The Iron Science Teacher 2007 regional competitions are complete. The top five teams now head to Calgary to set the stage for an exciting finale. Click to see the latest results and watch the finals LIVE on DiscoveryChannel.ca, Thursday, November 22, 12 noon ET/10am MT.
In partnership with Japanese broadcaster NHK (in association with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Association) Discovery HD recently showcased "Return to the Moon: The First Images", a 30-minute special featuring the first HD footage from the Moon - Missed it on Discovery HD? Catch an excerpt online in HD right here.
Start your engines! Trading surgeon's scrubs and a scalpel for a racing suit and a stick shift, one of the stars of Grey's Anatomy (tune in to find out who) gets things off to a roaring start when Daily Planet profiles all things fast in a special November theme week devoted to speed. Click for preview and web extras.
[11/06/2007] -- The sudden brightening of an otherwise mundane comet is presenting backyard sky gazers with a rare opportunity: The chance to see the tail of a comet with the unaided eye. Comet Holmes - originally discovered in 1892 by astronomer Edwin Holmes - now appears as large from Earth as our Sun - more than a million km in diameter.
A newly discovered geological phenomenon on Mars could mean that shallow puddles of surface water - and possibly even life - could exist there, according to a new study. University of Arizona geologists turned their eye on some of Mars' more chaotic terrains: debris flows, surface ice in strange places, large pieces of rock shooting out of the crust, and even mud volcanoes.
"Gordo", the largest skeleton ever to be displayed in Canada has re-emerged from the dust - literally. Dr. David Evans, Associate Curator of Vertebrate Palaeontology for Royal Ontario Museum, chanced upon the rare find amidst the Royal Ontario Museum's own collections. "This is a fascinating and somewhat humorous story," said the ROM's Director and CEO William Thorsell.
Calling all backseat drivers! Get revved up for the new season of Canada's Worst Driver and share your thoughts through our Exhaust Pipe. Watching this new slew of horrible drivers, you're sure to pull your hair, yell at the TV and experience a little bit of road rage right from your couch! So why not rant and rave about it and let the whole country know? Drivers and passengers, it's time to pipe up.
Canada's Worst Handyman is looking for the next round of disastrous do-it-yourselfers to renovate an entire house from top to bottom while learning the proper how-tos from the nation's experts. Producers will be scouring the country this November, so don't wait! Click for more information.
Ever wonder what it's like to be in a car with Canada's Worst Drivers? Buckle your seatbelt and check out these exclusive videos from the Drivers' point of view as they bump, smash, speed and crawl through these obstacle courses. Just click on the red sign and choose your video.
Check out "mini-versions" of the latest and greatest Daily Planet stories from the past few seasons in our new video feature...PLUS enter Cisco's "Around The World" contest for your chance to win an X-box 360 or $5,000 towards vacations on Expedia.ca
[11/02/2007] -- A harvest orange "star" will rise as twilight descends each evening: This fall, Mars continues to make its way closer and closer to Earth, eventually appearing brighter in the night sky than any time between now and 2016.