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Scientists Discover Likely Collision Between Neutron Star And Black Hole
Almost 1300 scientists from around the world participate in the effort through the LIGO Scientific Collaboration, which includes the GEO Collaboration. The instruments that detected the gravitational waves include the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) and the European Virgo detector. [Full Article...]
Saskatoon students call for action on climate change
Let's not pretend that by changing your socks for organic cotton you can halt runaway climate change or the number of species lost. The demonstrators were given instructions on the chants they would be using before heading out to walk around the city's core. [Full Article...]
After protests, Britain's parliament declares climate change 'emergency'
The UK has become the first country in the world to declare an environment and climate emergency after MPs debated several hours in Parliament today. [Starting at 14:24]In addition to Corbyn and Gove, more than 60 MPs presented speeches to underline their stance on the UK's need to tackle climate change.Cat Smith, Labour MP for Lancaster and Fleetwood underlined the importance of addressing the ... [Full Article...]
Mars InSight images show Martian sunrise and sunset
This evening haul included some nice imagery of gray clouds scudding across the Red Planet's sky, which were taken with a camera on the lander's deck. A number of European partners, including France's Centre National d'Études Spatiales (CNES) and the German Aerospace Center (DLR), are supporting the InSight mission. [Full Article...]
Farming needs "radical" change to cut emissions
The U.K. should eliminate nearly all greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 by rapidly adopting policies that will change everything from the way people heat their homes to what they eat, an independent committee that advises the British government on climate change recommended Thursday. [Full Article...]
Hubble Legacy Field Image Shows 500 Million Year Old Universe
According to NASA and the ESA, the image captures 265,000 galaxies at a wavelength range covering ultraviolet to near-infrared. "This one image contains the full history of the growth of galaxies in the universe, from their time as "infants" to when they grew into fully-fledged 'adults'". [Full Article...]
Quebec residents return to flood-ravaged homes, days after dike breach
Deslauriers posted an accompanying video of the flooded streets of Saint-Marthe-sur-le-Lac as she kayaked through it with her husband, along with more photos of her destroyed home. Francois Legault made the comment Saturday afternoon, just hours before a dike broke in Ste-Marthe-sur-le-Lac, Que., forcing the evacuation of 5,000 residents living along the shore of Lake of Two Mountains. [Full Article...]
Scientists Discover Anti-Venom for the Deadly Box Jellyfish
The treatment in question? Researchers at the University of Sydney had been investigating how the venom is so deadly that one box jellyfish can kill as many as 60 people. However, it's important to note that results of animal experiments aren't always replicated in humans. But now, pain researchers at the University of Sydney's Charles Perkins Centre say they have found a "molecular an... [Full Article...]