Now you can fly on water (but at a fraction of the cost)
Under development for about eight years, Cessna has now announced that it’s designing a plane that can float on water — and could possibly be in the air in 2022. When airplanes used to…
I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! 2017 lineup announced
Cox won gold in London 2012, making her the first UK woman to win two medals at the same Paralympics. In Brazil last year, she came second in the T38 4x100m, losing out to…
Hubble space telescope’s EMU reboot fails to restore functionality
Emma D’Agostino/Space Telescope Science Institute A bevy of terabytes worth of information has been lost on NASA’s most famous telescope after a failure to adapt its settings to a new software upgrade. The US…
Laura Ingraham on telecommuting: You don’t have to commute into Manhattan to find out what people say
On Thursday, Laura Ingraham expressed her skepticism toward the U.S. government’s use of remote work for its employees. Speaking on Fox News, Ingraham said “you don’t have to commute into Manhattan to find out…
Olympics: E-coli outbreak in Toronto could spread to children
Bears have been banned from settling into basements in Windsor for the duration of the Olympics A health problem that usually strikes adults is spreading in Toronto – and doctors there say they are…
Golf resort named ‘Pig Island’ thanks to herds of Brazilian pigs
A Brazilian golf course has become a haven for a herd of hogs — and the swarms of pigs have taken up residence on the back nine. Visitors have dubbed the Unico de Piaui…
Czech president orders new prime minister after court ruling
Mirek Topolanek puts off resignation for two weeks after losing court case to avoid exit even though he ‘did nothing’ Czech president David Čech on Friday appointed a new prime minister, who could only…
Canadian refiner to sell renewable fuels produced from sugar cane
“Don’t blame us,” says the meteorologist. “It’s just the wind.” On Sunday, the U.S. Department of Energy approved the sale of a refinery operated by Halifax-Gulf Refining, LLC, of the town of Come by…
Girl Scouts member alleges she was sexually assaulted on Australian scout trip
The multi-ethnic 13-year-old from the northeast Indian state of Punjab was invited to participate in a scout camp at Maple Grove Junior High School, northeast of Toronto, during a field trip. After a day…