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This black-hole collision just made gravitational waves even more interesting 0
- Space
- April 24, 2020
An unprecedented signal from unevenly sized objects gives astronomers rare insight into how black holes spin.

By David Aragorn
CBC accused by Quebecor of ‘disgracefully and unscrupulously’ exploiting COVID-19 crisis 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- April 23, 2020
CBC is forbidden by regulation from selling advertising on public radio, but Quebecor says clients who buy ads elsewhere in the network are given interviews and ‘non-sponsored live coverage on radio’ — an unfair workaround

By David Aragorn
Plate tectonics may have started 400 million years earlier than we thought 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- April 23, 2020
Minerals suggest large blocks of Earth’s crust moved around as early as 3.2 billion years ago

By David Aragorn
Bigfoot? Footprint near Lumby examined 0
- Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web
- April 23, 2020
Wildlife experts weigh in on Vernon woman’s photo taken near Shuswap Falls

By David Aragorn
Did this dog just get spooked by a ghost on the water?0
- Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web
- April 23, 2020
This dog clearly gets spooked by something, and there’s something strange on the water…

By David Aragorn
Scientists observe celestial smash-up around nearby star 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- April 23, 2020
Scientists have observed what appears to be the aftermath of a violent collision between two planetary building blocks orbiting a large and luminous star, a glimpse of the type of carnage that may have been commonplace early in our solar system’s history.

By David Aragorn
Study: Long-Duration Spaceflight Affects Brain Volume 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology, Space
- April 22, 2020
A new study led by Professor Larry Kramer from the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston suggests that the impact of microgravity is far-reaching, potentially causing brain volume changes and pituitary gland deformation.

By David Aragorn
Is EMF Radiation to Blame for the Bird Deaths Exploding Across the World?0
- Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web
- April 22, 2020
200 ducks in Denmark, hundreds of herons in Turkey, thousands of swallows and swifts in Greece, 1000 starlings in Rome…

By David Aragorn
Coronavirus: Canadians report increased wildlife sightings amid COVID-19 pandemic 0
- Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web
- April 22, 2020
When Josianne Plante looked out her window on a recent morning, she was surprised to see a pair of large, bare-headed wild turkeys going for a stroll through her east-end Montreal neighbourhood.

By David Aragorn
Mysterious ‘disappearing’ exoplanet was just a big cloud of asteroid trash, study suggests 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- April 22, 2020
The alleged exoplanet was bright and vivid in 2004, then totally vanished by 2014.

By David Aragorn