2020-09-22 11:31
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2020-09-21 22:31
After months of delays, Tesla’s much-hyped Battery Day is finally upon us. Here’s what the company might reveal Read More
2020-09-21 18:56
Warming in the Arctic shrank the ice covering the polar ocean this year to its second-lowest extent in four decades, scientists announced Monday, yet another sign of how climate change is ra… Read More
2020-09-21 16:56
The sudden deaths of some 330 elephants in northwestern Botswana earlier this year may have occurred because they drank water contaminated by toxic blue-green algae, the government announced… Read More
2020-09-21 15:56
Microsoft Corp. said on Monday it would acquire ZeniMax Media for $7.5 billion in cash, strengthening its Xbox video game offering with the studio behind titles such as Fallout and the Doom… Read More
2020-09-21 15:38
Payloads ISS HAM: The crew initiated an ISS HAM contact with Avellaneda Ikastetxea school, Sodupe, Spain. ISS Ham Radio provides opportunities to engage and educate students, teachers, paren… Read More
2020-09-21 14:56
Prone to frequent flying, a passion for SUVs and big spending, the richest one per cent of the world's population produced twice as many planet-heating emissions as the poorest half of human… Read More
2020-09-21 14:56
Growth in Alberta's renewable energy sector should continue to trend upwards, experts say, with one forecast expecting that a surge of projects could have the province poised… Read More
2020-09-21 14:56
A ransomware attack last spring at Simon Fraser University compromised the personal information of about 250,000 students, faculty and alumni, documents reveal Read More
2020-09-21 14:56
Heavy rainfall in 2019 and 2020, along with several high water events in the North Saskatchewan River, have damaged some of Edmonton's river valley trails Read More
2020-09-21 14:31
Bogus booze has been infiltrating the market, so physicists found a way to test for authenticity while keeping the precious bottles sealed Read More
2020-09-21 12:31
A trial in Greece shows a long-used tuberculosis vaccine may cut respiratory infections, raising hopes for similar protection against Covid-19 Read More
2020-09-21 11:56
Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says he doesn’t know why it was suggested recently that the Liberal government had shelved a green recovery plan ahead of Wednesday's throne spe… Read More
2020-09-21 11:56
Chris Eggers says he and his wife were scammed out of nearly 600,000 PC Optimum points on Labour Day weekend after enrolling in a Shoppers Drug Mart promotion. Loblaw Companies Limited has a… Read More
2020-09-21 11:31
The return of non-Covid respiratory illnesses is putting a new strain on testing supplies around the world—and is a preview of what’s in store for the US Read More
2020-09-20 15:56
A U.S. federal judge has approved a request from a group of WeChat users to delay looming U.S. government restrictions that could effectively make the popular app nearly impossible to use Read More
2020-09-20 12:31
Renormalization, a technique that helps bridge the big and the small, has become perhaps the single most important advance in theoretical physics in 50 years Read More
2020-09-19 23:56
The U.S. Commerce Department on Saturday announced a one-week delay until Sept. 27 in an order issued Friday that was set to require Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google to remove the TikTok… Read More
2020-09-19 14:31
An NYU team thinks it's finally unlocked the secret to how these mysterious landforms get their interesting shape Read More
2020-09-19 12:31
Thousands of migrating birds have died, perhaps starved by drier conditions related to climate change or by having to fly inland to avoid wildfire smoke Read More
2020-09-19 11:31
Scientists want public confidence. The White House wants an October Surprise. The FDA wants to avoid looking political. Big Pharma wants a win. You’re in the middle Read More
2020-09-18 18:56
German prosecutors opened a homicide investigation on Friday into the case of a patient who died after a hospital in the western city of Duesseldorf was unable to admit her because its syste… Read More
2020-09-18 13:56
The U.S. Commerce Department has issued an order that will bar people in the United States from downloading Chinese-owned messaging app WeChat and video-sharing app TikTok, starting Sunday Read More
2020-09-18 13:56
The U.S. Commerce Department has issued an order that will bar people in the United States from downloading Chinese-owned messaging app WeChat and video-sharing app TikTok, starting Sunday Read More
2020-09-18 13:38
Payloads Genes in Space-6: The crew performed a checkout of the miniPCR16s S/N 001 and S/N 002 with updated software on SSC 6 and miniPCR16 S/N 002 on SSC13. Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) dama… Read More
2020-09-18 12:31
