Periodic table was first published in 1869. (Ed Uthman/Flickr)

150 years later, 2019 is the International Year of the Periodic Table

The periodic table is not just a typical wall decoration in high school science classrooms

Periodic table was first published in 1869. (Ed Uthman/Flickr)
Bees are seen in Keremeos, B.C. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff Bassett

The search for an effective way to save honeybees

A PhD Researcher in Environmental Sciences from University of Guelph studies honeybees

Bees are seen in Keremeos, B.C. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff Bassett
Taking tune from ‘The Office,’ Arizona mechanic helps save woman’s life

Taking tune from ‘The Office,’ Arizona mechanic helps save woman’s life

Cross Scott didn’t know any emergency training but thought of Michael Scott learning CPR to the ‘Stayin’ Alive’

Taking tune from ‘The Office,’ Arizona mechanic helps save woman’s life
Otter pups make debut at Kansas City Zoo

Otter pups make debut at Kansas City Zoo

Han, Luke and Leia were born last October

Otter pups make debut at Kansas City Zoo
A lotto Max ticket is shown in Toronto on Monday Feb. 26, 2018. (The Canadian Press)

No winning ticket in latest $17.4 million Lotto Max jackpot

One ticket that matched six-out-of-seven numbers won $300,000

A lotto Max ticket is shown in Toronto on Monday Feb. 26, 2018. (The Canadian Press)
Fashion Fridays: 5 tips to look and feel better

Fashion Fridays: 5 tips to look and feel better

Kim XO, helps to keep you looking good on Fashion Fridays on the Black Press Media Network

  • Jan 25, 2019
Fashion Fridays: 5 tips to look and feel better
Is your dog one of Canada’s top 10 most popular breeds?

Is your dog one of Canada’s top 10 most popular breeds?

Labs still top the list, French bulldogs move up

Is your dog one of Canada’s top 10 most popular breeds?
Talk about Autobahn speed limit has Germans all fired up

Talk about Autobahn speed limit has Germans all fired up

Germany is one of the few countries in the world that doesn’t impose speed limits on the highway

Talk about Autobahn speed limit has Germans all fired up
FILE - In this Monday, Jan. 14, 2019 aerial file image taken from a drone video and provided by the City of Westbrook, Maine, a naturally occurring ice disk forms on the Presumpscot River in Westbrook, Maine. The giant spinning ice disk, that quickly gained international fame and grew larger over the weekend, now has its own webcam. (Tina Radel/City of Westbrook via AP, File)

Giant ice disk equipped with webcam after surviving storm

Westbrook official Tina Radel says the livestream was requested by Brown University

FILE - In this Monday, Jan. 14, 2019 aerial file image taken from a drone video and provided by the City of Westbrook, Maine, a naturally occurring ice disk forms on the Presumpscot River in Westbrook, Maine. The giant spinning ice disk, that quickly gained international fame and grew larger over the weekend, now has its own webcam. (Tina Radel/City of Westbrook via AP, File)
(Flickr/Karen)

9 brains, 3 hearts: Some wild facts about octopuses

Things to know about the giant Pacific octopus, which is naturally found in the waters of the U.S. West coast, the Aleutian Islands and Japan

(Flickr/Karen)
Credit cards are displayed in Montreal, Wednesday, December 12, 2012. The latest Consumer Debt Index that shows 46 per cent of Canadians say they are $200 away from insolvency at the end of the month, up from 40 per cent in September. (Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press)

46% of Canadians $200 or less away from financial insolvency: poll

45% cent of those surveyed say they will need to go further into debt to pay their living and family expenses

Credit cards are displayed in Montreal, Wednesday, December 12, 2012. The latest Consumer Debt Index that shows 46 per cent of Canadians say they are $200 away from insolvency at the end of the month, up from 40 per cent in September. (Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press)
CONSUMER REPORT: What to buy each month in 2019 to save money

CONSUMER REPORT: What to buy each month in 2019 to save money

Resolve to buy all of the things you want and need, but pay less money for them

CONSUMER REPORT: What to buy each month in 2019 to save money
U.S. man exonerated after 45 years sells his prison art to get by

U.S. man exonerated after 45 years sells his prison art to get by

Richard Phillips painted warm landscapes and portraits of famous people like Mother Teresa in his prison cell

U.S. man exonerated after 45 years sells his prison art to get by
A super blood wolf moon will rise on the night of Jan. 20. (NASA)

Rare ‘super blood wolf moon’ takes to the skies this Sunday

Celestial event happens only three times this century

A super blood wolf moon will rise on the night of Jan. 20. (NASA)
Hawaiian researchers come face to face with huge great white shark

Hawaiian researchers come face to face with huge great white shark

Veteran shark diver doesn’t think the general public should recklessly get into the water with the giants

Hawaiian researchers come face to face with huge great white shark
Bertha Vickers (Photo special to Clarion Ledger)

101-year-old U.S. woman, avid deer hunter, bags 2 with 1 shot

Bertha Vickers says she got the two-in-one after missing four deer this season

Bertha Vickers (Photo special to Clarion Ledger)
Fashion Fridays: Inspirational gym outfits

Fashion Fridays: Inspirational gym outfits

Kim XO, helps to keep you looking good on Fashion Fridays on the Black Press Media Network

  • Jan 18, 2019
Fashion Fridays: Inspirational gym outfits
Less beef, more beans: World needs a new diet

Less beef, more beans: World needs a new diet

Experts say the world should cut down on red meat

Less beef, more beans: World needs a new diet
Kentucky canoe outfit borrows photo of Trudeau family to market business

Kentucky canoe outfit borrows photo of Trudeau family to market business

They are in a red canoe, all clad in life jackets, and Sophie Gregoire Trudeau and Ella-Grace are waving

Kentucky canoe outfit borrows photo of Trudeau family to market business
Robot recreates the walk of a 290-million-year-old creature

Robot recreates the walk of a 290-million-year-old creature

Evolutionary biologist John Nyakatura has spent years studying a 290-million-year-old fossil

Robot recreates the walk of a 290-million-year-old creature