Category: Science
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Can Fish Do Math?
On April 1, 2022, University of Bonn Researchers announced that they have successfully taught fish how to do simple math. The students in this fish school were cichlids and stingrays. The researchers showed that the fish were able to perform simple addition and subtraction of the number 1, in the number range up to 5.…
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Upgrade Sustainability Practices by Upcycling
(Family Features) Virtually everyone knows recycling helps promote more sustainable living. A lesser known but effective way to keep materials out of the landfill is upcycling. When items get recycled, they’re generally broken down and the materials are used to create other products. For example, glass can be melted to create new glass containers, milk…
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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 Astronauts to Discuss Mission, Splashdown
As they prepare to return to Earth later this month, NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts will answer media questions about their time aboard the International Space Station during an in-orbit news conference at 1:20 p.m. EDT Friday, April 15. NASA astronauts Raja Chari, Tom Marshburn, and Kayla Barron, as well as ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Matthias Maurer, will participate in…
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How Many Nuclear Missiles Can the United States Intercept?
The YouTube channel Not What You Think tackles the question about missile defense in their latest video. It is a good question, especially in this new climate and global reaction to the war in the Ukraine. How have we progress since Reagan’s Strategic Defence Initiative proposal from back in the 1980s. Not What you Think:…
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Valley Metro, City of Phoenix renew Small Business Financial Assistance Program
After a successful first year, the Small Business Financial Assistance Program (SBFAP) pilot will continue through 2024, which is the completion of the South Central Extension/Downtown Hub and Northwest Extension Phase II light rail projects. In its first year, the SBFAP granted over $360,000 to 62 businesses impacted by construction. As the program enters its…
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The Canadian Space Agency remembers Bjarni Tryggvason
LONGUEUIL, QC /CNW/ – Former Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Bjarni Tryggvason has passed away at the age of 76. Tryggvason was one of the original six Canadian astronauts selected in December 1983. He flew aboard Space Shuttle Discovery on August 7, 1997, as a payload specialist. He spent over 11 days in space, where he successfully operated a Canadian technology he…
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Ax-1 mission launches successfully; 4 private astronauts en route to space station
Axiom Space’s Axiom Mission 1 (Ax-1), the world’s first all-private astronaut mission to the International Space Station (ISS), launched Friday. The four-person multi-national crew of Ax-1 is now in orbit following an 11:17 a.m. EDT liftoff from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The crew is traveling aboard SpaceX’s Dragon Endeavor spacecraft,…
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Building new track in downtown Phoenix creates temporary light rail service adjustment
Construction progress continues on the South Central Extension/Downtown Hub light rail project in Phoenix. Crews are about to begin work that will connect the current and future lines, creating a two-line light rail system and transfer hub in downtown Phoenix by 2024. This spring, workers will install nine new pieces of special track, reconstruct more than 1,000…
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Saint-Laurent Granted Nearly $1 Million to Protect Parc Marcel-Laurin Woodland
SAINT-LAURENT, QC /CNW Telbec/ – Arrondissement de Saint-Laurent is delighted with the grant of up to $1 million received from the Ministère de l’Environnement et de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques to restore and create wetlands and bodies of water in Parc Marcel-Laurin woodland. “Our government is redoubling its efforts regarding environmental matters in Montréal. Whether we are talking about public transit, soil…
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Amazon Signs Contract with United Launch Alliance for 38 Project Kuiper Launches on Vulcan Centaur
Next-Generation Vulcan Rocket to Launch Majority of Project Kuiper Satellite Constellation Centennial, Colo. – United Launch Alliance (ULA) announced today that Amazon has selected its next-generation Vulcan rocket for 38 launches supporting deployment for its ambitious Project Kuiper, Amazon’s initiative to increase global broadband access through a constellation of 3,236 advanced satellites in low Earth orbit.…