Calgary fire officials say they’ve determined that a large piece of ice that crashed through the roof of a home in the city came from a passing airplane. Police officer Andy Nguyen said emergency crews were called to a home in the 100 block of Doverthorn Bay S.E. after reports of what the two adults living in the residence told …

Actor and director Bill Paxton died unexpectedly Saturday due to surgical complications, his family said in a statement Sunday. He was 61. In a statement released to TMZ, the Paxton family said, “It is with heavy hearts we share the news that Bill Paxton has passed away due to complications from surgery. Bill’s passion for the arts was felt by …

New study suggests rising temperatures in small bodies of water, like ponds, could accelerate global warming. The researchers experimentally warmed an array of ponds over seven years by 4-5ºC and studied the impacts on greenhouse gas emissions and rates of metabolism. Changes observed after the first year became “amplified” over a longer period, according to the study by the University …

DWI suspected in crash that hurt 28 at New Orleans parade. A suspect is in custody after 28 people were injured Saturday when a vehicle plowed into a crowd watching the Krewe of Endymion parade in the Mid-City section of New Orleans, police said. Police Chief Michael Harrison said the suspect is being investigated for driving while intoxicated. Harrison was …

A huge, hairy mysterious sea creature has washed up on a beach in the Philippines. It looks like something out of a weird alien movie rather than an actual sea creature, but who’s asking us? We’re not marine biologists. What we do know is that this was by no means a cute furry animal when it was swimming around the …

Hayao Miyazaki has returned to filmmaking for a new feature. Hayao Miyazaki, the renowned 76-year-old filmmaker behind animated films like “Princess Mononoke” (1997), “Spirited Away” (2001) and “Howl’s Moving Castle” (2004), is officially out of retirement according to Studio Ghibli producer Toshio Suzuki. During a talk show appearance, Suzuki, who is nominated for an Oscar for Best Animated Feature for …

The rate of fatal drug overdoses in the U.S. more than doubled since 1999, outpacing suicide and car accidents in 2015 as a cause of death, according to a new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Overall, drug overdose deaths rose to 16.3 per 100,000 in 2015—that’s 2.5 times the 1999 rate of 6.1 per 100,000. In …

It is not noteworthy news that women orgasm less than men. That is, in fact, very old news. But a new study of 52,000 adults in the Archives of Sexual Behavior suggests orgasming isn’t an issue of gender—male vs. female, he vs. she—but an issue of sexuality. The research, which was performed by a team of researchers from Chapman University …

Scientists commemorate one of the brightest supernovae in 400 years with new images and models of this stellar remnant. Three decades ago, a massive stellar explosion sent shockwaves not only through space but also through the astronomical community. SN 1987A was the closest observed supernova to Earth since the invention of the telescope and has become by far the best …

Scientists at Queen Mary University of London trained bees to roll a ball into a goal by rewarding them with sugar water. First, they taught the insects the correct location for the ball, then taught them how to move a ball from a different location to the desired area in order to obtain their reward, they explained in a statement. …

A US federal court has indicted the former vice president Roxana Baldetti and the former interior minister of Guatemala Hector Mauricio Lopez Bonilla on cocaine trafficking charges. Washington will seek the extradition of ex-Guatemalan Vice President Roxana Baldetti and former Guatemalan Interior Minister Hector Mauricio Lopez Bonilla on drug trafficking charges, the US embassy in Guatemala announced in a statement …