1 picture, 1-billion stars [Photos]
For the first time in history, scientists have captured one-billion stars in one image.
View ArticleAstronauts float inside SpaceX Dragon capsule
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station opened the hatch and floated inside a Space Exploration Technologies’ Dragon capsule on Saturday.
View ArticleRobotic rover looks for Martian life
This summer, if all goes well, a robotic geologist will arrive on Mars to try out a new strategy for searching for life beyond Earth.
View ArticleChina completes successful space docking
Chinese astronauts carried out a manned docking with an experimental space module on Monday, the latest milestone in China’s ambitious campaign to build a space station.
View ArticleGoogle 'brain' teaches itself to recognize cats
A team of scientists at Google created a "brain" that taught itself to recognize cats by watching millions of YouTube videos.
View ArticleCanadians celebrate 'God particle' role [Video]
Researchers at the University of Alberta are celebrating after taking part in what is being hailed as “one of the greatest scientific achievements in the past 100 years.”
View ArticleU.S., Canadian zoos use apps to teach apes
Humans aren’t the only species on the planet with a penchant for electronic gadgets. Zookeepers across the United States and Canada are discovering that apes also get excited about apps.
View ArticleMars rover finds first evidence of water: a river of it
NASA's Mars rover, Curiosity, dispatched to learn if the most Earth-like planet in the solar system was suitable for microbial life, has found clear evidence its landing site was once awash in water, a...
View ArticleUniversity of Alberta professor buys extinct moth on eBay
A University of Alberta professor was blown away after the charity of his fellow faculty members allowed him to achieve a life-long dream.
View ArticleSpace shuttle Endeavour set for final road trip to new L.A. home [Photos]
The retired space shuttle Endeavour was getting set on Thursday for a road trip unlike any of its previous journeys, one that will see it crawl through the streets of Los Angeles instead of hurtling...
View ArticleAmazing data visualization of a photo sharing explosion on Facebook
Video representation of an image of "Famouse Failures" shared from George Takei's Facebook Page.
View ArticleA diamond bigger than Earth? [Photos]
Forget the diamond as big as the Ritz. This one’s bigger than planet Earth.
View Article'Higgs' boson may not be 'God particle'
A new elementary particle whose discovery was announced with fanfare to a waiting world in July may be just a little less exciting than scientists had hoped.
View ArticleSoyuz rocket blasts off from French Guiana
A Russian-made Soyuz rocket blasted off from French Guiana on Saturday and placed into orbit an Earth observation satellite for France, space officials said.
View ArticleNew material for stretchy electronics inspired by nature
Scientists in Switzerland have come up with a material mimicking the way tendons connect to bones, which could speed the development of stretchy, wearable electronic devices.
View ArticleViral 2012: The biggest hits online this year
Twitter and YouTube records were smashed during several key events, as social media continued to take over how we communicated in 2012. From the Summer Olympics to the U.S. election, here's a look back...
View Article75 Influential Canadians on Twitter
Canadians, like the rest of the world, flocked to Twitter like never before in 2012. Whether it was a monkey spotted in an IKEA parking lot in Toronto or Canadians looking to voice their support for...
View ArticleU.S. Navy laser weapon shoots down a drone
The U.S. Navy said on Monday it will deploy for the first time a laser weapon on one of its ships that could be capable of shooting down drones and disabling vessels.
View ArticleInfographic: UFO sightings more than doubled in 2012
In 2012, there was a record number of UFO sightings in almost every province.
View ArticleNASA investing in 3-D food printer for astronauts
In a scene right out of Star Trek, a Texas company is developing a 3-D food printer for astronauts to create custom meals on the fly.
View ArticleU.S. researchers developing gesture-detecting Wi-Fi
Researchers at the University of Washington are working on technology that would allow users to remotely control their household appliances simply by making gestures.
View ArticleScientists make wire of carbon, may sometime rival copper
Scientists have made a strong, lightweight wire from carbon that might eventually be a rival to copper if its ability to conduct electricity can be improved, Cambridge University said on Thursday.
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