Water Pressure Turned Into Power

A unique device turns excess water pressure from reservoirs, water treatment plants and factories into electricity.

What do zippers, cheese, electricity have in common?

Did you know the zipper was invented in St. Catharines? Or that the Leon’s furniture chain began in Welland? Niagara has been an inspiration to a number of entrepreneurs and forward thinkers over the years.[...]

Scientists Have Wired a Cockroach, Matrix-Style [Science]

# science Cripes, why don't we just hand the planet over to the robots already. Things were bad with the self-controlling war machines and computers capable of destroying our greatest trivia minds , but now we've invented biological electricity harvesters. Might as well build a fleet of Squids while we're at it. More »

Long Wharf: Fleeting memories in a pre-Civil War African American neighborhood

Editor’s note: February is Black History Month, during which The Sun Journal is presenting this and other stories about historically significant black neighborhoods and personalities.

'Idol' Begins 11th Season With Auditions in Georgia

"American Idol" kept things light and hopeful, relegating most of the worst performances to montages and focusing on the storylines of standouts who made it to the next round.

ArtsBeat: 'American Idol' Kicks Off 11th Season With Auditions in Georgia

'American Idol' kept things light and hopeful, relegating most of the worst performances to montages and focusing on the storylines of standouts who made it to the next round.