More Than 2,000 Pairs of Twins Gather in Ohio Town
The Twin Day Festival happens every year attracting siblings and scientific researchers around the world. Identical twins from Toronto, Marko and Nico Marinovic who are famous for pranks they post on Youtube went to the event. They said “we swapped during school, we did that many times.,,, So we ask people exactly what have they […]
Toronto Zoo Introduces Three New Bison Calves
The Toronto Zoo has welcomed three wood bison calves that were born in late June using ‘innovative reproductive techniques’. The new techniques allow them to deliberately choose to breed females. This will help them in an effort to keep wood bison populations stable and healthy. Ongoing diseases such as tuberculosis and brucellosis in wild bison […]
Canadian Athletes Capture More Gold Medals at Commonwealth Games
Canada’s Evan Dunfee won a 10,000 metre race on Sunday with a Commonwealth and Canadian record time of 38 minutes 36.37 seconds. He beat his own previous national mark of 38:39:72 set in June of 2021. After the race he said “to believe in myself today as much as my friends and family back home […]
Environment Canada Extends the Heat Warnings for Several Provinces
As hot conditions continue to hit the country, Environment Canada has extended heat warnings in a number of provinces. The national weather agency gave warnings to cover broad regions of southern Ontario, Nova Scotia, Alberta and B.C. The agency said maximum temperatures are expected to hit or surpass 30 C and hit the low forties […]
Earth is Spinning Faster Than Ever Before
The Earth completed its shortest day on record in late June 2022 which beat the previous record set in 2020. The report was published on July 27 by the Norwegian time zone tracking website timeanddate.com. It said the Earth completed one full revolution on June 29 in 1.59 milliseconds less than 24 hours. This counts […]
One of the Best Meteor Showers of the Year is Set to Take the Night Sky
Every August, the Perseids takes the night sky which is one of the best and most anticipated meteor showers of the year. During this month, Earth plows through a thick trail of debris that was left over from a passing comet. As a result, the meteors light up the night sky. Peak viewing which is […]
Amazon to Acquire Vacuum Maker iRobot
On Friday, Amazon announced that it would be purchasing the vacuum cleaner maker iRobot for roughly US$1.7 billion. This is another company to add to Amazon’s collection of smart home appliances. iRobot sells its products worldwide and is known for the circular-shaped Roomba vacuum. It will now join voice assistant Alexa, the Astro robot and […]
Toronto Pearson Seeing Considerable Improvements
Travel delays have become a topic of discussion in recent months at Canada’s busiest airport. However, Pearson Airport appears to be turning a corner; the Greater Toronto Airport Authority held a news conference on Friday. GTAA President and CEO Deborah Flint said “we are indeed far from the finish line, but actions of GTAA, the […]
Robotic Arm Assisting Surgeons in Canada
For the first time ever in Canada, a robotic arm helped surgeons perform spinal surgery at the QEII Sciences Centre. With a few small, precise movements, Canadian medical history was made last week in Halifax. The robotic arm was used to place titanium screws and rods in three vertebrae. The surgery is to relieve pressure […]
Scientists are Wondering Where These Holes in the Ocean Floor Came From
Researchers discovered mysterious but neatly aligned holes deep in the ocean and many are confused about their origin. Appearing as small, oblong cavities, the holes are spaced out about 10 centimetres apart and repeat. In some cases you can see the holes stretch out for several metres. A deep-sea biologist with the National Oceanic and […]