Ancestor of T rex unearthed

The t-rex's ancestor which lived about 200 million years ago was unearthed in a diggin in southern Poland. It was about 5 meters long and it's biggest tooth was about 7 centimeters long." WARSAW: Paleontologists...

Leaning tower of Pisa 'safe for 300 years'

The leaning tower of Pisa will be safely standing for another 300 years, according to an engineer who's been monitoring the somewhat wonky building in Italy. ""All of our expectations have been confirmed,"...

Frog evolution debate resolved

A fossil of an amphibian found in Texas in 1995 appears to have put an end to a lengthy debate about the evolution of frogs and salamanders."The fossilized creature, known as Gerobatrachus hottoni, proves that...

St. John River Laps at Buildings in Fredericton, New Brunswick

Melting snow and rain caused problems for residents as flooding from the St. John River rose to cover parts of the highways outside Fredericton, New Brunswick. So far the river hasn't caused any major damage to houses, though residents near the affected areas are putting...

Manitoba hit by snow and freezing rain

Southern Manitoba is still dealing with snow and freezing rain this morning, and a winter storm warning continues to be in effect. So much for Spring!"Winnipeg could see about five centimetres of snow before...

Saving Venice From Rising Sea Levels

url="http://skywatch-media.com/"]Venice has become increasingly vulnerable over time, suffering more than 50 significant floods between 1993 and 2002 and sinking about 23 centimeters over the course of the 20th...

Opinion: East Coast Dreaming For Global Warming

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorEastern Canada and the United States hit with crushing snow and freezing rain resulting in many communities and cities who lost power, recently 70,000 people freezing in...

Snow, freezing rain blast eastern Canada

We had a pretty wild evening last night in Toronto, we were surprised we didn't lose power. Lots of wind and blowing snow/freezing rain that pretty much turned into hail at one point. Nasty stuff, I'd hate to be...

Snow, ice, Pelts Southern Ontario

Well I can attest to the fact that it is indeed cold, snowing and grey here in Toronto. I didn't notice any major change in the number of people out, either driving or walking around. It's not bad enough to close...

Fourth Storm in Seven Days Batters Atlantic Canada

My folks were just digging out of one storm when another 20cm started coming down. That brings the total to around 160cm for the week for my hometown of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. "Atlantic Canada was...

Atlantic Storm Intensifies as it Moves Toward Newfoundland

I'm from back east, hope my folks are all bundled up!"Winter storm and snowfall warnings remain in effect for parts of Atlantic Canada as a low-pressure system that dumped mixed precipitation on the Maritimes...

Up to 5,000 cars stuck overnight on Austrian highways after heavy snow

"VIENNA, Nov 16 (AFP) Nov 16, 2007 Hundreds of vehicles were still at a standstill outside Vienna Friday after unseasonably heavy snowfall blocked highways overnight, authorities said.  At least two highways...

Endeavour: Williams has 'amazing ride' on spacewalk

Deciding on whether to repair the gouge or not has yet to be decided by NASA ground crews, Perhaps astronauts in space would feel a little better to have it repaired considering Space Shuttle Columbia's tragedy...

Cutting size of Taupo trout

"Good news for anglers - bad news for trout at Lake Taupo. The Conservation Department is considering reducing the legal size for catching trout by three centimetres amid concerns that drier winters are...

French Cops Not 420-Friendly

"Police in France said they had thwarted an attempt by a group of marijuana smokers to roll the world's longest joint by seizing a work-in-progress measuring 80 centimetres (32 inches) in length. "At some point, these young people had wanted to craft a joint of 1.12 metres to...

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