Science North flipped the switch to energy conservation Thursday morning, giving the second largest science centre in Canada power over its own power.

The Smart Microgrid uses technology to gather and act on information to manage energy use. It is made up of three energy sources: solar panels, a battery bank to store the power, and energy from the Greater Sudbury Hydro local distribution grid. The project gives the science centre greater influence over energy control, consumption and conservation. Read more

The city and the Telus World of Science-Edmonton have come to an agreement to renovate and restore the beautiful old planetarium as a teaching, reception and production space. The deal will take one of Edmonton’s truly landmark buildings out of stasis and give it a new mission.

“It was the right thing for us to do, to work with the city to bring the QEP back to life,” says Alan Nursall, president and CEO of the Telus World of Science. “It’s our heritage. It’s our legacy. It’s where we came from. We want to preserve it as an icon of Edmonton history.”  Read more

Comber’s unprecedented journey home is now in nature’s hands.

The inspiring Green sea turtle was released back into the ocean off San Diego’s coast on Oct. 20 wrapping up what is believed to be Canada’s first stranded-to-success story of his species.

Dr. Martin Haulena, who led the Vancouver Aquarium veterinary team that rehabilitated Comber, was following the day’s events closely and told the Westerly the release followed its heartwarming script.

“Everything went fantastic. He did exactly what he was supposed to do, which is never look back and just take off,” Haulena said.

“I am personally, incredibly excited and happy and super proud of our team. This is, as far as we know, the very first sea turtle stranded in Canada that has been successfully rehabilitated and released so this is totally awesome...This is huge for us and really, really huge for him.” Read more

Peer into alternate universes without leaving the Ontario Science Centre when Terracosm, a mixed-reality, mobile gaming adventure, officially launches on October 29, 2016. Created by Toronto's Digital Howard, Terracosm invites players to travel virtually to alternate universes to complete four unique missions, using just their smartphone or tablet – all while learning about science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). The goal of Terracosm is to bring its players to their local science centre to solve intergalactic problems, and the Ontario Science Centre is the first in the world to beta test the experience. Read more

A well known attraction in northeastern Ontario could help get a grain elevator museum up and running in Thunder Bay.

The Friends of the Grain Elevators have spoken with Science North about receiving help from the Sudbury-based group to develop an elevator-based museum in Thunder Bay.

The science education and discovery centre has helped other northern Ontario communities — such as Timmins, Kenora and Red Lake — establish tourist attractions, and leveraging the resources and expertise already in Sudbury could provide a huge boost for the museum, said Science North CEO Guy Labine. Read more

Science World has unveiled a new sculpture celebrating the Canadian pioneers of stem cell science.

The life-size bronze statue carved by acclaimed sculptor Ruth Abernathy honours Dr. James Till and Dr. Ernest McCulloch, two scientists who launched research into stem cells in the 1960s.

Placed on the plaza outside TELUS World of Science, the sculpture was a gift from local enterprise Stemcell Technologies Inc. Read more

If Ottawa residents ever wondered what it would be like to build a colony on Mars, there’s an app for that.

The Canada Aviation and Space Museum launched the museum’s newest mobile application on Oct. 18.

Space Frontiers: Dawn of Mars lets players be a commanding officer of M.E.T. 003, the third Mars Expeditionary Team, players are on a one-way mission to land and establish the first permanent settlement on Mars.

Players explore real Martian locations through narrative gameplay, and turn a fledgling outpost into a thriving metropolis. Read more

The Manitoba Museum is home to three new exhibits in the coming months, with the first focusing completely on LEGO.

Brickyard: Build with LEGO Bricks opens Friday, featuring more than 100,000 LEGO bricks for visitors to use to express their creativity. Several challenges will be available to test your imagination, including building a bridge that supports a certain weight, constructing a pulley chair, creating animals, vehicles, or communities — all using LEGO bricks. Read more

Theoretical physicist Richard Feynman said, “If you think you understand quantum mechanics, you don’t understand quantum mechanics.”

It’s a quote TheMuseum’s chief executive officer David Marskell likes to use when someone asks him about the new exhibit, QUANTUM. Read more

"I like the old ones, like Pac-Man, Donkey Kong, ones like those," said Snoddon, a fourth-grade student at Lansdowne Public School. "Donkey Kong, it's kind of a rush to get Donkey Kong out and Pac-Man, to get the power ups and kill the ghosts."

He was right at home, then, when Science North pulled the curtain Thursday on Game Changers, a new 3,500-square-foot travelling exhibit from the Canada Science and Technology Museum exploring the history of video games, as well as the relationship between a designer's aspirations, a player's expectations and the ever-expanding limits of technology. Read more