Boeing and SpaceX have traded the lead a few times in the race to send a crewed spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS). Initially, Boeing was the favorite due to its long history navigating the intricacies of government contracts, but SpaceX pulled ahead on the strength of the …

  Humanity is a long way from being able to colonize a single star, let alone the entire Milky Way galaxy. NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) issued an interesting challenge to scientists around the world as part of the 10th Global Trajectory Optimisation Competition (GTOC X). Teams had to devise …

  The era of 5G could offer massively increased data speeds, more real-time services, and the proliferation of “internet of things” hardware. According to several groups representing meteorologists, 5G could also mean major disruptions to weather forecasting. They’ve submitted an official complaint to the Federal Communications Commission asking that certain …

The question of where Kevin Durant will play next season has lingered the entire 2018-19 NBA season and for good reason. Still, the 30-year-old Durant will be one of the leagues most coveted players alongside Kawhi Leonard and Kyrie Irving when free agency opens June 30 after he reportedly declined …

  Managing people is perhaps the most challenging thing most people will have to learn in the course of their professional lives – especially because there’s no one ‘right’ way to do it. But Ottawa-based startup Fellow is hoping to ease the learning curve for new managers, and improve and …

An international team of scientists has sequenced the nuclear genomes of two Neanderthals who lived in Europe around 120,000 years ago. They found that the individuals were more genetically similar to later Neanderthals from Europe than to a roughly contemporaneous individual from Siberia. The findings reveal a stable, 80,000-year ancestry …

An international team of paleontologists from the United Kingdom and Germany has shown that blue feather melanosomes are highly distinct from melanosomes that are from feathers expressing black, reddish-brown, brown and iridescent. Reconstruction of Eocoracias brachyptera with hypothesized plumage coloration. Image credit: Marta Zaher, University of Bristol. A pigment called …

Still looking to make plans for summer vacation or considering a last-minute trip to somewhere fun?  Summer is generally one of the most expensive times to travel, but deals can be found if you’re willing to keep your options open. Consulting with airfare experts, USA Today broke down 9 of …

  Entrepreneurs take a long journey when naming their brainchild, comparable to a parent naming their own flesh and blood. There are many reasons behind naming – one untalked-of and probably the most important. This is, how to choose a name that gets you more business. Technology changes how we …

  NASA’s Curiosity rover has been exploring the red planet for almost seven years, spending most of its time analyzing the geology and taking selfies. However, it also has some instruments that can detect possible signs of life on Mars. The agency reports that Curiosity just detected an unusually high …