It’s a small world: Winners of microscopic video competition reveal the tiny in stunning detail

It’s a small world: Winners of microscopic video competition reveal the tiny in stunning detail

It’s not every day we get to see the tiny world that exists beyond our vision, but that’s what the Nikon Small World in Motion competition is all about. This is the 14th year of the competition, where past winners revealed extraordinary insights into things like the stomach contents of a termite, human cells fusing and dying during … Read more

Postmedia enters agreement to buy SaltWire chain of newspapers

Postmedia enters agreement to buy SaltWire chain of newspapers

Postmedia has entered an agreement to purchase SaltWire, Atlantic Canada’s largest newspaper chain, according to a news release issued Friday. SaltWire has been under creditor protection since March. It publishes more than 20 papers in Atlantic Canada, including The Chronicle Herald in Halifax, The Guardian in Charlottetown, and The Telegram in St. John’s, along with associated websites. … Read more

Western University reconsiders ties with Nobel laureate-writer Alice Munro after daughter’s disclosure

Western University reconsiders ties with Nobel laureate-writer Alice Munro after daughter’s disclosure

Western University on Friday took a step toward reconsidering its relationship with acclaimed local writer and Nobel laureate Alice Munro, announcing it has decided to pause a research chair created in her honour. The move by the London, Ont., school comes in the wake of recent revelations that Munro chose to remain married to her second husband … Read more

With supply rising and prices dropping, is it time to buy a new car?

With supply rising and prices dropping, is it time to buy a new car?

For the first time in years, car shoppers are having an easier time finding a deal as the auto industry bounces back from supply chain woes — and experts say the outlook could get even better. Sticker prices at dealerships have started to come down and affordability is improving, said Daniel Ross, senior manager of … Read more

Pharmaceuticals in our waterways affect wildlife. This researcher says it’s a big problem

Pharmaceuticals in our waterways affect wildlife. This researcher says it’s a big problem

The Current11:38How our discarded drugs are sparking sex changes in fish What do fish act like on anti-anxiety medication? According to Karen Kidd, “they get bolder” and don’t rely on their usual survival skills — and that’s part of a big problem. “Fish are swimming around in the soup of drugs … and a drug … Read more

China blasts off on mission that could provide 1st samples of far side of the moon

China blasts off on mission that could provide 1st samples of far side of the moon

China on Friday launched a lunar probe to land on the far side of the moon and return with samples that could provide insights into differences between the less-explored region and the better-known near side. It is the latest advance in China’s increasingly sophisticated space exploration program, which is now competing with the U.S., still … Read more

Tesla settles lawsuit on eve of trial in deadly automated-driving crash

Tesla settles lawsuit on eve of trial in deadly automated-driving crash

Tesla has settled a lawsuit over a 2018 car crash that killed an Apple engineer after his Model X, operating on Autopilot, swerved off a highway near San Francisco, court documents showed on Monday. The settlement was made on the eve of the trial over the high-profile accident involving Tesla’s driver-assistant technology. Tesla faces a … Read more

Fate of giant carbon capture project still uncertain, but Pathways Alliance hopeful for deal with feds

Fate of giant carbon capture project still uncertain, but Pathways Alliance hopeful for deal with feds

Despite growing frustrations and prolonged negotiations with the federal government, a consortium of Canada’s largest oilsands companies is optimistic about having a “line of sight” in securing the certainty it needs from Ottawa to advance its proposed $16.5-billion carbon capture pipeline project. The Pathways Alliance is not expecting any new commitments in the upcoming federal … Read more

Condiments are getting more competitive. Does yellow mustard still cut the mustard?

Condiments are getting more competitive. Does yellow mustard still cut the mustard?

Did Subway discontinue yellow mustard in Canada? That’s the chatter online, as franchise owners on Reddit, customers on X and Facebook, and a notice sent out to parents of a school lunch program all allege the sandwich chain has stopped offering a beloved Canadian condiment. On Thursday, some parents of children at a school in Kingston, Ont., received an email notice.  “Subway will not be able to provide the … Read more

New NASA climate satellite will keep eye on plankton, clouds. Here’s why

New NASA climate satellite will keep eye on plankton, clouds. Here’s why

NASA’s newest climate satellite rocketed into orbit Thursday to survey the world’s oceans and atmosphere in never-before-seen detail. SpaceX launched the Pace satellite on its $948-million US mission before dawn from Cape Canaveral, Fla., with the Falcon rocket heading south over the Atlantic Ocean to achieve a rare polar orbit. The satellite will spend at … Read more