 407 and Highway 400.

Scientists discover tree trunks act as methane source in upland forests. A new study from the University of Delaware is one of the first in the world to show that tree trunks in upland forests actually emit methane rather than store it, representing a new, previously unaccounted source of this powerful greenhouse gas. Methane is about 25 times stronger than …

Members of a local whale rescue organization are urging the public to leave a humpback entrapped in ice in Cook’s Cove be. Whale Release and Strandings’ Wayne Ledwell says the humpback is a victim of this weekends harsh winds. “When you’re down there and you’re looking at him and you can see the blood on the ice where he’s, I …

Scientists at the University of Exeter claim to have developed a new material for flexible and transparent memory devices based on a hybrid of graphene oxide and titanium oxide. Their devices are low cost and eco-friendly to produce, are also perfectly suited for use in flexible electronic devices such as ‘bendable’ mobile phone, computer and television screens, and even ‘intelligent’ …