A federal police oversight agency has found the RCMP’s enforcement of a civil injunction against old-growth logging protesters on Vancouver Island was unreasonable and violated the rights of activists…
This year’s New Play Festival, a proud continuation of the legacy left by the legendary Tony Hall, will aim once again to be a beacon for the development of local playwrights, fostering the growth and sustainability of the theatre industry. “The New Play Festival is a series of activities within which playwrights are given the…
For some people, working for NASA is a lifelong dream. For others, it is an interesting and perhaps unexpected opportunity that comes up at just the right time and place. Everything from family ties and influential teachers to witnessing human spaceflight history and enjoying sci-fi entertainment has helped bring people of all backgrounds together at…
A Missouri adult who tested positive for H5 bird flu had no known contact with animals but has underlying medical conditions, according to a statement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The case of avian influenza A (H5) was identified as part of Missouri’s normal influenza surveillance testing program…
Reading Time: 2 minutes Ethereum Name Service has integrated PayPal and Venmo to ease crypto transfers The integration allows PayPal and Venmo users to transfer cryptocurrency using human-readable blockchain names The feature is set to be available to over 270 million users in the United States Ethereum Name Service (ENS) developer ENS Labs has revealed…
MedPage Today) — State police in Florida are showing up at the homes of voters who signed a petition to get an abortion rights amendment on the ballot in November as part of a state probe into alleged petition fraud. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis…
Ancient humans are said to have evolved to leave the trees, where our primate ancestors lived, in favour of open grassy savannahs – but we may have this idea wrong…
Researchers have demonstrated that bluestreak cleaner wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus) checked their body size in a mirror before choosing whether to attack fish that were slightly larger or smaller than themselves, saying it was the first time for a non-human animal to be demonstrated to possess some mental states that are elements of private self-awareness…
Since their invention in the 1920s, jungle gyms and monkey bars have become both fixtures of playgrounds and symbols of childhood injury that anxious caretakers want removed. Anthropologists mark 100 years of the iconic playground equipment by arguing that risky play exercises a biological need passed on from apes and early humans for children to…