Fossils from a hapless hadrosaur from Alberta show telltale signs of a disease that causes tumours in human children, showing the affliction has been around since at least the Age of Dinosaurs, a new study suggests. Bones from the tail of a truck-sized duck-billed, plant-eating dinosaur that lived about 75 million years ago had some large,…

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos said Monday that he plans to spend $10 billion US of his own fortune to help fight climate change. Bezos, the world’s richest man, said in an Instagram post that he’ll start giving grants this summer to scientists, activists and non-profits working to protect Earth. “I want to work alongside others…

A cargo ship is rocketing toward the International Space Station, carrying candy and cheese to satisfy the astronauts’ cravings. Northrop Grumman launched its Cygnus capsule from the Virginia seashore on Saturday. The nearly four-tonne shipment should arrive at the orbiting lab Tuesday. It took three tries over the past week to get the Antares rocket off…

In the market for a vintage blazer or second-hand sneakers? There’s an app for that. The proliferation of e-commerce tools has propelled the fast fashion industry, giving anyone with an internet connection the ability to put together a new outfit with just a swipe or a click. But it’s not just new clothes we’re buying. In…

Betelgeuse just keeps getting weirder and weirder. The massive star has been the subject of much discussion over the past few months after it began to dim in December. The fading hasn’t stopped, and the star that usually lies in the top 10 brightest has fallen to 24th.  Then, last month, a gravitational wave was detected from…

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