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Canadian who helped design splash-free urinal is proud of his weird science award
A team of University of Waterloo scientists won this year’s Ig Nobel Physics Prize for their “theoretical and experimental attempts to design a splash-free urinal.” Source link
This year's El Niño could be the strongest ever, UN weather agency says
The El Niño weather phenomenon is set to intensify further into 2027 and could be the strongest ever, raising risks of extreme weather into next year, the World Meteorological Organization said on Thursday. Source link
Another beluga whale sent from Marineland to Chicago's Shedd Aquarium has died
Shedd Aquarium in Chicago says two whales have died after it took in several beluga whales from Marineland in Niagara Falls, Ont. Source link
Climate change past the point of no return, UN says, as worst impacts are now unavoidable
In a strategic retreat in the fight against climate change, the United Nations has acknowledged that Earth has lost its chance to prevent some of the worst of global warming’s harms. Officials say the world must now figure out how to get temperatures below the danger zone and back to safety. Source link
Carney's 'hydronym' moment is behind a cheeky campaign to raise awareness about Lake Ontario
Riding on Prime Minister Mark Carney’s use of the proper word for a body of water, a London, Ont., company has created T-shirts emblazoned with “My hydronyms are Lake and Ontario.” A portion of the apparel sales proceeds go to Swim Drink Fish Canada, a charity that connects people with the lake, and works to […]
This new type of dice guarantees no tie when deciding who goes first
A group of mathematicians and computer scientists has cracked the code to create dice that can determine a winner in single roll with no chance of a tie. Source link
How scientists confirmed the 'paint by numbers' Norval Morrisseau fraud ring
Scientists at a little-known federal agency in Ottawa reveal the forensic tools that helped crack the largest art fraud case in history. For decades, the forgery ring produced thousands of fake paintings attributed to famed Anishinaabe artist Norval Morrisseau. Source link
The 1st Fat Marmot Week winner is a 'special boy who likes to eat rocks'
Dawn, fuzzy fat father who likes the taste of rocks, is officially the most popular yellow-bellied marmot in Gothic, Colo. The Fat Marmot Week contest is the brainchild of the Marmot Project, a long-term research initiative whose future hangs in the balance amid U.S. funding cuts. Source link
Corals in decline globally, nearly half a century of data shows
New research highlights the declines in living corals in reefs around the world, showing the unprecedented twin-danger of human-caused climate change and an expected record El Niño. Source link
NASA launches $4B Roman astronomical observatory to explore depths of space
NASA began a new mission to probe some of the biggest mysteries in astrophysics and cosmology with the launch on Sunday of the U.S. space agency’s new flagship astronomical observatory, a repurposed spy satellite that will capture panoramic views of the cosmos. Source link