Beef sustainability defended by farmers

Canadian cattle producers are working to make beef a more sustainable food source, say farmers in the wake of a study that shows beef production is far more environmentally damaging than other food production. Are you concerned about the environmental...

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Octopus mom waits record 4.5 years for eggs to hatch

Human mothers spend nine long months watching what they eat and lugging around a growing belly as they wait for babies to be born, but that's nothing compared to what a mother deep-sea octopus endures. At 4½ years, an octopus has claimed the record...

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Can whales be healthy and happy in an aquarium? Scientists weigh in

Should whales and dolphins be allowed to live and breed in captivity in zoos such as the Vancouver Aquarium? It's a hot-button question that has become very political, but it's not just politicians that have opinions — marine mammal scientists also have...

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New energy storage technology to be tested in Nova Scotia

Hundreds of wind turbines are delivering power to Nova Scotia's energy grid these days, but one of the challenges they face is how to store surplus energy for when the wind is not blowing. A company co-founded by Danielle Fong, a 26-year-old Nova Scotia...

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Minuum's tiny virtual keyboards solve the fat finger problem

Typing on a smartphone is hard enough – imagine doing it on a smartwatch or other wearable device.                A Toronto startup called Minuum is trying to solve that problem with a tiny virtual keyboard. ...

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Opera uses Google Glass to share onstage views

Ever wonder what an opera looks and sounds like from the stage? You can find out this afternoon, when an Italian opera company shares a new perspective of Giacomo Puccini's Turandot through a special pair of opera glasses – Google Glass....

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Chinese cyberattack hits Canada's National Research Council

A "highly sophisticated Chinese state-sponsored actor" recently managed to hack into the computer systems at Canada's National Research Council, confirms the country's chief information officer, Corinne Charette. The attack was discovered by Communications...

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You can dim this light bulb with a regular light switch

An ultra-efficient light bulb that you can dim with a regular light switch has been invented by a trio of engineers from Toronto. Gimmy Chu, Tom Rodinger and Christian Yan of Nanoleaf, now based in San Diego, are in the midst of a crowdfunding campaign...

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New ultra-thin film may protect pilots from laser beams

A University of Moncton physicist is hoping a new ultra-thin film, that can be applied to the windshield of commercial airplanes, may keep the skies safer by blocking laser beams that are being aimed at cockpits. According to the FBI, incidents...

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'We're not the Jetsons yet': Volvo's 'world first' safety features next step in a smarter car

A drowsy driver is about to drift off the road when suddenly the seat belt tightens, or extra torque is applied to the steering wheel and the vehicle pulls itself back on track. Or maybe a driver is turning in front of an unseen oncoming car when on-board...

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Mustard to battle against wireworms

As wireworms spread across P.E.I., costing potato growers millions of dollars by damaging crops, farmers are turning to a new rotation crop for the fight. Wireworms, the larval form of the click beetle, have become a serious agricultural pest on...

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Ross Lockwood returns to Earth after 4 months on (simulated) Mars

A B.C.-born scientist is enjoying fresh air and real food again for the first time in four months. Starting at the end of March, Ross Lockwood had been living with five other researchers in a NASA-built Mars simulator environment...

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Dinosaurs of a feather? New fossil dispels idea that most were scaly

Fossil feathers have been found on an early plant-eating dinosaur for the first time, raising the possibility that all dinosaurs were downy, not scaly. The Kulindadromeus zabaikalicus belonged to a group of plant-eating dinosaurs called ornithiscians,...

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Arctic oil spills likely to spread across borders: study

A major oil spill in Canada's western Arctic would likely spread quickly and foul oceans around Alaska, and possibly as far west as Russia.  The research, funded by the World Wildlife Fund, comes as the National Energy Board prepares to consider...

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New exoskeleton could help paraplegics walk

A robotic exoskeleton that allows some people with spinal cord injuries to walk upright has been approved for use by Health Canada and the U.S. Federal Drug Administration. The ReWalk was designed by a paraplegic inventor, Dr. Amit Goffer,...

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Dinosaurs of a feather? New fossil dispels idea that most were scaly

Fossil feathers have been found on an early plant-eating dinosaur for the first time, raising the possibility that all dinosaurs were downy, not scaly. The Kulindadromeus zabaikalicus belonged to a group of plant-eating dinosaurs called ornithiscians,...

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Arctic oil spills likely to spread across borders: study

A major oil spill in Canada's western Arctic would likely spread quickly and foul oceans around Alaska, and possibly as far west as Russia.  The research, funded by the World Wildlife Fund, comes as the National Energy Board prepares to consider...

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New exoskeleton could help paraplegics walk

A robotic exoskeleton that allows some people with spinal cord injuries to walk upright has been approved for use by Health Canada and the U.S. Federal Drug Administration. The ReWalk was designed by a paraplegic inventor, Dr. Amit Goffer,...

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Huge aquatic insect with giant jaws found in China

An insect with huge horn-like jaws and a wingspan similar to a sparrow's has been reported by Chinese media as a record-breaking find. "With its wingspan measured as 21 centimetres, the insect won the title of the largest aquatic insect in the...

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Vegetarian or flexitarian: How much meat do you really want to give up?

When the vegetarian "butcher shop" YamChops started offering customers burgers made from black beans and lox crafted from carrots, the owners were hoping their plant-based fare would find favour among their anticipated clientele, the vegetarians...

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Arctic oil spills likely to spread across borders: study

A major oil spill in Canada's western Arctic would likely spread quickly and foul oceans around Alaska, and possibly as far west as Russia.  The research, funded by the World Wildlife Fund, comes as the National Energy Board prepares to consider...

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HitchBot the hitchhiking robot to travel across Canada

A hitchhiking robot is set to start off on a whirlwind adventure, attempting to hitchhike from Nova Scotia to British Columbia, and relying on the kindness of strangers to get to its final destination.  Hitchbot is more of a collaborative art project...

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B.C. tyrannosaur tracks show the predators prowled in packs

It would have been terrifying to run into a tyrannosaur like Albertosaurus. The massive creature that roamed western North America about 70 million years ago was as long as a bus, with a wide smile of razor-sharp teeth and claws to match. But here's...

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Dogs feel jealousy, science confirms

Emotion researcher Christine Harris, professor of psychology at UC San Diego, poses with Samwise, one of three border collies to inspire the study on dog jealousy. (Steve Harris) Dogs are a man's best friend, and new research says canines want...

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Alberta family gets beavers to do its landscaping

After years of trying unsuccessfully to build a pond in on their property, an Alberta family decided to call in some experts – beavers. Pierre Bolduc and Sara Wiesenberg moved their family to an acreage in Bragg Creek, about 40 kilometres southwest...

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Asteroid named after CBC science journalist Bob McDonald

Bob McDonald is now flying through space, between Mars and Jupiter. That's right. A kilometre-wide asteroid has been named after CBC's Bob McDonald. McDonald hosts CBC Radio's weekly science show Quirks & Quarks, writes a blog for CBCNews.ca and...

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'Optical fibre' made out of thin air

Scientists say they have turned thin air into an "optical fibre" that can transmit and amplify light signals without the need for any cables. In a proof-of-principle experiment they created an "air waveguide" that could one day be used as an instantaneous...

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