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Oldest fossil chameleon found trapped in amber
A baby chameleon preserved in amber for 99 million years is by far the oldest fossil of its kind. The lizard is some 75 million years older than the previous record holder.
A baby chameleon preserved in amber for 99 million years is by far the oldest fossil of its kind. The lizard is some 75 million years older than the previous record holder.1-year spaceman Scott Kelly: Tired, joints ache, can't sink basketball
Fresh from a year in space, NASA astronaut Scott Kelly says his muscles and joints ache. His skin is so sensitive it burns when he sits or walks. And he can't sink a basketball shot.
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Fresh from a year in space, NASA astronaut Scott Kelly says his muscles and joints ache. His skin is so sensitive it burns when he sits or walks. And he can't sink a basketball shot.
Repeating mysterious radio bursts from deep space surprise scientists
A new discovery about mysterious radio blips from deep space raises new questions and new possibilities about what might be causing them. How One Doctor Is Waging War On Bulls**t Science
We all know science is a fantastic tool for explaining our world. But as medical doctor-turned-editor Ivan Oransky knows all too well, it's not perfect.Scientists revive tardigrades frozen for more than 30 years
New research from Japan finds tiny creatures called tardigrades — also known as water bears — can be revived after being frozen solid for decades on end, CBC science columnist Torah Kachur explains.
New research from Japan finds tiny creatures called tardigrades — also known as water bears — can be revived after being frozen solid for decades on end, CBC science columnist Torah Kachur explains.Neanderthal, human interbreeding reveals mysterious migration
Research showing that our species interbred with Neanderthals some 100,000 years ago is providing intriguing evidence that Homo sapiens ventured out of Africa much earlier than previously thought, although the foray appears to have fizzled.
Research showing that our species interbred with Neanderthals some 100,000 years ago is providing intriguing evidence that Homo sapiens ventured out of Africa much earlier than previously thought, although the foray appears to have fizzled. Victoria Kaspi, neutron star researcher at McGill, wins $1M Herzberg medal
An astrophysicist who studies exotic "zombie stars" has become the first woman to win Canada's top science prize. Gravitational waves: like watching TV with the sound on for the 1st time
Imagine watching a television with the sound on for the first time. That’s how one astrophysicist is describing the magnitude of the discovery of gravitational waves. LIGO makes gravitational wave announcement Thursday
Following weeks of rumours that gravitational waves have finally been discovered, scientists are set to make a much-anticipated announcement Thursday morning. 
Middle of nowhere happens to be ground zero in the search for gravitational waves, which were first posited by Albert Einstein a century ago and may soon become one of the hottest fields in science. Experimental nuclear fusion device in Germany tested with hydrogen fuel
Scientists in northeast Germany were poised to flip the switch Wednesday on an experiment they hope will advance the quest for nuclear fusion, considered a clean and safe form of nuclear power.Science | 208176 hits | 9:46 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base was testing thrusters on the Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle, which is designed to crash into enemy missiles and destroy them. Smith Cloud will smash into the Milky Way galaxy in 30M years
A huge cloud of gas travelling at more than 1,000,000 km/h is going to collide with our galaxy. But relax, it won't happen for 30 million years. Vasa parrots use tools to grind down seashells for calcium
Greater vasa parrots have officially been granted membership in the exclusive club of animals that use tools, thanks to a recently published study that found they can do something never seen before in any animal species. Consciousness may be the product of carefully balanced chaos | Science | AAAS
Is my yellow the same as your yellow? Does your pain feel like my pain? The question of whether the human consciousness is subjective or objective is largely philosophical. But the line between consciousness and unconsciousness is a bit easier to measure. Why a new physics theory could rewrite the textbooks
Scientists are closer to changing everything we know about one of the basic building blocks of the universe, according to an international group of physics experts involving the University of Adelaide. 
Canadian researchers are playing a key role in helping to discover a possible answer to one of humanity’s oldest questions: Why do we exist?Giant ice volcano on Pluto, Wright Mons, gets its closeup
A full-colour closeup of what is thought to be the largest volcano on Pluto — and in the outer solar system — has been beamed back to Earth by the New Horizons spacecraft.
