Nobel-winning Italian biologist dies at 103

Rita Levi-Montalcini, an Italian biologist who conducted underground research in defiance of Fascist persecution and went on to win a Nobel Prize for helping unlock the mysteries of the cell, died at her home in Rome on Sunday. She was 103 and had worked...

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Kyoto climate change treaty sputters to a sorry end

The controversial and ineffective Kyoto Protocol's first stage comes to an end today, leaving the world with 58 per cent more greenhouse gases than in 1990, as opposed to the five per cent reduction its signatories sought. From the beginning, the treaty...

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Bogus cellphone roaming charges irk border residents

A Rogers Wireless customer who lives near the B.C.-Washington border is upset about being overcharged more than $400 in U.S. "roaming" charges — for calls and texts her family made while at home in Canada. "It has literally been a nightmare dealing...

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Store video cameras failing to comply with privacy laws

Most retailers in Canada are failing to follow new federal rules when it comes to operating video surveillance cameras in their stores and businesses, according to a study by a professor of information studies at the University of Toronto. Andrew Clement,...

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Texas building 28 hurricane domes along Gulf Coast

Most of the time, the windowless building with the dome-shaped roof will be a typical high school gymnasium filled with cheering fans watching basketball and volleyball games. But come hurricane season, the structure that resembles a miniature version...

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Neanderthal genome may hold clues to human survival

It's the time of year when people take stock of the past 12 months, and make resolutions for the New Year. That's kind of what Svante Paabo is doing — but the Swedish archeological geneticist is looking over a time span of 30,000 years. He's almost...

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Store video cameras failing to comply with privacy laws

Most retailers in Canada are failing to follow new federal rules when it comes to operating video surveillance cameras in their stores and businesses, according to a study by a professor of information studies at the University of Toronto. Andrew Clement,...

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Texas building 28 hurricane domes along Gulf Coast

Most of the time, the windowless building with the dome-shaped roof will be a typical high school gymnasium filled with cheering fans watching basketball and volleyball games. But come hurricane season, the structure that resembles a miniature version...

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Neanderthal genome may hold clues to human survival

It's the time of year when people take stock of the past 12 months, and make resolutions for the New Year. That's kind of what Svante Paabo is doing — but the Swedish archeological geneticist is looking over a time span of 30,000 years. He's almost...

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The Instagram dust-up: Is anything really free online?

User outrage could hardly be contained earlier this month when Facebook suggested it would change some of the terms of service for its photo-sharing site, Instagram. The ire raised by the thought that shared personal photos might be used in ads was...

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Canadians lack trust in some scientists, poll suggests

A significant number of Canadians have trust issues with researchers in certain areas of science, including climate change, a new poll suggests. An online survey of 1,000 people conducted by Nanos Research and released to CBC News asked respondents...

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Store video cameras failing to comply with privacy laws

Most retailers in Canada are failing to follow new federal rules when it comes to operating video surveillance cameras in their stores and businesses, according to a study by a professor of information studies at the University of Toronto. Andrew Clement,...

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Chris Hadfield and crew enter International Space Station

The Russian space capsule carrying Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield and two colleagues docked with the International Space Station on Friday morning. The spacecraft carrying Hadfield, NASA astronaut Tom Marshburn and cosmonaut Roman Romanenko linked...

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New online tool improves democracy, Hamilton inventor says

Politicians need to ask the right questions to make the right decisions, and a Hamilton inventor thinks he has the answer. Ken Seville has launched Democravise, a web widget that goes deeper than a poll. People can give their opinions, but in doing...

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China opens world's longest high-speed rail line

China opened the world's longest high-speed rail line on Wednesday, cutting in half the time it takes to travel from the country's capital in the north to Guangzhou, an economic hub in southern China. The opening of the 2,298-kilometre line was commemorated...

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Psy's Gangnam Style reaches 1 billion views on YouTube

Viral star Psy has reached a new milestone on YouTube. The South Korean rapper's video for Gangnam Style has reached 1 billion views, according to YouTube's own counter. It's the first time any clip has surpassed that mark on the streaming service owned...

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Guns made on 3-D printers more of a reality

Downloading a gun's design plans to your computer, building it on a three-dimensional printer and firing it minutes later. No background checks, no questions asked. Sound far-fetched? It's not. And that is disquieting for U.S. gun control advocates....

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Chris Hadfield and crew enter International Space Station

The Russian space capsule carrying Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield and two colleagues docked with the International Space Station on Friday morning. The spacecraft carrying Hadfield, NASA astronaut Tom Marshburn and cosmonaut Roman Romanenko linked...

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Psy's Gangnam Style reaches 1 billion views on YouTube

Viral star Psy has reached a new milestone on YouTube. The South Korean rapper's video for Gangnam Style has reached 1 billion views, according to YouTube's own counter. It's the first time any clip has surpassed that mark on the streaming service owned...

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Guns made on 3-D printers more of a reality

Downloading a gun's design plans to your computer, building it on a three-dimensional printer and firing it minutes later. No background checks, no questions asked. Sound far-fetched? It's not. And that is disquieting for U.S. gun control advocates....

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Chris Hadfield and crew enter International Space Station

The Russian space capsule carrying Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield and two colleagues docked with the International Space Station on Friday morning. The spacecraft carrying Hadfield, NASA astronaut Tom Marshburn and cosmonaut Roman Romanenko linked...

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Psy's Gangnam Style reaches 1 billion views on YouTube

Viral star Psy has reached a new milestone on YouTube. The South Korean rapper's video for Gangnam Style has reached 1 billion views, according to YouTube's own counter. It's the first time any clip has surpassed that mark on the streaming service owned...

22.11 | 0 komentar | Read More

Guns made on 3-D printers more of a reality

Downloading a gun's design plans to your computer, building it on a three-dimensional printer and firing it minutes later. No background checks, no questions asked. Sound far-fetched? It's not. And that is disquieting for U.S. gun control advocates....

22.11 | 0 komentar | Read More

Chris Hadfield and crew enter International Space Station

The Russian space capsule carrying Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield and two colleagues docked with the International Space Station on Friday morning. The spacecraft carrying Hadfield, NASA astronaut Tom Marshburn and cosmonaut Roman Romanenko linked...

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