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Why does President Trump want to mine on the Moon'
The US president signed an order this week stating Americans had rights to use resources in space.
Science | 181598 hits | 1:04 PM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The US president signed an order this week stating Americans had rights to use resources in space.
Our golden connection to a cosmic explosionScience | 181638 hits | 12:09 PM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A neutron star merger 100 million years ago may be the source of Earth’s gold Solar storms may be linked to mass grey whale strandingsScience | 181595 hits | 9:40 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Each year, grey whales travel more than 16,000 kilometres along the Pacific Coast, from Mexico to Alaska and back. But every so often, many of them become stranded. Now a new study suggests these strandings could be linked to solar storms.Open University scientists testing 'Moon dust' for water
Scientists at the Open University are studying minerals collected during the 1969 Moon landings.
Science | 181452 hits | 1:53 PM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Scientists at the Open University are studying minerals collected during the 1969 Moon landings.New photo of a star that people hope will explode shows it fading and changing shape
Betelgeuse just keeps on getting weirder. After an unprecedented dimming, followed by the detection of a gravitational wave, the star seems to have changed shape.
Science | 181619 hits | 10:20 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Betelgeuse just keeps on getting weirder. After an unprecedented dimming, followed by the detection of a gravitational wave, the star seems to have changed shape. Intergenerational Mobility of Immigrants in the US over Two Centuries
Using millions of father-son pairs spanning more than 100 years of US history, we find that children of immigrants from nearly every sending country have higher rates of upward mobility than children of the US-born. Immigrants’ advantage is similar historLandmark study unlocks secrets of how cancers form | CTV News
A massive, decade-long study sequencing the genomes of dozens of cancers has revealed the secrets of how tumours form and may pave the way for better and more targeted treatment.
A massive, decade-long study sequencing the genomes of dozens of cancers has revealed the secrets of how tumours form and may pave the way for better and more targeted treatment.More human-animal interactions means more new outbreaks likely: epidemiologist | CTV News
Future outbreaks of infectious diseases, such as the new coronavirus from China, are likely to increase as humans and animals interact in close proximity, according to one epidemiologist.
Future outbreaks of infectious diseases, such as the new coronavirus from China, are likely to increase as humans and animals interact in close proximity, according to one epidemiologist.Deep Diving Scientists Discover Bubbling CO2 Hotspot
AUSTIN, Texas — Diving 200 feet under the ocean surface to conduct scientific research can lead to some interesting places. For University of Texas at Austin Professor Bayani Cardenas, it placed him in the middle of a champagne-like environment of bubblin
Science | 181620 hits | 10:48 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
AUSTIN, Texas — Diving 200 feet under the ocean surface to conduct scientific research can lead to some interesting places. For University of Texas at Austin Professor Bayani Cardenas, it placed him in the middle of a champagne-like environment of bubblinThese are the most detailed images ever taken of the sun
Images from a powerful new telescope installed atop a volcano in Hawaii show the surface of the sun in the closest detail yet.
Science | 181547 hits | 10:59 AM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Images from a powerful new telescope installed atop a volcano in Hawaii show the surface of the sun in the closest detail yet.New telescope reveals first detailed images of sun's surface | CTV News
The surface of our sun is a wild, violent place and now we can see it in exquisite detail, thanks to the first images returned by the National Science Foundation's Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope based in Hawaii.
The surface of our sun is a wild, violent place and now we can see it in exquisite detail, thanks to the first images returned by the National Science Foundation's Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope based in Hawaii.
Why is climate skepticism so successful in the United States?
2019 is set to be the second warmest year on record, ending the warmest decade on record, another reminder that climate change is the defining issue of our time. Yet 2019 will not be remembered as the year when the world finally united to save the planet Study Confirms Climate Models are Getting Future Warming Projections Right
There’s an old saying that “the proof is in the pudding,” meaning that you can only truly gauge the quality of something once it’s been put to a test. Such is the case with climate models: mathematical computer simulations of the various factors that inteResearchers discover two cannabis compounds 'more potent than THC'
Now named THCP and CBDP
Science | 181357 hits | 2:17 PM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Now named THCP and CBDP Newly discovered cave in B.C. park might be the largest in CanadaScience | 181447 hits | 12:50 PM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A newly discovered cave in a remote valley in British Columbia's Wells Gray Provincial Park might just be the country's largest.20th century global warming
With the exception of those who have been living in a dark cave, it is well known that Earth has warmed over the 20th century. Anyone who reads papers or watches TV knows that it is humans who are those responsible for this warming.
With the exception of those who have been living in a dark cave, it is well known that Earth has warmed over the 20th century. Anyone who reads papers or watches TV knows that it is humans who are those responsible for this warming. Astronomers believe we could be in for a rare meteor stormScience | 181302 hits | 2:59 PM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
There’s a bit of uncertainty, but there’s a chance that Earth may sweep through a dense cloud of leftover cometary debris, producing a rare meteor “storm” on the night of Nov. 21–22 and eastern Canada might be able to catch it.Earliest ape adapted to walk upright found in Germany
The remains of an ancient ape found in a Bavarian clay pit suggest that humans' ancestors began standing upright millions of years earlier than previously thought, scientists said Wednesday.
