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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 Scientists find new evidence of water in the moon
New satellite data has found numerous volcanic deposits across the moon that add to the growing weight of evidence that there's a surprising amount of water beneath its barren-looking surface. Can we create life from scratch' Scientists start with yeast
The research may reveal basic, hidden rules that govern the structure and functioning of genomes. But it could also open the door to life with new and useful characteristics. Google enters race for nuclear fusion technology | Environment | The Guardian
The tech giant and a leading US fusion company have developed a new computer algorithm that has significantly speeded up progress towards the goal of unlimited energyCommon genetic trait links human and doggy friendliness
Scientists studying the genetic basis for dog friendliness have found it comes from a portion of their genome that is similar to the area in the human genome that relates to sociability.
Scientists studying the genetic basis for dog friendliness have found it comes from a portion of their genome that is similar to the area in the human genome that relates to sociability.Surprise! The proton is lighter than we thought | Science | AAAS
New measurement could help explain a mystery of the universe
New measurement could help explain a mystery of the universe Smarter than the average 4-year-old' Raven intelligence at heart of new study
More than 170 years after Edgar Allan Poe's fictional raven croaked, 'Nevermore,' scientists are reporting that real-life ravens think about the future. Northern lights forecast across Canada this weekend
Sunspot activity suggests there will be a good display July 16-17 Look up at the night sky this weekend for a chance to see the northern lights.Ravens ignore a treat in favor of a useful tool for the future
If humans, chimps, gorillas, and orangutans can all do something, but monkeys can’t, that tells a certain evolutionary story: it suggests that the ability emerged sometime after the apes split off from the monkeys on our evolutionary tree. But if a bird c
If humans, chimps, gorillas, and orangutans can all do something, but monkeys can’t, that tells a certain evolutionary story: it suggests that the ability emerged sometime after the apes split off from the monkeys on our evolutionary tree. But if a bird cJupiter's Great Red Spot ready for close-up as Juno spacecraft goes 'screaming' past
On Monday, NASA's Juno spacecraft will peer into a storm on Jupiter that's at least 350 years old.
On Monday, NASA's Juno spacecraft will peer into a storm on Jupiter that's at least 350 years old. Scientists lose contact with rescued beluga whale, fear the worst
Scientists fear the worst but are holding out hope after losing contact with a young beluga whale that was rescued from a river in northern New Brunswick and released into the St. Lawrence Estuary in Quebec last month. LHC pops out a new particle that could test the strong force | New Scientist
Researchers on the LHCb experiment at CERN's Large Hadron Collider have found a new particle, unlike any other seen yet, which could help study one of the universe's four fundamental forces Satellite temperature record update closes gap with surface records 
Satellites seem like an obvious technological solution to the considerable challenge of tracking changes in Earth’s climate. But Earth-observing ain’t easy. A single instrument can zoom over the locations of thousands of stationary thermometers—but that pBack to Canada News
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