The Burgess Shale is located in British Columbia and is a site of marine fossils that are 506 million years old. It is celebrated for its weird wonders, containing a treasure trove of astonishingly w… [+5573 chars]
Deep space ghost particles likely originate from galactic nuclei fed by supermassive black holes, according to a new study that could unravel the mystery of these subatomic particles that formed befo… [+3658 chars]
Water is life, but for all its importance, humanity has a surprisingly limited view of Earth's freshwater bodies. Researchers have reliable water level measurements for only a few thousand lakes arou… [+6138 chars]
The International Space Station operates the coldest refrigerator in the Universe. The exotic species of matter produced there will tell the fundamental laws of physics. Cold Atom Lab [Photo: NASA, … [+249 chars]
Scientists at a U.S. government plasma lab have discovered a missing component in nuclear fusion equations that could speed up development of a working reactor. Specifically, the discovery could imp… [+3524 chars]
CBC Kids News found this quirky story and we couldn’t resist sharing it with you.Is there a #weirdnews story you think we should be covering?Email cbckidsnews@cbc.ca. Ever wanted to buy your very ow… [+1795 chars]
In the early '90s, on a trip to the Space Telescope Science Institute, Dave Meyer was met with an air of exhilaration and an urgent tone. "You've got to see this." Elsewhere in the building, image… [+12944 chars]
For years, scientists have wondered why Jupiter doesn't have thick, bright rings like neighboring Saturn does, and now they think they might know why. Though Jupiter does have faint, nebulous rin… [+3697 chars]
We are living in a renaissance of psychedelic research, no doubt about itparticularly when it comes to medical treatment. Psilocybin and MDMA are being used to alleviate depression and post traumatic… [+3696 chars]
Could the global actions to reduce harmful air pollutants in the atmosphere be deemed futile? New research has found that clean air is fostering global warming while pollution keeps our planet cool.… [+974 chars]
Micromarble. A 100-nanometer-wide silica nanosphere is levitated by a focused infrared laser beam (not visible). Suppressing the fluctuations inherent in a laser beam leads to light that is suited f… [+5677 chars]