Science | 181413 hits | 1:04 AM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The remains of an ancient ape found in a Bavarian clay pit suggest that humans' ancestors began standing upright millions of years earlier than previously thought, scientists said Wednesday.How liquid air could help keep the lights on
The UK will build the first ever liquid air energy storage plant, based on an idea from a backyard inventor.
Science | 181332 hits | 12:00 PM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The UK will build the first ever liquid air energy storage plant, based on an idea from a backyard inventor.Antarctic ice cliffs WON'T collapse and suddenly trigger a dramatic rise in sea levels
Experts led from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology created simulations of simple ice sheets and surrounding shelves, to see how the ice cliffs would respond to melting of the shelves.
Science | 181304 hits | 11:19 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Experts led from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology created simulations of simple ice sheets and surrounding shelves, to see how the ice cliffs would respond to melting of the shelves.The 'blob,' an organism with no brain but 720 sexes, debuts at Paris zoo
A Paris zoo is showcasing a mysterious creature dubbed the "blob" - a yellowish collection of unicellular organisms called a slime mold that looks like a fungus, but acts like an animal.
Science | 181435 hits | 9:54 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A Paris zoo is showcasing a mysterious creature dubbed the "blob" - a yellowish collection of unicellular organisms called a slime mold that looks like a fungus, but acts like an animal.Science | 181304 hits | 7:24 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Researchers say the discovery could be used to treat osteoarthritis and could one day, with the development of a 'molecular cocktail', allow humans to regrow limbsStudy: Inca decision to build Machu Picchu in an impossible location 'not a coincidence'
Why did 15th century Incas build their citadel atop a narrow ridge, 2,430 metres high in the remote Andes? Researchers believe the answer lies under the ruins
Science | 181337 hits | 12:06 PM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Why did 15th century Incas build their citadel atop a narrow ridge, 2,430 metres high in the remote Andes? Researchers believe the answer lies under the ruinsChinese scientists develop handheld sonic weapon for crowd control
Gas-powered device passed for mass production after two years of research.
Science | 181763 hits | 10:35 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Gas-powered device passed for mass production after two years of research.Here's what our ancient cousins the Denisovans looked like
Scientists say they've deciphered features of the skull and some other details of a mysterious, extinct cousin of Neanderthals by analyzing its DNA.
Science | 181450 hits | 1:04 PM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Scientists say they've deciphered features of the skull and some other details of a mysterious, extinct cousin of Neanderthals by analyzing its DNA. How a team of Canadian grad students is setting the stage for the next lunar missionScience | 181291 hits | 4:06 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
It's been 50 years since the Apollo 11 moon landing and as the countdown to the next lunar mission begins, a team of Western University graduate students is helping to lay the foundation for a Canadian-made lunar rover. Canada's largest underwater volcano to be explored in B.C. expedition
Hoping to uncover the mysteries of Canada's largest underwater volcano, a team of scientists is embarking on an expedition off B.C.'s coast next week.Intact prehistoric wolf head found in Siberian permafrost by locals hunting for mammoth tusks
Several species of wolves lived during the Pleistocene ice age, including the celebrated dire wolf in the Americas
Science | 181237 hits | 1:16 PM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Several species of wolves lived during the Pleistocene ice age, including the celebrated dire wolf in the AmericasScience | 181104 hits | 1:24 AM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
An unknown, mysterious mass has been found beneath a crater on the moon, according to researchers at Baylor University—and it may give scientists clues into how the moon was shaped. How to view Jupiter at its closest to Earth over the next few daysScience | 181101 hits | 7:56 PM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
If you want to check out the solar system’s largest planet, the next few nights are the best nights of the year to do it.Rein in the four horsemen of irreproducibility
Many researchers persist in working in a way almost guaranteed not to deliver meaningful results
Science | 181403 hits | 1:00 PM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Many researchers persist in working in a way almost guaranteed not to deliver meaningful resultsMice reinvent the hamster wheel in zero gravity
Mice adapt to microgravity on the International Space Station by inventing unusual 'race-tracking' activity
Science | 181465 hits | 3:22 PM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Mice adapt to microgravity on the International Space Station by inventing unusual 'race-tracking' activity Here's how wildfires can burn underground for months or even yearsScience | 181476 hits | 3:19 PM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
"You have fires that can get into that deep, deep dried organic material, and with just a little bit of oxygen they can hang on for years." SpaceX loses its first crew capsule in fiery test incidentScience | 181279 hits | 1:31 AM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
SpaceX has suffered a serious setback in its effort to launch NASA astronauts into orbit this year, with the fiery loss of its first crew capsule during testing.Pig brains partially revived four hours after death
The study could aid medical research and fuel debate about the difference between life and death.
Science | 181309 hits | 3:08 PM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The study could aid medical research and fuel debate about the difference between life and death. U.S. judge rules deceptive publisher should pay $50 million in damagesScience | 181304 hits | 4:17 PM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
But can researchers collect from India-based OMICS International?'Motherlode' of fossils in North Dakota captures the first day the meteor crash killed the dinosaurs
A team of paleontologists from Texas has discovered a treasure trove of fossilized remains of prehistoric creatures that died minutes after an enormous asteroid plunged into Earth millions of years ago.
Science | 181310 hits | 3:24 PM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A team of paleontologists from Texas has discovered a treasure trove of fossilized remains of prehistoric creatures that died minutes after an enormous asteroid plunged into Earth millions of years ago.Back to Canada News
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