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“Jell-ala-bad”

A jellyfish invasion clogged pipes and forced the shut-down of a nuclear reactor in Sweden.  [UN wonders if this could be the solution to the Middle-East and North Korean  nuclear standoff?]

A jellyfish invasion clogged pipes and forced the shut-down of a nuclear reactor in Sweden. [UN wonders if this could be the solution to the Middle-East and North Korean nuclear standoff?]

Voyager 1 leaves the solar system

"No Deal. This 36-year-old crate has more than 11 million years on it"

“No Deal. This 36-year-old crate has more than 11 million miles on it”

Kirobo phone home

Japanese humanoid, Kirobo utters first words spoken in space by a robot

Japanese humanoid Kirobo on International Space Station, utters first words spoken in space by a robot

Smart Shoes are coming!

Now it will be easier to put your foot in your mouth! [Quin Sandler creates a wearable shoe computer with embedded sensors]

Now it will be easier to put your foot in your mouth! [Quin Sandler creates a wearable shoe computer with embedded sensors]

If you apply, you are automatically disqualified!

The application deadline for a one-way mission to Mars has expired. The number one criteria for candidates is mental stability.

The application deadline for a one-way mission to Mars has expired. The number one criteria for candidates was mental stability.

Primate Colors

US Laboratory Chimp wins $10,000 grand prize for painting created with his tongue

US Laboratory Chimp wins $10,000 grand prize for painting created with his tongue

New species of mammal, Olinguito, “discovered”

"But I've always known I was here!"

“But I’ve always known I was here!”

Where babies come from? There’s an app for that!

A Victoria child psychologist has developed an app for the iPhone and iPad to explain the facts of life to children

A Victoria child psychologist has developed an app for the iPhone and iPad to explain the facts of life to children

Robot Home-Invasion

Scientists predict that home robots will become common within 10 years

Scientists predict that home robots will become common within 10 years

The approach to Port Alberni?

Documents reveal that food deprivation was used in nutritional experiments on children in Native Residential Schools in Canada; drawing parallels to Nazi human experiments

Documents reveal that food deprivation was used in nutritional experiments on malnourished children in Native Residential Schools in Canada; drawing parallels to Nazi human experiments