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Scientists find ancient camel fossils in Panama
Researchers say they have discovered the fossils of a small camel with a long snout that roamed the tropical rainforests of the isthmus of Panama some 20 million years ago.
Researchers say they have discovered the fossils of a small camel with a long snout that roamed the tropical rainforests of the isthmus of Panama some 20 million years ago.Scientists clone rare Himalayan goat to boost cashmere output
Scientists in Indian-controlled Kashmir have cloned a rare Himalayan goat in hopes of boosting the number of animals famed for their coats of pashmina wool, used to make cashmere.
Scientists in Indian-controlled Kashmir have cloned a rare Himalayan goat in hopes of boosting the number of animals famed for their coats of pashmina wool, used to make cashmere.Male fruit flies turn to booze when they can't have sex
Guys, when your sweetheart says "No thanks" to sex, do you knock back a few stiff drinks to feel better? Turns out fruit flies do pretty much the same thing.
Guys, when your sweetheart says "No thanks" to sex, do you knock back a few stiff drinks to feel better? Turns out fruit flies do pretty much the same thing.
Should we bioengineer environmentally friendlier humans?
U.S. professor S. Matthew Liao suggests that using science to create people that have less impact on the planet can help mitigate climate change. Space flight linked to eye, brain problems
Astronauts who have spent prolonged periods in the zero gravity of space tend to show eye abnormalities linked to pressure around the brain, another study has confirmed.Woolly mammoth to get 2nd chance at life
Russia and South Korea are teaming up to recreate a woolly mammoth, Agence France-Presse reports. Scientists in both countries signed a deal Tuesday to create a new one using stem cells from mammoth remains found in thawed permafrost in Siberia.
Russia and South Korea are teaming up to recreate a woolly mammoth, Agence France-Presse reports. Scientists in both countries signed a deal Tuesday to create a new one using stem cells from mammoth remains found in thawed permafrost in Siberia. Canada's Dextre robot excels aboard space station
Dextre, the International Space Station's Canadian-built robotic handyman, is wrapping up a successful three-day experiment to show how space-based robots could service and refuel satellites. Monster earthquake threat looms over B.C. coastal communities
A monster earthquake rivalling the one that devastated Japan last March is all but a certainty on North America's Pacific coast, scientists say. Antimatter atom 'measured' for first time
An antimatter atom has been measured and manipulated for the first time ever, by a Canadian-led team of physicists. Biggest solar flare in years about to smack Earth
An impressive solar flare is heading toward Earth and could disrupt power grids, satellite navigating systems and airplane flights. Newly-discovered 'dark core' challenges understanding
Roughly 2.4 billion light years from Earth, a massive blob of a mysterious, invisible substance known as dark matter is threatening to rewrite how scientists on this planet understand galaxies.Dinosaurs had fleas too -- giant ones, fossils show
In the Jurassic era, even the flea was a beast, compared to its minuscule modern descendants. These pesky bloodsuckers were nearly an inch long.
In the Jurassic era, even the flea was a beast, compared to its minuscule modern descendants. These pesky bloodsuckers were nearly an inch long.Scientists reconstruct 'elegant' giant penguin
It has taken 26 million years, but scientists say getting the first glimpse at what a long-extinct giant penguin looked like was worth the wait.
It has taken 26 million years, but scientists say getting the first glimpse at what a long-extinct giant penguin looked like was worth the wait.Moon's surprise stretch marks show it isn't dead
New evidence suggests that the moon, once thought to be geologically cold and dead, is still stretching and contracting on its surface.
New evidence suggests that the moon, once thought to be geologically cold and dead, is still stretching and contracting on its surface.'Faster-than-light' particles may have been even speedier
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Path of Japanese tsunami debris mapped out
A year on, modellers continue to provide daily forecasts of the likely spread of floating debris washed out into the Pacific by the Japanese Tohoku megatsunami.
A year on, modellers continue to provide daily forecasts of the likely spread of floating debris washed out into the Pacific by the Japanese Tohoku megatsunami.'Faster than light' measurement blamed on loose cable
The measurement of subatomic particles travelling faster than light — contrary to expectations based on Einstein's special theory of relativity — may have been due to a loose cable.
The measurement of subatomic particles travelling faster than light — contrary to expectations based on Einstein's special theory of relativity — may have been due to a loose cable.New family of legless amphibians found in India
Since before the age of dinosaurs it has burrowed unbothered beneath the monsoon-soaked soils of remote northeast India - unknown to science and mistaken by villagers as a deadly, miniature snake.
Since before the age of dinosaurs it has burrowed unbothered beneath the monsoon-soaked soils of remote northeast India - unknown to science and mistaken by villagers as a deadly, miniature snake. Brilliant flash spotted in sky above the Prairies
It was an incredible sight for anyone lucky enough to catch a fleeting glimpse Tuesday night of a very bright light that streaked across the sky above Alberta and Saskatchewan.Ice Age plant revived after 30,000 years in frozen burrow
Russian scientists have managed to ressurect an Ice Age plant from a squirrel's burrow stuck in the Siberian permafrost for 30,000 years.
