Ontario government investigating what caused the death of 1.2 million bees in Lively

Ontario government investigating what caused the death of 1.2 million bees in Lively

Ontario’s Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks is looking into the massive bee kill that happened at Mikkola Family Farm & Apiary in Lively early in June.  Spokesperson Gary Wheeler told CBC News in an email that staff visited the property where the sudden deaths took place in late August.  They are currently “assessing the available information … Read more

Engineers attempt to fix a computer glitch on Voyager 1

Engineers attempt to fix a computer glitch on Voyager 1

Last November, the Voyager 1 spacecraft began sending gibberish radio signals back to Earth. Engineers have now identified the problem, but trying to repair a 46-year-old device on a craft 24 billion kilometres from Earth is not easy. Voyager 1 and its twin Voyager 2 were both launched in 1977 on a reconnaissance mission to … Read more