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Americas 'settled in three waves'
The biggest survey of Native American DNA has concluded that the New World was settled in three major waves. Unique glacier research facility in Yukon hit by federal cuts
The Kluane Lake research station is adjacent to the world's largest non-polar icefield and has amassed 50 years of unique research into climate change. Its scientists have won a brief reprieve from federal cuts and are hoping for something more lasting.The sun's solar flares keep on getting stronger
The sun is a tempestuous mistress – and her outbursts are becoming more and more violent as the weeks go on.
NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory spotted the summer’s first ‘X’ solar flare on Friday – a huge outburst from the sun right at the top of t
The sun is a tempestuous mistress – and her outbursts are becoming more and more violent as the weeks go on.
NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory spotted the summer’s first ‘X’ solar flare on Friday – a huge outburst from the sun right at the top of tHubble discovers new Pluto moon
The Hubble Space Telescope has discovered a fifth moon circling the dwarf planet Pluto.
The Hubble Space Telescope has discovered a fifth moon circling the dwarf planet Pluto. University of Calgary asks dog owners to send in pets' poop
Researchers hope to find out how parasites are passed between dogs and other wild animals such as coyotes and rodents in urban parksHiggs boson-like particle discovery claimed at LHC
Scientists at the Large Hadron Collider claim the discovery of a particle believed to be the long-sought Higgs boson.
Scientists at the Large Hadron Collider claim the discovery of a particle believed to be the long-sought Higgs boson. Easter Island bacteria behind breakthrough in Alzheimer's research
Feeding mice rapamycin appears to prevent and reverse mental aging in older mice, Texas study finds 
CERN researchers say they have vast amounts of data that show the footprint and shadow of the particle – all but proving it exists, even though it has never actually been glimpsed Milky Way collision reverberating 100 million years later
A satellite galaxy or other massive object that passed through the Milky Way 100 million years ago sent shock waves through its many millions of stars that are still reverberating today, a team of Canadian and U.S. physicists has found. Incoming! Solar storms on the way
For the second day in a row, the sun has sent a blast of electrically charged particles toward Earth — and according to SpaceWeather.com, that means we're in for a double shot of geomagnetic activity early Saturday. But not to worry: Huge asteroid to pass near Earth tonight
A huge asteroid that astronomers compare to the size of a city block will reportedly zip by so close to Earth tonight that skygazers should be able to witness it live on the web.Pollutant turns fly-traps veggie
Scientists studying carnivorous sundew plants in Swedish bogs found that nitrogen deposition from rain reduced how many insects the plants trapped.
Scientists studying carnivorous sundew plants in Swedish bogs found that nitrogen deposition from rain reduced how many insects the plants trapped. An oasis on Saturn moon? Spacecraft detects lake
In a surprise find, scientists say they have spotted hints of a methane-rich lake and several ponds near the equator of Saturn's biggest moon. Scientists map bacteria living inside us
A consortium of scientists has nearly completed cataloguing the 10,000 microbial species living on and in the normal human body, potentially paving the way for research that could illuminate our understanding of how disease may be linked to changes in ourGalaxies brushed by each other billions of years ago
Astronomers are pointing to a hydrogen gas 'bridge' spotted between two neighbour galaxies as strong evidence indicating both gravitionally bound systems had a close brush with one another billions of years ago.
Astronomers are pointing to a hydrogen gas 'bridge' spotted between two neighbour galaxies as strong evidence indicating both gravitionally bound systems had a close brush with one another billions of years ago.Japanese astronomers say they've seen the oldest galaxy
A team of Japanese astronomers using telescopes on Hawaii say they've seen the oldest galaxy, a discovery that's competing with other "earliest galaxy" claims.
A team of Japanese astronomers using telescopes on Hawaii say they've seen the oldest galaxy, a discovery that's competing with other "earliest galaxy" claims.In U.S., 46% Hold Creationist View of Human Origins
The 46% of Americans who today believe that God created humans in their present form is essentially the same as it has been over the past 30 years. Highly religious Americans and Republicans are most likely to hold this view.
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The 46% of Americans who today believe that God created humans in their present form is essentially the same as it has been over the past 30 years. Highly religious Americans and Republicans are most likely to hold this view.NASA gets two military spy telescopes for astronomy
The U.S. government’s secret space program has decided to give NASA two telescopes as big as, and even more powerful than, the Hubble Space Telescope.
The U.S. government’s secret space program has decided to give NASA two telescopes as big as, and even more powerful than, the Hubble Space Telescope.
