Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield’s arteries stiffened while he was in space and studying him may reveal information on what happens to people’s arteries as they age here on earth. Researchers at the University of Waterloo in Ontario are looking for…»
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Climate change directly linked to peregrine decline
Rainfall is generally considered vital to life, but warming in the Arctic means a lot more rainfall, more often and heavier, than historical norms. Now, a new study has established a direct link between changing climate in the far north and…»
Environment, International, Science and Technology
Canadian research to understand solar wind
Its called CHAIN- the Canadian High Arctic Ionosphere Network. It’s a series of monitors that is helping to map the solar wind, the variations in radiation from the sun that affect communications and navigation. The data is being collected and…»
Health, Science and Technology
Helmets record hits to football players’ heads
A former football player himself, Kody Campbell is now studying how these athletes sustain hits to the head during the Canadian game. Canadian football is not soccer, but a game more like the British rugby where players tackle each other…»
Health, Lifestyle, Science and Technology, Society
Changing the HIV fight from control towards cure
Medical facilities in the national capital, Ottawa, are set to become a global centre for HIV research. The Ottawa Hospital, The Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) and the University of Ottawa will combine efforts n a new research project…»
Lifestyle, Science and Technology
Beware posting vacation plans, absences, on social media
A family in the city of Kamloops in the interior of the weat coast province of British Columbia has learned an expensive social media lesson. Kamloops, a city of about 85,000 is a three-and-a-half hour drive from the major port…»
Animals, International, Science and Technology
The Toronto Zoo and “Apps for Apes” 2.0
Sumatran Orangutans are highly intelligent. Richard Zimmerman is with Orangutan Outreach, a conservation group based in New York. He proposed an idea called “Apps for Apes” with the idea that enabling the animals to access computers would stimulate them and…»
Animals, Environment, History, Science and Technology
Rare find of intact baby dinosaur in Alberta
An extremely well-preserved and baby dinosaur skeleton has been discovered in Dinosaur Provincial Park in Alberta. This fossil is extremely rare and exciting as it’s the smallest intact skeleton ever found from a group of horned, plant-eating dinosaurs known as…»
Environment, International, Science and Technology
Unrealistic ratings for new car fuel consumption in Canada.
As fuel costs go up and up, auto-makers are doing their best to convince potential buyers of the efficiency of their particular products. In both Canada and the US, estimated fuel consumption figures for each model is listed on stickers…»
Animals, Environment, International, Science and Technology
Canada grants limited approval for genetically modified salmon
The federal agency, Environment Canada, has quietly given approval for the commercial production of genetically modified salmon eggs. The US company AquaBounty set up a research facility on the east coast province of Prince Edward Island years ago to carry…»
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