First came space tourism. Now comes an even bigger thrill for the monied masses: spacewalking. The stage is set for the first private spacewalk Thursday. Tech billionaire Jared Isaacman will pop out of the hatch of his orbiting SpaceX capsule, two days after blasting off from Florida on a chartered…

An old German coffee roaster machine in Yacolt was acknowledged in December as the oldest of its kind by world-renowned manufacturer Probat.

Cell membranes from comb jellies reveal a new kind of adaptation to the deep sea: curvy lipids that conform to an ideal shape under pressure.

Hundreds of notices are being mailed out this week telling Central Okanagan residents they’re not recycling properly.A pilot project was launched six weeks ago using Artificial Intelligence to take photos of inappropriate recycling material in bins being emptied into collection trucks but residents are just now being told it’s happening.“It’s testing the technology but it’s also testing the messaging,” Cynthia Coates, supervisor of solid waste services for the Regional District of Central Okanagan told iNFOnews.ca. “We wanted to collect baseline data without any of that information interfering with current behaviour.”For the past six weeks, four of the 20 trucks used to pick up recycling bins from homes throughout the regional district have been using the technology to scan material.Those trucks picked up recycling bins from about 20,000 homes with 300 to 400 a day having some level of contamination.The latest data available to the regional district showed that 8% of the recycled material collected was contaminated…

Imagine if your dead laptop or phone could charge in a minute or if an electric car could be fully powered in 10 minutes. New research could lead to such advances.

A new study suggests that an ordinary old log could help refine strategies to tackle climate change. A team of researchers analyzed a 3,775-year-old log and the soil it was excavated from. Their analysis revealed that the log had lost less than 5% carbon dioxide from its original state.

Pixis Drones is offering its drone shows as a sustainable substitute for traditional fireworks on Independence Day.

Scientists used AI neural networks to teach a robot dog new tricks, enabling it to climb wooden crates and hop between them.

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There's a valuable payload riding on the final Vega rocket launch.

Virginia is the first U.S. state to install special viewfinders so that park visitors who are colorblind can see leaves turning different colors this fall season.

Showing strength and confidence is often touted as the way to get things done at work, but a new study from the University of Iowa's Tippie College of Business suggests that people might have more success ...

2024 is a leap year, when the shortest month mops up a bit of leftover time. But the extra day also tells us about space - and our place in it, says this Auckland University of Technology lecturer.

ISRO successfully tested fuel cells in space, a breakthrough for future missions, as these cells efficiently generate power, emit only water, and prove ideal for space exploration and potential societal applications.

The Nobel Prize is considered the 'Mount Everest of science.' But it faces criticism for how the winners get chosen. How relevant is the prize in an era of global research?

On Sunday, Sept. 29, Earth captured a new "minimoon" called 2024 PT5. The bus-size asteroid is expected to orbit our planet for 57 days, but is too small to be visible to amateur skywatchers.

Paleontologists have identified a new fossil lizard, found in the western United States, which they say was an ancestor of modern geckos. And they gave it a name that honors the lead researcher's grandmother and great aunt. The discovery of the new species, which they named Helioscopus dickersonae, suggests that gecko ancestors appeared in North America much earlier than previously known.

Facing a DUI (Driving Under the Influence) charge can be stressful, with potential penalties like fines, license suspension, or jail time.

From the Mission Control Center to community celebrations, Kenneth Attocknie blends safety expertise with a commitment to cultural connection.