Blazes on the West Coast are spewing a haze clear across the country. Along the way, the complex chemistry of what we inhale gets even more complex Read More
2020-09-18 11:56
Male and female whale sharks — filter-feeding marine behemoths — grow at different rates, with females doing so more slowly but getting much larger than the guys, according to re… Read More
2020-09-18 11:56
British Columbia is introducing a new mouth rinse test for students from kindergarten to Grade 12 to help make it easier for children and teenagers to check whether they have COVID-19 Read More
2020-09-18 11:56
A paleontologist in Montana has "uncovered" a connection between the painted dinosaurs of Drumheller and the fabulous outfits worn by drag queen RuPaul Read More
2020-09-18 11:31
After years of neglect, Earth’s other neighbor is back in the spotlight following a major discovery. A private rocket company may be the first to visit Read More
2020-09-18 10:56
In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at ways to help birds migrate through Canadian cities, Arctic sea ice loss and how wildfires far away can have a physical and ment… Read More
2020-09-18 10:56
Some of Canada’s biggest cities are seeing a surge in household waste, and it's thanks to a combination of COVID-related trends such as more online shopping, disposable goods and home… Read More
2020-09-18 10:56
The world's largest tropical wetland is not supposed to burn. And yet, Brazil's Pantanal is on fire. Some 25,000 square kilometres have already been destroyed, and experts say it's goin… Read More
2020-09-18 10:56
An exhibit opens this weekend at the ROM that will give you a whole new picture of the inner lives of Egyptian mummies. Researchers used high-tech imaging techniques to make startling new di… Read More
2020-09-17 21:56
Twitter said Thursday it has reduced impressions on QAnon-related tweets by more than 50 per cent through its "work to deamplify content and accounts" associated with the conspiracy the… Read More
2020-09-17 18:31
It’s a reversal for an administration that’s been loath to prepare for pandemics or cooperate with China, where Covid-19 jumped from wildlife to people Read More
2020-09-17 17:31
A clever new system called Whale Safe listens for the cetacean chorus to alert vessels to slow down, potentially preventing deadly ship strikes Read More
2020-09-17 15:38
Payloads MUSES (Multiple User System for Earth Sensing Facility): The crew performed the MUSES Server Vent Cleaning. MUSES is an Earth imaging platform, as part of the company’s new co… Read More
2020-09-17 13:56
NASA is considering approving by next April up to two planetary science missions from four proposals under review, including one to Venus that scientists involved in the project said could h… Read More
2020-09-17 13:31
Obviously this situation sucks for everyone, but I have a few tips to help you make the most of a bad situation. (Also, don't cheat.) Read More
2020-09-17 11:56
The Tahltan Nation in northern B.C. is urging its citizens to hunt more bears and wolves, saying 'proliferating' populations are threatening communities and other important species Read More
2020-09-17 11:56
For the past three days smoke blowing into southern B.C. has been so bad it landed Vancouver in the top three spots on a list of major cities that have the worst air quality in the world Read More
2020-09-17 11:56
Questions are being asked now about how quickly or enthusiastically the Liberals should turn their focus back from the pandemic to the threat of runaway climate change. It doesn't… Read More
2020-09-17 11:56
Health Minister Patty Hajdu said today that Health Canada is not yet satisfied with any of the options it has been reviewing for rapid COVID-19 testing devices — and they will not be d… Read More
2020-09-16 16:56
Researchers analyzed core samples from nine different regions across northern Canada. They found carbon isn’t just being released in thawing permafrost soil, it’s also ending up… Read More
2020-09-16 15:56
Apple introduced a cheaper version of its smartwatch, its latest attempt to broaden the appeal of its trend-setting products while many consumers are forced to scrimp during the coronavirus… Read More
2020-09-16 13:38
Payloads ELF (Electro-static Levitation Furnace): The crew configured cables to allow ground teams to initiate a software updates to the ELF Z-book. ELF is an experimental facility designed… Read More
2020-09-16 12:31
A new four-part documentary about the ill-fated Challenger mission highlights the risk of putting bureaucracy before science in human spaceflight Read More
2020-09-16 12:31
Blyncsy wants states using Apple and Google technology to pay it $1 per resident. It may not win, but the patent tussle could deter others from adopting apps Read More
2020-09-16 11:56
The Alberta Wilderness Association says that southern mountain woodland caribou populations in Jasper National Park are dangerously low, and are calling on Parks Canada to intervene Read More
