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Abominable Snowman's true identity unmasked
Scientists tested 9 biological samples all thought to have come from Yeti. Eight of the samples she tested matched the DNA of local bears living today in the Himalayan region.
Scientists tested 9 biological samples all thought to have come from Yeti. Eight of the samples she tested matched the DNA of local bears living today in the Himalayan region.
Hans Selye isn't exactly a household name, but he was one of the twentieth century's most lauded and prolific scientists. Over his 40-year career, he was nominated for the Nobel Prize 17 times for his research in endocrinology and the immune system. He puScience | 207291 hits | 12:32 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The pterosaurs were an order of flying reptiles that went extinct some 66 million years ago. They were not actually dinosaurs, but they went extinct at the same timeKing Tut's dagger blade made from meteorite, study confirms
A famous dagger found in the wrapping of Egyptian King Tutankhamun's mummy was made with iron from a meteorite, a new study confirms. An analysis of the dagger's blade led by Daniela Comelli, a professor of materials science at the Polytechnic University
A famous dagger found in the wrapping of Egyptian King Tutankhamun's mummy was made with iron from a meteorite, a new study confirms. An analysis of the dagger's blade led by Daniela Comelli, a professor of materials science at the Polytechnic University Giant 30-tonne meteorite uncovered in Argentina
Scientists have uncovered a giant meteorite � one of the largest ever found on Earth � in Argentina over the weekend, local media reported. The meteorite has been named Gancedo, and was found in Campo del Cielo (Field of Heaven) on the border between Chac
Scientists have uncovered a giant meteorite � one of the largest ever found on Earth � in Argentina over the weekend, local media reported. The meteorite has been named Gancedo, and was found in Campo del Cielo (Field of Heaven) on the border between ChacHydrogen cars for the masses one step closer to reality, thanks to UCLA invention
UCLA researchers have designed a device that can use solar energy to inexpensively and efficiently create and store energy, which could be used to power electronic devices, and to create hydrogen fuel for eco-friendly cars.
UCLA researchers have designed a device that can use solar energy to inexpensively and efficiently create and store energy, which could be used to power electronic devices, and to create hydrogen fuel for eco-friendly cars. SECOND OPINION | 'Phantom' research paper cited at least 400 times by scientists
Children's perception of "nature" might be different from their parents'. And how did a research paper that never actually existed get at least 400 citations by scientists? Interstellar visitor shaped like giant fire extinguisher
A newly discovered object from another star system that's passing through ours is shaped like a giant pink fire extinguisher. "I'm surprised by the elongated shape - nobody expected that," said astronomer David Jewitt of the University of California, Los To think critically, you have to be both analytical and motivated
In a world where accusations of "fake news" are thrown around essentially at random, critical thinking would seem to be a must. But this is also a world where the Moon landings are viewed as a conspiracy and people voice serious doubts about the Earth's r
Questionable herpes vaccine research backed by tech heavyweight Peter Thiel may have jeopardized $15 million in federal research funding to Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. That�s according to documents obtained by a Freedom of Information Human Mini-Brains Growing Inside Rat Bodies Are Starting to Integrate
tem cell technology has advanced so much that scientists can grow miniature versions of human brains � called organoids, or mini-brains if you want to be cute about it � in the lab, but medical ethicists are concerned about recent developments in this fie Canada's commitment to Arctic research in doubt, says prominent scientist
A prominent climate scientist says Canada has fallen behind on its commitment to scientific research in the Arctic and that has an effect on its sovereignty in the North. Fossil from beaver 'the size of a bear' unearthed in Manitoba: museum
A massive beaver jaw preserved underground for about 50,000 years is believed to be from an ancient relative roughly the size of a bear or large football player that weighed as much as 300 pounds. Researchers find fossilized teeth of humanity's earliest mammalian ancestors
Researchers in England find the fossilized teeth of humanity's earliest mammalian ancestors � and the creatures were not what you might think. Astronomers discover strange 'Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde' supernova
