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Solstice-eclipse overlap marks rare chance for 'transformation'
This year's winter solstice — an event that will occur next Tuesday — will coincide with a full lunar eclipse in a union that hasn't been seen in 456 years. Arctic hybrids not a good sign, warn scientists
The two grizzly-polar bear hybrids discovered in Canada's North in recent years may be the tip of the iceberg, warn a trio of U.S. scientists who say the bears are a sign that Arctic biodiversity is at risk.Scientists identify head of France's King Henri IV
LONDON — After nine months of tests, researchers in France have identified the head of France's King Henry IV, who was assassinated in 1610 aged 57.
LONDON — After nine months of tests, researchers in France have identified the head of France's King Henry IV, who was assassinated in 1610 aged 57.'Extinct' species of salmon found in lake near Mt. Fuji
TOKYO — A Japanese salmon species thought to be extinct for 70 years is alive and well in a lake near Mount Fuji, a science professor said Wednesday.
TOKYO — A Japanese salmon species thought to be extinct for 70 years is alive and well in a lake near Mount Fuji, a science professor said Wednesday.Life may have survived 'Snowball Earth' in ocean pockets
Life may have survived a cataclysmic global freeze some 700 million years ago in pockets of open ocean.
Life may have survived a cataclysmic global freeze some 700 million years ago in pockets of open ocean. International spacecraft spies possible ice volcano on giant Saturn moon Titan
Scientists said Tuesday they have found the best evidence yet of ice volcanoes on Saturn's giant moon Titan. Unlike volcanoes on Earth, such a volcano on Titan may spew ice and hydrocarbons instead of molten lava. Voyager near Solar System's edge
Voyager 1, the most distant spacecraft from Earth, has reached a new milestone in its quest to leave the Solar System. Nature's coming attraction: Geminid meteor shower
Stay tuned for nature's coming attraction. Early next week, the Geminid meteor shower will make its annual appearance, just in time for Christmas. Astronomers consider it the best meteor shower of the year, with more than 100 meteors streaking through the New theory for origins of Saturn's rings
One of the solar system's most evocative mysteries — the origin of Saturn's rings — may be a case of cosmic murder, new research suggests. The victim: an unnamed moon of Saturn that disappeared about 4.5 billion years ago.New species of bacteria found in Titanic 'rusticles'
The Halomonas titanicae bacterium was found in "rusticles", the porous and delicate icicle-like structures that form on rusting iron.
The Halomonas titanicae bacterium was found in "rusticles", the porous and delicate icicle-like structures that form on rusting iron.'Super-Earth' atmosphere measured
The planet, GJ 1214b, is three times larger than Earth and about seven times heavier, and is the first planet of its kind known to have an atmosphere.
The planet, GJ 1214b, is three times larger than Earth and about seven times heavier, and is the first planet of its kind known to have an atmosphere. Deformed beaks in Alaska birds puzzle scientists
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Crows, chickadees and other birds living year-round in Alaska are suffering an epidemic of beak deformities that is confounding scientists.Mercury makes birds gay: study
Birds exposed to mercury in their diet have a significantly higher chance of being gay, scientists in Florida suggest.
Birds exposed to mercury in their diet have a significantly higher chance of being gay, scientists in Florida suggest.Microbe that feeds off arsenic alters search for life
Researchers have discovered a strange microbe that can use arsenic as a nutrient, a finding they say could change how scientists search for new life forms on Earth and elsewhere.
Science | 206704 hits | 4:06 PM on Thursday | posted by wildrosegirl
Researchers have discovered a strange microbe that can use arsenic as a nutrient, a finding they say could change how scientists search for new life forms on Earth and elsewhere.Star count triples to 300 sextillion
The night sky may be a lot starrier than we thought. A study suggests the universe could have triple the number of stars scientists previously calculated. The new estimate is 300,000,000,000,000,000,000,000. That's 300 sextillion.