2020-09-16 11:56
It's early on an overcast Tuesday morning, and retired biologist Buzz Boles stands perched on the branch of a dead tree on an island in the middle of Big Rideau Lake. A sign below besee… Read More
2020-09-16 11:56
An independent task force made up of experts in financial and environmental policy is calling on Ottawa to spend $55 billion over five years on clean energy and measures to cope with cl… Read More
2020-09-16 11:56
Wildlife protection advocate Jane Weixl is glad to see the city council's unanimous vote to protect a great blue heron nesting area Read More
2020-09-16 11:31
The editor of Science has abandoned staid academic-speak to take on falsehoods in the White House—decorum be damned Read More
2020-09-16 08:56
TikTok users might not notice any change, but a shakeup is in the works for the company behind the wildly popular video sharing app. Caught in a political tug-of-war between Washington and B… Read More
2020-09-16 01:56
A backup driver has been charged with negligent homicide following a 2018 crash that killed a 49-year-old woman in a Phoenix suburb. The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board found the d… Read More
2020-09-15 20:56
On Monday, a study of Arctic conditions was published saying the Arctic region has started to transition into a new climate regime altogether Read More
2020-09-15 18:38
Payloads Burning Rate Emulator (BRE): The crew reconfigured the ACME hardware in preparation for BRE experiment runs. This includes swapping in Igniter Arm #2. The Burning Rate Emulator (BRE… Read More
2020-09-15 17:58
All the world's governments have fallen short on pledges made a decade ago to protect wildlife, though cases of conservation show that the destruction of nature can be slowed, and even rever… Read More
2020-09-15 17:58
The renowned German director behind a new film about the creative and destructive power of meteors says he isn’t losing sleep over the idea of space debris barrelling into Earth anytim… Read More
2020-09-15 12:31
A former astronaut explains what it’s like to pilot the Space Shuttle onto the runway … and boink back down to the ground on the Soyuz Read More
2020-09-15 12:31
A growing number of studies are raising concerns about the coronavirus’ long-term effects on the heart. Athletes especially need to heed the warnings Read More
2020-09-15 11:56
Three Canadian universities are among the most active in the world when it comes to collaborative work with Chinese researchers. Now, some are calling on post-secondary institutions to take… Read More
2020-09-15 11:56
More than 70 years ago, a five-foot-long dinosaur skull was discovered in Irvine, Alta., and after the efforts of a local business owner, a cast of it has been sent to the community Read More
2020-09-15 11:56
Growing up on Deep Cove, 22-year-old Josh Goodman had always dreamed of getting up close with killer whales. On Friday, that dream came true when a pod swam past his boat Read More
2020-09-15 11:56
As the federal government puts the finishing touches on a national hydrogen strategy designed to kickstart the budding sector, some experts say one of the vital ingredients for the industry… Read More
2020-09-15 11:56
A rare 102-carat diamond found in Northern Ontario two years ago could be among the most expensive of its kind in an auction that starts online and is set to culminate in person in Hong Kong… Read More
2020-09-15 11:56
Reindeer herders in a Russian Arctic archipelago have found an immaculately preserved carcass of an Ice Age cave bear, researchers said Monday Read More
2020-09-15 11:31
A breath test would offer advantages over throat and nose swabs, but the technology is novel, and early trials with volunteers are still ongoing Read More
2020-09-14 20:31
New studies show fractures on surface ice and warm seawater melting the ice from underneath. That’s a harbinger of a coming collapse—and sea level rise Read More
2020-09-14 15:56
Astronomers have detected a chemical signature in the atmosphere of Venus that may be associated with life Read More
2020-09-14 15:56
A leading investor group has written to the boards of the world's biggest corporate emitters of greenhouse gases, warning they must produce a strategy to move their business to net-zero carb… Read More
2020-09-14 15:38
Payloads CBEF (Cell Biology Experiment Facility): The crew replaced the CO2 sensor on the 1G CBEF hardware. The CBEF is a Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) subrack facility; it is an… Read More
2020-09-14 14:56
A big chunk of Greenland's ice cap, estimated to be some 110 square kilometres has broken off in the far north east Arctic which scientists say is evidence of rapid climate change Read More
2020-09-14 14:56
As the fall hunting season gets underway, hunters and northern politicians are calling for more protection for barren-ground caribou calving grounds in Nunavut. Read More