In a galaxy far, far away lies a puzzling star, one that seems to be dying multiple deaths, leaving astronomers to rethink the way these beacons of the sky end their lives. Bad news: Eating local, organic won't shrink your carbon footprint
If you're paying more for local and organic groceries because you care about the environment, here's some bad news: science shows your efforts won't have much impact on your carbon emissions. The good news is that scientists have calculated which dietary NASA seeks nickname for tiny, icy world on solar system edge
Want to name a mysterious object on the edge of the solar system? NASA wants suggestions for a new nickname for 2014 MU69, the next destination of the New Horizons spacecraft. Earth's ozone hole shrivels to smallest since 1988
NASA says the ozone hole over Antarctica shrank to its smallest peak since 1988. This year's maximum hole is more than twice as big as the United States, but it's 1.3 million square miles less than last year and 3.3 million square miles smaller than 2015. Discovery of 'monster' planet surprises astronomers
Astronomers thought they knew how planets formed, but a new discovery of a massive planet around an unlikely star is giving them pause. Canadian astronomer spots 'visitor' from beyond our solar system
No, it's not an alien, but we may have just been visited by something that originated beyond our solar system. For the first time, astronomers have observed something passing through our solar system that has likely travelled light years to get here. Scientists think they've spotted some of the universe's 'missing' matter and it could be a lot
There�s a big chunk of matter in the universe that physicists know is there, but haven�t been able to find. Now, researchers from B.C. and Scotland say they've spotted some of that 'missing' matter. Universe shouldn�t exist, CERN physicists conclude
A super-precise measurement shows proton and antiproton have identical magnetic properties, writes Cathal O�Connell. Moon caves could be home to future astronauts
A new study out of Japan suggests the moon is home to caves and possibly tubes cut out from lava, which could protect future astronauts from harmful space radiation.Colliding neutron stars apply kiss of death to theories of gravity
Theoreticians claim to love data. Data is the thing that allows them to test their theories and prove that they are right. Unfortunately for them, the data often doesn't support the theory. In those cases, the data has just stabbed your labor of love righ
Theoreticians claim to love data. Data is the thing that allows them to test their theories and prove that they are right. Unfortunately for them, the data often doesn't support the theory. In those cases, the data has just stabbed your labor of love righ Stephen Hawking's PhD thesis goes online, crashes website
Cambridge University has put Stephen Hawking's doctoral thesis online, triggering such interest that it crashed the university's website. The mystery bang that shook northeast B.C. was probably a fireball, astronomer says
Several residents of the Fort St. John and Charlie Lake regions of northeast B.C. heard a loud bang and experienced shaking Wednesday night in an event an astronomer says is consistent with a meteor shooting through the area. How a Canadian astrophysics star aims to find life on exoplanets
Sara Seager, an award-winning Canadian astrophysicist, has pledged to spend the rest of her life hunting for 'another Earth' outside our solar system. Here's why she thinks finding life on other planets is within reach, and how she thinks we can find it. Star likely gobbled its own planets, astronomers say
Astronomers say the sun-like star about 320 light-years from Earth may have eaten several of its planets, leading them to give it the nickname Kronos, after the Greek god who ate his sons. Life on earth began in small ponds: study
New research from Canadian scientists suggests life on Earth began in warm little ponds after meteorites splashed into them about four billion years ago.Nobel Prize in Physics goes to gravitational wave scientists
The Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to three scientists for their roles in detecting faint ripples flying through the universe � gravitational waves predicted a century ago by Albert Einstein.
The Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to three scientists for their roles in detecting faint ripples flying through the universe � gravitational waves predicted a century ago by Albert Einstein. Oldest traces of life on Earth may lurk in Canadian rocks
Researchers report chemical evidence of organisms that lived 3.95 billion years ago, but scepticism abounds. 
Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope have discovered that an asteroid discovered in 2006 is actually two and that it acts more like a comet.Climate scientist rebuts Hollywood hurricane hype: 'This is what weather looks like'
Sparring with celebrities and Al Gore over global warming may not be what Roy Spencer had in mind when he earned his Ph.D., but it's certainly become a bustling sideline for the University of Alabama in Huntsville climatologist.
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Sparring with celebrities and Al Gore over global warming may not be what Roy Spencer had in mind when he earned his Ph.D., but it's certainly become a bustling sideline for the University of Alabama in Huntsville climatologist.Meet the newly discovered hermit crab that carries coral around
Scientists have discovered a new species of hermit crab off the coast of Japan that roams the ocean floor with coral on its back.
Scientists have discovered a new species of hermit crab off the coast of Japan that roams the ocean floor with coral on its back. Radio waves 'make the sky glow': Artificial aurora to be created over western Arctic
Experiment to understand what causes the sky's brightest lights to take place Thursday night. If conditions are clear, people in Whitehorse and Dawson City, Yukon, will have a good chance of snapping photos of the artificial aurora. Ancient Canadian meteor strike created hottest rock on Earth
Millions of years ago, a city-sized asteroid smashed into Labrador with so much force that it heated rocks to a whopping 2,370 C � the hottest temperature ever known for a rock on the surface of the Earth, scientists say.'No fire risk' with new lithium batteries
Lithium-ion batteries that are resistant to exploding or catching fire have been developed by scientists.
Lithium-ion batteries that are resistant to exploding or catching fire have been developed by scientists. 'A huge flash': Meteorite hunters seek fiery ball that fell over B.C.
The hunt is on for the remains of a meteorite after reports of a streaking fireball lighting up the night sky over B.C. and Alberta. Sun unleashes most powerful solar flare since 2006
Two powerful solar flares erupted from the surface of the sun Wednesday, disrupting radio communications on Earth's day side. And we may see some other effects in the coming days, mainly in the form of northern lights. Northern lights linked to North Sea whale strandings
Scientists connect the solar storms behind the Aurora Borealis to the deaths of 29 whales in the North Sea. RCMP receive dozens of calls from Alberta to B.C. about reported fireball in sky
Hundreds of people in Alberta and B.C. took to social media to report seeing a giant fireball illuminate the night sky late Monday, and the RCMP told media it received dozens of calls about what seemed to be the same event. Astronomers detect 15 signals from mysterious object in distant galaxy
While looking for signs of intelligent life, astronomers have detected 15 fast radio bursts from a distant galaxy. Ghostly fish in Mariana Trench in the Pacific is deepest ever recorded
A ghostly white fish likely had no idea it was breaking a record when it swam past a camera more than eight kilometres below the surface of the ocean. 'Day and night': Partial eclipse won't bring awe of totality to B.C., but still promises to impress
A 'cosmic geometric lottery' is bringing a total solar eclipse to parts of the U.S. on Monday. Canada will miss totality, but B.C. will still get the best show in the country. Forget the eclipse for a moment: Perseid meteor shower set to peak tonight
With all the talk about the coming solar eclipse, the Perseid meteor shower � one of the year's best � has been left in the dust. But it's time to forget about the sun for a while and focus on 'shooting stars.'Scientists produce robust catalyst to split water into hydrogen, oxygen
Splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen to produce clean energy can be simplified with a single catalyst developed by scientists at Rice University and the University of Houston.
Splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen to produce clean energy can be simplified with a single catalyst developed by scientists at Rice University and the University of Houston. A brief history of quantum alternatives
In 1915, Albert Einstein, with a ee pittle help from his friends, developed a theory of gravity that overturned what we�d thought were the very foundations of physical reality. The idea that the space that we inhabit was not perfectly described by Euclide 
A megateam of reproducibility-minded scientists is renewing a controversial proposal to raise the standard for statistical significance in research studies. They want researchers to dump the long-standing use of a probability value (p-value) of less than Back to Canada News
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