After 70 Years, Cheetahs are Returning to India
20 Cheetahs will be transported from Johannesburg to Kuno National Park, and later released into the wild. The antelopes in India would be shaking in their hooves if they knew one of the country’s apex predators was on the return. The cheetah has been considered extinct in India for the past 70 years. Dean of […]
Tonga Eruption Blasted Water Vapor into Atmosphere
One of the most powerful volcanic eruptions on the planet blasted enough water into the atmosphere to fill 58,000 Olympic-sized swimming pools. According to detections from a NASA satellite, the water vapor is likely to temporarily warm the Earth’s surface. The undersea Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano erupted on January 15, 40 miles north of Tonga’s […]
Parts of Great Barrier Reef have Highest Amount of Coral in 36 Years
According to the Australian Institute of Marine Science, parts of the Great Barrier Reef have recorded their highest amount of coral cover in over 36 years. The report was published on Thursday. An AIMS survey of 87 reefs discovered that between August 2021 and May 2022, average hard coral cover in the upper region and […]
14-Year-Old Wins National Science Fair
Max Du, a 14-year-old boy from Calgary, Alberta just won a national science fair with his life-saving drone. The Canada-Wide Science Fair happened in spring and was his first-ever submission. He won the platinum award in his age category (grade 9 to 10) for “innovation”. His project is titled “A Novel Pre-Hospital Indoor Rescue Drone,” […]
Volcano Near Iceland’s Capital Erupts
A volcano located in southwest Iceland began erupting on Wednesday, according to the country’s meteorological authorities. The eruption comes just eight months after its last eruption officially ended. The volcano is situated in an uninhabited valley that is not too far from Keflavik Airport. Despite the eruption the airport remained open and no flights were […]
Europe Starts a Very Different Soccer Season Split by World Cup
Since the league soccer started in England 134 years ago, the European game has never scheduled such a disrupted season. FIFA’s decided to move the World Cup in Qatar from the normal off-season months to November and December. This is to avoid the desert heat that is part of Qatar’s country. As a result, the […]
Perseverance Rover Finds Mysterious Bundle of String on Mars
NASA’s Perseverance rover has discovered an unusual object lying in the red sand of Mars. The image taken by the rover seems to show a bundle of string resting on the Martian surface. Officials at NASA confirmed that they believe the object is a string left over from Perseverance’s landing. They said the string could […]
Nintendo’s Profits on the Rise Despite Chip Shortage
Nintendo’s profit in their April-June Quarter increased by 28 per cent from last year with a healthy demand for its games. However, the company’s console sales were on the decline due to the shortage of semiconductor microchips. Nintendo, is a Japanese video game company that is behind the Super Mario and Pokémon franchises. On Wednesday, […]
New Ropeless Fishing Technology Tested off Newfoundland Coast
Last month off the coast of Newfoundland, a crew began testing the deployment of ropeless fishing gear. This brought to life a more than four-decades-old dream of biologist Micheal Moore. Moore is the director of the Marine Mammal Center at the U.S.-based Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. He said his career has been deeply inspired by […]
Very Hot & Humid Weather to Arrive in Toronto Wednesday
According to Environment Canada, humidex values could reach up to 43C in Toronto On Wednesday. The forecast is predicting daytime high temperatures of 31 to 33 C and humidex values of 42 to 43. The federal weather agency released a special weather statement for the city of Toronto. Overnight low temperatures on Wednesday are expected […]