A full-colour closeup of what is thought to be the largest volcano on Pluto — and in the outer solar system — has been beamed back to Earth by the New Horizons spacecraft. Planet X' 9th planet, beyond Pluto, may exist, new study suggests
Scientists reported Wednesday they finally have "good evidence" for Planet X, a true ninth planet on the fringes of our solar system. The gas giant is thought to be almost as big as its nearest planetary neighbour Neptune, quite possibly with rings and mo Five planets will align in the sky at the same time in rare celestial treat
Five planets will align cross the early morning sky on Wednesday in the first of many morning appearances over the next month. You'll have to wake up about an hour before sunrise — but it just might be worth it. Brightest supernova ever spotted outshines Milky Way
Astronomers have discovered the brightest star explosion ever, a super supernova that easily outshines our entire Milky Way.Australian Museum sets record straight on photos of 'grieving' kangaroos
The Australian Museum is setting the record straight on a set of viral photos, widely described as showing two kangaroos 'grieving' over a dying female kangaroo. The more likely scenario, the museum said, is that one of the male kangaroos was trying to ma
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The Australian Museum is setting the record straight on a set of viral photos, widely described as showing two kangaroos 'grieving' over a dying female kangaroo. The more likely scenario, the museum said, is that one of the male kangaroos was trying to maGrisly find suggests humans inhabited Arctic 45,000 years ago | Science | AAAS
In August of 2012, an 11-year-old boy made a gruesome discovery in a frozen bluff overlooking the Arctic Ocean. While exploring the foggy coast of Yenisei Bay, about 2000 kilometers south of the North Pole, he came upon the leg bones of a woolly mammoth e
In August of 2012, an 11-year-old boy made a gruesome discovery in a frozen bluff overlooking the Arctic Ocean. While exploring the foggy coast of Yenisei Bay, about 2000 kilometers south of the North Pole, he came upon the leg bones of a woolly mammoth e Scientists struggle to stay grounded after possible gravitational wave signal
Cosmologist’s tweet appears to confirm rumours of discovery that could ‘open a new window on the universe’ Mysterious LHC Photons Have Physicists Searching for Answers
Physicists working at the Large Hadron Collider reported an unusual bump in their signal. But this time, they have no idea where the bump came from.Would the Candiru fish really eat your genitals'
The story is that the fish swims up a stream of urine into a man's penis, then eats it from the inside. But is there any truth to it?
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The story is that the fish swims up a stream of urine into a man's penis, then eats it from the inside. But is there any truth to it? 
Canadians stargazers will be treated to the first celestial fireworks show of 2016 Sunday night, as our planet crosses into a cloud of debris left over by a little-known asteroid.2015 Was An Amazing Year For Science And Technology
2015 Was An Amazing Year For Science And Technology on Yahoo News . Lots of innovation happened this year.
2015 Was An Amazing Year For Science And Technology on Yahoo News . Lots of innovation happened this year.Giving Credence: Why is So Much Reported Science Wrong, and What Can Fix That' | California Magazine
In January, David Broockman, then a political science Ph.D. student at UC Berkeley, found something unusual about a study he and fellow student Joshua Kalla were trying to replicate. The data in the original study, collected by UCLA grad student Michael L
In January, David Broockman, then a political science Ph.D. student at UC Berkeley, found something unusual about a study he and fellow student Joshua Kalla were trying to replicate. The data in the original study, collected by UCLA grad student Michael LSpaceX launches Falcon rocket, pulls off successful booster landing
SpaceX sent a Falcon rocket soaring toward orbit Monday night with 11 small satellites, its first mission since an accident last summer. Then in an even more amazing feat, it landed the 15-story leftover booster back on Earth safely.
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SpaceX sent a Falcon rocket soaring toward orbit Monday night with 11 small satellites, its first mission since an accident last summer. Then in an even more amazing feat, it landed the 15-story leftover booster back on Earth safely. Ancient flightless bird fossil found on B.C. beach identified as new species
A family out for a stroll on southern Vancouver Island stumbled upon the extraordinary fossilized remains of a 25-million-year-old flightless bird that has created a flap in the world of paleontology. Geminid meteor shower to dazzle holiday stargazersScience | 206811 hits | 1:04 PM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Canadian stargazers looking to kick off the holiday season with some fireworks may get a gift from the cosmos as the weekend comes to a close.Wendelstein 7-X design that could make fusion power a reality is switched on
Dubbed Wendelstein 7-X (W7-X), the reactor in Germany successfully produced a helium plasma which reached a temperature of one million°C.
