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Saudi Aramco begins massive share sale to raise around  billion

Saudi Aramco begins massive share sale to raise around $12 billion

Albert Wagner

Logo of Aramco, officially the Saudi Arabian Oil Group, Saudi petroleum and natural gas company, seen on the second day ...

B.C. hydrogen plants to create hundreds of jobs, cut emissions: Eby

B.C. hydrogen plants to create hundreds of jobs, cut emissions: Eby

Albert Wagner

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 24, 2024 4:05 pm Updated May 24, 2024 5:59 pm 1 min read ...

Japan loses contact with Akatsuki, humanity’s only active Venus probe

Japan loses contact with Akatsuki, humanity’s only active Venus probe

Albert Wagner

The Japanese space agency said it has lost contact with its intrepid Venus spacecraft Akatsuki. Akatsuki is Japan’s mission dedicated to ...

A greener, more effective way to kill termites

A greener, more effective way to kill termites

Albert Wagner

UC Riverside scientists have discovered a highly effective, nontoxic, and less expensive way to lure hungry termites to their doom. ...

Ecobee’s smart thermostat can automatically respond to a heatwave

Ecobee’s smart thermostat can automatically respond to a heatwave

Albert Wagner

Smart home company Ecobee launched a new feature for its thermostats today that will automatically adjust temperatures to save energy ...

The ESA is visiting the asteroid punched by NASA’s DART mission

The ESA is visiting the asteroid punched by NASA’s DART mission

Albert Wagner

The European Space Agency (ESA) is running some of the final tests required to launch its Hera mission this October, ...

Does String Theory Actually Describe the World? AI May Be Able to Tell

Does String Theory Actually Describe the World? AI May Be Able to Tell

Albert Wagner

A group led by string theory veterans Burt Ovrut of the University of Pennsylvania and Andre Lukas of Oxford went ...

UBS backs  million round for climate fintech startup Doconomy

UBS backs $37 million round for climate fintech startup Doconomy

Albert Wagner

From left to right: Johan Pihl, Doconomy’s chief creative officer and co-founder, and Mathias Wikstrom, chief executive officer and co-founder. ...

Space debris is an ‘increasing issue’ for Earth. What Canada is doing now

Space debris is an ‘increasing issue’ for Earth. What Canada is doing now

Albert Wagner

The Canadian Space Agency says it takes the issue of space debris “very seriously” and is working to ensure it ...

Nightmarish ‘footballfish’ washes up dead on US beach in potential 1st-of-its-kind occurrence

Nightmarish ‘footballfish’ washes up dead on US beach in potential 1st-of-its-kind occurrence

Albert Wagner

An extremely rare, deep-sea “footballfish” recently washed up dead on a beach in Oregon — potentially for the first time ...