Search For Survivors Ongoing As Wildfires Rage In Western U.S. And Officials Warn Of Mass Casualties
2020-09-14 13:56
Search and rescue teams, with dogs in tow, were deployed across the blackened ruins of southern Oregon towns on Sunday as smoldering wildfires continue to ravage the U.S. west and officials… Read More
2020-09-14 13:31
On the show The Boys, a speedboat smashes into a cetacean and the humans emerge unscathed. Could this happen in real life? Read More
2020-09-14 11:56
When her plan to research plastic pollution on an island in Alaska was canceled due to the global pandemic, one researcher turned her attention to COVID litter on the streets of Toronto Read More
2020-09-14 11:56
The Pacific Rim National Park Reserve recently installed three new wildlife tunnels under a highway on the west coast of Vancouver Island to allow amphibians to avoid being hit by cars Read More
2020-09-14 11:56
How one ornithologist spent her summer doing double duty studying coastal marsh sparrows and organizing a social media movement in support of Black birders Read More
2020-09-14 11:56
In what it's calling a new approach to forest management in B.C., the province says it will protect 353,000 hectares of forest in nine old-growth areas throughout the pro… Read More
2020-09-14 11:56
A new dock has been built in Hubbards, N.S., that uses boards made out of recycled plastic. The owner of the company that makes them says he hopes it will inspire Nova Scotians to use this k… Read More
2020-09-14 11:56
There was an encouraging sign this week for a critically endangered Canadian fish teetering on the brink of extinction in the wild. Six adult Atlantic whitefish were observed in an isolated… Read More
2020-09-14 11:56
U.S. President Donald Trump's feud with the popular TikTok video-sharing social-networking app likely has less to do with overall concerns for national security and more to do with the rise… Read More
2020-09-14 11:31
Climate change is making wildfires bigger, fiercer, and deadlier, fueling a new kind of despair on the West Coast—and beyond Read More
2020-09-14 00:56
The owner of TikTok has chosen Oracle over Microsoft as its preferred suitor to buy the popular video-sharing app, according to a source familiar with the deal Read More
2020-09-13 14:56
Bob McDonald's blog: Bob's summer adventures included witnessing the results of global warming Read More
2020-09-13 12:31
For millennia, many have wondered whether odd perfect numbers exist. Insight could come from studying the next best things Read More
2020-09-12 12:31
Getting rid of asbestos is good for public health, but it’s risky for abatement workers, whose occupational risks make them vulnerable to Covid-19 complications Read More
2020-09-12 08:56
The deadly fires devastating California are unlike any seen before, experts say. Research shows that climate change has amplified the risk of many conditions that help them ignite and spread… Read More
2020-09-11 16:31
That Sturgis coronavirus paper had flaws, but it's not useless. And it shows the US needs better data collection. Until then, better get used to stewing in uncertainty Read More
2020-09-11 14:38
ISS Reboost: Today the ISS performed a reboost using the SM Aft 75P R&D thrusters. This is the second of three planned reboosts to set up phasing conditions for 63S rendezvous on October… Read More
2020-09-11 12:56
NASA has launched an effort to pay companies to mine resources on the moon, announcing it would buy rocks, dirt and other lunar materials as the U.S. space agency seeks to spur private extra… Read More
2020-09-11 12:56
A Newfoundland and Labrador-based robotics company has landed a $36-million contract to supply the Danish and Polish navy with minehunting sonar equipment Read More
2020-09-11 11:56
A Northern California wildfire that destroyed a foothill hamlet has become the state's deadliest blaze of the year with 10 people confirmed dead — and the toll could climb as searchers… Read More
2020-09-11 11:56
A grizzly bear that was hanging out in a Squamish neighbourhood this week has been captured and will be released away from human homes Read More
2020-09-11 11:56
A research project in Pynn's Brook, east of Corner Brook, is looking at ways to help farmers become more self-reliant and grow crops that don't normally flourish in Newfoundland Read More
2020-09-11 11:31
Despite a lack of scientific studies on its efficacy for Covid-19, interest in the treatment has surged alongside case numbers Read More
2020-09-11 10:56
In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at how citizen cleanup initiatives have fared during the pandemic, the climate cost of ridesharing and how Canadian glaciers are a… Read More
2020-09-11 10:56
Anti-nuclear flyers sent to 50,000 homes, that criticize a proposed high tech vault to store the country's nuclear waste, contain misinformation and are an attempt at 'fear mongering,' accor… Read More
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