Russian scientists have managed to ressurect an Ice Age plant from a squirrel's burrow stuck in the Siberian permafrost for 30,000 years. Scientists developing test tube hamburger
Maastricht University Professor Mark Post discussed his substitute meat, which would be grown from cow stem cells, at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Vancouver on Sunday. 'Light echoes' replay long-ago star show
A star's astonishing Great Eruption during the 19th century has been re-observed through echoes visible today.Unexplained dolphin strandings continue on Cape Cod
There's no good spot on Cape Cod for dolphins to continue this winter's massive and unexplained beachings, but a group of 11 has chosen one of the worst.
There's no good spot on Cape Cod for dolphins to continue this winter's massive and unexplained beachings, but a group of 11 has chosen one of the worst.World's Tiniest Chameleon Discovered
A species of chameleon small enough to easily perch on a match head has been discovered on a tiny island off Madagascar, a group of scientists has announced.
A species of chameleon small enough to easily perch on a match head has been discovered on a tiny island off Madagascar, a group of scientists has announced.Venus slowdown puzzles planetary scientists
Scientists have detected a sudden and dramatic slowdown in the rotation of Earth's sister planet Venus.
Scientists have detected a sudden and dramatic slowdown in the rotation of Earth's sister planet Venus. Canadian Arctic songbird traverses the world - winters in Africa.
"Think of something smaller than an [American] robin, but a little larger than a finch raising young in the Arctic tundra and then a few months later foraging for food in Africa for the winter," said one of the lead researchers, Prof Ryan Norris from the Milky Way's Supermassive Black Hole is Feasting on Asteroids
For the past several years, the Chandra telescope has detected X-ray flares occurring about once a day from the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy. These flares last a few hours with brightness ranging from
For the past several years, the Chandra telescope has detected X-ray flares occurring about once a day from the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy. These flares last a few hours with brightness ranging fromExperts say Gingrich moon base dreams not lunacy
Several science policy experts say the former House speaker's ideas are based in mainstream science. But somehow, Gingrich manages to make them sound way out there, taking them first a small step and then a giant leap further than where other politicians
Several science policy experts say the former House speaker's ideas are based in mainstream science. But somehow, Gingrich manages to make them sound way out there, taking them first a small step and then a giant leap further than where other politicians 2 new Kepler planets with double suns discovered
A team of NASA scientists has discovered two new planets, each of which revolves around its own double suns. Hubble images reveal galaxy similar to Milky Way
The Hubble Space Telescope has taken a picture of a barred spiral galaxy — a galaxy similar to our own and expected to give astronomers a better insight into the Milky Way. Arctic Ocean freshwater bulge detected
UK scientists use radar satellites to measure a huge dome of fresh water that is developing in the western Arctic Ocean.Volcanic origin for Little Ice Age
The Little Ice Age began in the 1300s due to the cooling effect of massive volcanic eruptions, and was sustained by changes in Arctic ice cover, scientists conclude.
The Little Ice Age began in the 1300s due to the cooling effect of massive volcanic eruptions, and was sustained by changes in Arctic ice cover, scientists conclude. Mammals shrink faster than they grow
An international team of scientists, including some from Canada, has discovered that mammals shrink at faster rates than they grow — a finding that sheds light on the conditions that potentially contribute to extinction. Radiation from speedy solar flare bombarding Earth
The sun is bombarding Earth with radiation from the biggest solar storm in more than six years with more to come from the fast-moving eruption. Fossils of ancient sea creature discovered
Canadian researchers have discovered a bizarre flower-like creature which lived in an ancient sea that covered part of Western Canada more than 500 million years ago.Lost Charles Darwin fossils rediscovered in cabinet
A "treasure trove" of fossils - including some collected by Charles Darwin - has been re-discovered in an old cabinet.
A "treasure trove" of fossils - including some collected by Charles Darwin - has been re-discovered in an old cabinet. Canada following Russian satellite that is expected to return to Earth on Sunday
MONTREAL - Canada is just one of many countries that are closely monitoring a wayward Russian satell... - Science & Technology - Winnipeg Free Press.Hubble Space Telescope Discovers the Farthest-Away Galaxies
Astronomers and the Hubble Telescope peer deep into space and spot the youngest galaxy formation observed after the Big Bang.
Astronomers and the Hubble Telescope peer deep into space and spot the youngest galaxy formation observed after the Big Bang. Milky Way has more planets than stars
The more astronomers look for other worlds, the more they find that it is a crowded and crazy cosmos. They think planets easily outnumber stars in our galaxy and they are finding them in the strangest of places. Massive galaxy cluster found
An international team of astronomers has located a massive, hot young galaxy cluster – the largest ever seen in the distant universe. Earth will cook itself in 500 million years: expert
Worrying that humankind is destroying the Earth with global warming? Relax, says a University of Victoria assistant professor. Though overheating might spell the planet's eventual doom, it will take at least 500 million years to happen.Earth's massive extinction: The story gets worse | e! Science News
Scientists have uncovered a lot about Earth's greatest extinction event that took place 250 million years ago when rapid climate change wiped out nearly all marine species and a majority of those on land. Now, they have discovered a new culprit likely inv
Scientists have uncovered a lot about Earth's greatest extinction event that took place 250 million years ago when rapid climate change wiped out nearly all marine species and a majority of those on land. Now, they have discovered a new culprit likely invBack to Canada News
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