Science

Nasa – Warp drives that let humans zip around other galaxies may no longer belong purely in the realm of science fiction. Scientists have quietly been testing a new drive that would enable spacecrafts to travel faster than the speed of light.

In the future, robots could replace sex toys altogether, and lonely people will bed down with lustful androids, experts believe. Perhaps this pouting silicone-coated minx – called YangYang – is a taste of that future.

Fossils of a dinosaur discovered in Chile would fit nicely alongside Tyrannosaurus and Velociraptor except for one thing – this one was a vegetarian. Chilesaurus diegosuarezi was also a bit of a runt compared with T. rex.

Though the ‘C’ of red has overtaken Calgary, Sunday at City Hall it was a call for more green. A rally for action on climate change took place with over 100 in attendance.

Dinosaur tracks reveal key historic path from heyday of prehistoric beasts, Many of the three-toed prints discovered near Williston Lake about 1,500km northeast of Vancouver reportedly resemble the Toronto Raptors logo.

An ultra rare pocket shark has been found in a freezer after being forgotten about for five years. According to a new study published in the international journal of taxonomy Zootaxa. While it is small enough to, yes, fit in your pocket, it’s dubbed “pocket” because of the distinctive orifice above the pectoral fin–one of many physiological features scientists hope …

Genetic factors may have been responsible for their disappearance. An international team of scientists has sequenced the whole genome of the woolly mammoth, a breakthrough that could help our understanding of why these hairy cousins of the elephant went extinct. “This discovery means that recreating extinct species is a much more real possibility, one we could in theory realize within …

A quadruple rainbow was spotted Tuesday morning in Glen Cove, New York, by a commuter waiting for the train at the Long Island Rail Road station. Amanda Curtis took a picture of the rare event, showing four rainbows in one Twitter photo.

A male Cooper’s hawk found near Metro Vancouver’s Langley waste transfer station is polluted with more flame retardant than any other bird tested, globally. Local researchers collected Cooper’s hawks and peregrine falcons from 2000 to 2009, bringing them to rehabilitation centres either injured or dead. The birds were from across the region, the Okanagan and Vancouver Island, according to Kyle …

A total of 43 dinosaur egg fossils were found at a construction site in south China’s Guangdong province on Sunday afternoon. After two hours of effort, archaeologists from the city of Heyuan unearthed a nest of 43 dinosaur egg fossils at the site, 19 of which are intact.

Loch Ness Monster ‘sighting’? Google Maps is unveiling its new “underwater street view” feature and what better day to hold its debut than the 81st anniversary of the “Surgeon’s Photograph,” the iconic image that was said to have shown the Loch Ness Monster.