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Giant icicle in Saskatoon has its own Twitter account
A three-story icicle in Saskatoon was a media sensation until firefighters knocked it down.
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Sleep loss has health risks, study suggests
Sleep deprivation can alter genes, opening way for autoimmune diseases or metabolism or stress disorders, study suggests
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Feeling powerful may get you a job
Simply remembering a time when you felt powerful can give you the deciding edge in winning a job, a new study has found.
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Deli meat consumption causes premature deaths from heart disease, cancer,...
A detailed study of a half-million Europeans that factored in lifestyle draws a direct line between eating bacon, sausages and deli meats and premature death from heart disease and cancer.
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Facebook says you’re smart if you like curly fries or Stephen Colbert
Facebook "likes" can be a very accurate way to assess a person's IQ, political leanings and lifestyle.
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Papal conclave: Catholic site uses Google search to rank cardinals
The Web is awash with papal handicapping, but one Catholic news service has come up with a mix of probability science and educated guesses to create the Buzz Meter.
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How to turn a quirky YouTube science video hobby into a full-time business
A pair of college buddies have turned their knack for explaining things into full-time jobs.
View ArticleTeenage skater’s photograph explodes in controversy
A photo of 17-year-old Canadian figure skater Kaetlyn Osmond has turned controversial. Osmond said she wasn’t bothered by the full-length picture of her high-kick move at the world championships but...
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Pictures from Planck: Images from beginning of time will be “very beautiful”
Space and time: Planck satellite’s ancient images will be blurry, but beginning of universe was like that says McGill University cosmologist Matthew Dobbs
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‘Breakthrough’ microchip monitors real-time drug reactions, sends them to...
Scientists in Switzerland have created a microchip monitor that is embedded in a patient’s skin and sends updates to a smartphone.
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Talking Maps: Arctic atlas reads out Inuit names
Arctic Bay Atlas was developed at Carleton University but created and updated by the people who live in the north.
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Google Alerts slowdown boosts French startup
The unexplained slowdown of http://www.google.com/alertsGoogle AlertsEND has turned into an unexpected bonanza for a French startup/
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No carry-on, no waiting, says American Airlines
American Airlines is testing a new priority boarding idea to cut down on aisle logjams from passengers stowing their carry-on luggage.
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Preschoolers who drink low-fat milk more likely to be overweight
Low-fat milk not only failed to stop studied kids from gaining weight from age 2 to age 4, it increased the odds of them being overweight 4-year-olds.
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Anti-vomiting drug shrinks brain tumours: Study
A drug used to curb vomiting in chemotherapy patients has for the first time been shown to also shrink brain tumours.
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Public toilet converted into bustling London café
The Attendant, formerly an underground Victorian men’s toilet, is pulling in hundreds of customers a day. The urinals are part of the décor.
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Weed eaters: Goats bred as groundskeepers catch on in B.C.
Only one herd bred for weed control in Canada — and some of the are being used to keep Kamloops weed-free — even 2.5-metre high thistle.
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