Last month's solar flare created a mysterious pulse on Earth
Neutron monitors all round the world lit up in response to the blast for the first time in six years, despite the fact it was an M-Class, or moderate, flare, say University of New Hampshire scientists. Scientists lash Harper government for pulling plug on Experimental Lakes Area
Scientists from Harvard University, the Smithsonian Institute, and other elite research centres are condemning a decision by the Harper government to shut down a world-class freshwater research program. 'Ring of fire' eclipse dazzles millions
Millions in Asia and the western United States watched as a rare ring of fire eclipse crossed their skies on Sunday. Black hole caught committing 'stellar homicide'
Astronomers have caught a black hole in the midst of a violent act, watching in real time as it tore a sun-like star apart with gravitational forces so strong that helium gas was flowing in a stream moving at 32 million kilometers an hour. Expansion of world's deepest lab complete in Sudbury
The expansion of the world's deepest and cleanest underground physics laboratory is now complete in Sudbury. SNOLAB is an expansion of the existing lab constructed for the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory (SNO) solar neutrino experiment two kilometres under tAsteroid Vesta is 'last of a kind' rock
The Vesta asteroid is the only remaining example of the original objects that came together to form the rocky planets like Earth, say scientists.
The Vesta asteroid is the only remaining example of the original objects that came together to form the rocky planets like Earth, say scientists. 'Spewing' black holes can prevent the births of stars
The most massive and powerful black holes prevent the birth of stars in their galaxy, researchers say. Super-Earth's light seen for the first time
Scientists have detected light from a so-called super-Earth for the first time. Dinosaur flatulence may have led to global warming
Dinosaurs may have warmed the prehistoric Earth's climate thanks to enormous amounts of methane-producing flatulence, researchers say.450 million-year-old fossil stumps experts
Experts are trying to figure out what a fossil dubbed "Godzillus" used to be.
Experts are trying to figure out what a fossil dubbed "Godzillus" used to be. Arctic Ocean leaking methane, scientists say
Cracks in Arctic sea ice are leaking alarming levels of methane, a greenhouse gas far more potent than carbon dioxide, according to NASA scientists. Revolutionary jet engine has no moving parts
A Regina-based aerospace company is working on a new jet engine that has no moving parts.Homophobes Gay? Study Ties Anti-Gay Outlook To Homosexuality, Authoritarian Parenting
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Ancient antibiotic-resistant bacteria found in isolated cave
Bacteria that have never before come in contact with humans, their diseases or their antibiotics, but are nevertheless resistant to a variety of antibiotics, have been discovered in a U.S. cave.
Bacteria that have never before come in contact with humans, their diseases or their antibiotics, but are nevertheless resistant to a variety of antibiotics, have been discovered in a U.S. cave. UBC discovery good news for perfume makers, whales
A discovery made by scientists at the University of British Columbia could ease the need for ambergris, the product of a sperm whale's digestive system used in high-end perfumes. LHC is back with big energy boost
The Large Hadron Collider is operating again after its winter break, and running at even higher energies as it seeks new physics and a resolution to the hunt for the Higgs boson.Was blond mammoth cached for food by Ice Age humans?
The well-preserved body of a strawberry blond mammoth discovered in Northern Siberia is revealing new insights into the lives of mammoths and Ice Age humans.
The well-preserved body of a strawberry blond mammoth discovered in Northern Siberia is revealing new insights into the lives of mammoths and Ice Age humans.Warm and fuzzy? Discovery challenges the T-Rex's image
The discovery of a giant meat-eating dinosaur sporting a downy coat has some scientists reimagining the look of Tyrannosaurus rex.
The discovery of a giant meat-eating dinosaur sporting a downy coat has some scientists reimagining the look of Tyrannosaurus rex. Last ice age ended by carbon dioxide increase
A significant increase in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, rather than changes to the Earth's orbit, was likely the main cause of global warming that ended the last ice age, a new study has found.Huge, feathered tyrannosaur surprises researchers
A shaggy coat of feathers on a toothy, 1.4-tonne dinosaur has surprised Canadian and Chinese paleontologists.
A shaggy coat of feathers on a toothy, 1.4-tonne dinosaur has surprised Canadian and Chinese paleontologists.Picture captures a billion stars
Two UK-developed telescopes are used to make a colossal picture of our Milky Way Galaxy, to reveal the detail of a billion stars.
Two UK-developed telescopes are used to make a colossal picture of our Milky Way Galaxy, to reveal the detail of a billion stars. 2 new dinosaurs named after Canadians
Two new dinosaur species from Alberta, including one of the smallest adult plant-eating dinosaurs ever discovered, have been named after Canadians. Chimps and Bees Do It, But Is Democracy Natural? : Discovery News
Is a true democracy a natural thing for all animals to pursue?Runaway planets zoom at a fraction of light speed
Seven years ago, astronomers boggled when they found the first runaway star flying out of our galaxy at a speed of 1.5 million miles per hour. The discovery intrigued theorists, who wondered: If a star can get tossed outward at such an extreme velocity, c
Seven years ago, astronomers boggled when they found the first runaway star flying out of our galaxy at a speed of 1.5 million miles per hour. The discovery intrigued theorists, who wondered: If a star can get tossed outward at such an extreme velocity, c Albert Einstein archives go online
Albert Einstein's complete archives — from personal correspondence with half a dozen lovers to notebooks scribbled with his groundbreaking scientific research — are going online for the first time.Back to Canada News
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