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Dubbed Wendelstein 7-X (W7-X), the reactor in Germany successfully produced a helium plasma which reached a temperature of one million°C. Geminid meteor shower coming to a sky near you this weekend
The Geminids, 'arguably the best meteor shower of the year,' according to astronomy writer Gary Seronik, will be on display this weekend.Liftoff: rocket carrying food, Christmas gifts en route to ISS
A U.S. shipment of much-needed groceries and other astronaut supplies rocketed toward the International Space Station for the first time in months Sunday, reigniting NASA's commercial delivery service.
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A U.S. shipment of much-needed groceries and other astronaut supplies rocketed toward the International Space Station for the first time in months Sunday, reigniting NASA's commercial delivery service.Diamonds Meet Their Match: New Substance Harder, Brighter
A team of scientists at North Carolina State University have developed a technique for creating so-called Q-carbon, a material that researchers say is even harder than diamond, glows brighter and can have multiple unique applications.
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A team of scientists at North Carolina State University have developed a technique for creating so-called Q-carbon, a material that researchers say is even harder than diamond, glows brighter and can have multiple unique applications.Animals found living in rock deep, deep underground
A wide variety of animals have been found living more than a kilometre underground — far deeper than scientists used to think it was possible for life to thrive.
A wide variety of animals have been found living more than a kilometre underground — far deeper than scientists used to think it was possible for life to thrive. World's oldest flowing water found deep in Timmins mine
Water found in a deep, isolated reservoir in Timmins, Ont., has been trapped there for 1.5 billion to 2.64 billion years — since around the time the first multicellular life arose on the planet — Canadian and British scientists say. 
Jules Verne would have dug this plan: drill into the sea floor, through kilometres of the planet’s rocky crust to penetrate the denser underlying mantle. It is one of geology’s classic quests, conceived almost 60 years ago, at the peak of the plate-tecton Short-Beaked Common Dolphins Seen Alive For 1st Time In B.C.
A species of dolphin that's never been seen alive in B.C. before has been spotted flourishing off the coast of Vancouver Island.
Two pods of short-beaked common dolphins were seen just outside the Juan de Fuca strait in September.
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The next generation of particle-collider experiments will feature some of the world’s most advanced thinking machines, if links now being forged between particle physicists and artificial intelligence (AI) researchers take off. Such machines could make di
When the scientists are worried, the rest of us should pay attention. And at this moment, they are worried. That’s because researchers all over the world have started experimenting with a powerful new tool that can alter the DNA of every organism on the p CO2 and other greenhouse gases: What we can and can't measure
Greenhouse gas levels in the atmosphere have reached levels unprecedented in the past two million years. But how exactly do scientists know that? Here's how carbon dioxide and other gases linked to climate change are measured — and what we can and can't lGLOBAL WARMING' NASA says Antarctic has been COOLING for past SIX years
ANTARCTIC temperatures have cooled over the past six years, according to US space agency NASA.
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ANTARCTIC temperatures have cooled over the past six years, according to US space agency NASA.Science | 207746 hits | 12:46 PM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
It is safe to predict that when 20,000 world leaders, officials, green activists and hangers-on convene in Paris next week for the 21st United Nations climate conference, one person you will not see much quotedis Professor Judith Curry. This is a pity. Smashing! The Large Hadron Collider just shattered a new record | TechRadar
Smashing! The Large Hadron Collider just shattered a new record | We will soon be exploring matter at an even earlier stage of our universe. Einstein's general theory of relativity at 100: 5 great things it brought
What would science fiction be without wormholes and warp speed? As Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity turns 100, here are five ways it has made the universe – in reality and in science fiction – a more interesting place.Science | 207642 hits | 12:26 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The world’s biggest animal “cloning factory” is due to open in China, producing one million calves a year, sniffer dogs and even genetic copies of the family pet.Back to Canada News
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