The night sky may be a lot starrier than we thought. A study suggests the universe could have triple the number of stars scientists previously calculated. The new estimate is 300,000,000,000,000,000,000,000. That's 300 sextillion.Giant Stealth Planet May Explain Rain of Comets
Our sun may have a companion that disturbs comets from the edge of the solar system — a giant planet with up to four times the mass of Jupiter, researchers suggest.
A NASA space telescope launched last year may soon detect such a stealth companion to o
Our sun may have a companion that disturbs comets from the edge of the solar system — a giant planet with up to four times the mass of Jupiter, researchers suggest.
A NASA space telescope launched last year may soon detect such a stealth companion to oHave they found the elixir of eternal youth? Scientists reverse the ageing process in landmark trial
The secret of eternal youth has been unlocked by scientists in remarkable research that paves the way for a ‘forever young’ drug.
The secret of eternal youth has been unlocked by scientists in remarkable research that paves the way for a ‘forever young’ drug.USDA asked to approve apple that won't brown
A Canadian biotechnology company has asked the U.S. to approve a genetically modified apple that won't brown soon after its sliced, saying the improvement could boost sales of apples for snacks, salads and other uses.
Science | 207598 hits | 10:29 AM on Monday | posted by wildrosegirl
A Canadian biotechnology company has asked the U.S. to approve a genetically modified apple that won't brown soon after its sliced, saying the improvement could boost sales of apples for snacks, salads and other uses.Jupiter's brown stripe is returning, say astronomers
One of the "stripes" on Jupiter that faded away earlier this year is making a comeback, astronomers have said. The South Equatorial Belt had blended into surrounding white clouds but an "outbreak" spotted by an amateur astronomer heralds the stripe's retu
One of the "stripes" on Jupiter that faded away earlier this year is making a comeback, astronomers have said. The South Equatorial Belt had blended into surrounding white clouds but an "outbreak" spotted by an amateur astronomer heralds the stripe's retuCosmos may show echoes of events before Big Bang
Evidence of events that happened before the Big Bang can be seen in the glow of microwave radiation that fills the Universe, scientists have asserted.
Evidence of events that happened before the Big Bang can be seen in the glow of microwave radiation that fills the Universe, scientists have asserted.Scientists debate why mammoths went extinct
CHERSKY, Russia — During the last Ice Age, shaggy mammoths, woolly rhinos and bison lumbered across northern Siberia. Then, about 10,000 years ago -- in the span of a geological heartbeat, or a few hundred years -- the last of them disappeared.
CHERSKY, Russia — During the last Ice Age, shaggy mammoths, woolly rhinos and bison lumbered across northern Siberia. Then, about 10,000 years ago -- in the span of a geological heartbeat, or a few hundred years -- the last of them disappeared.Saturn's moon has atmosphere with oxygen
Saturn's second-largest moon, Rhea, has a thin atmosphere of oxygen and carbon dioxide, according to a new study.
Saturn's second-largest moon, Rhea, has a thin atmosphere of oxygen and carbon dioxide, according to a new study. B.C. scientists make colour-changing glass
B.C. researchers have discovered how to make glass films that reflect different wavelengths of light — ultra violet, visible and infrared — creating brilliant iridescent colours and traditional transparent glass. Hadron Collider detects unique state of matter
A phase of matter created moments after the Big Bang is thought to have been detected at the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland.
"Striking" evidence of a quark-gluon plasma has been observed by a team of researchers, including Canadians, at the facilAndromeda 'born in a collision'
The nearest spiral galaxy to the Milky Way - Andromeda - was born when two smaller galaxies collided, say astronomers.
The nearest spiral galaxy to the Milky Way - Andromeda - was born when two smaller galaxies collided, say astronomers. So far, 2010 'tied for hottest year'
This year is so far tied for the hottest year in a temperature record dating back to 1850 in a new sign of a warming trend, the three major institutes which calculate global warming estimates told Reuters.Dinosaur die-off cleared way for gigantic mammals
They just needed some leg room: New research shows the great dinosaur die-off made way for mammals to explode in size -- some more massive than several elephants put together.
They just needed some leg room: New research shows the great dinosaur die-off made way for mammals to explode in size -- some more massive than several elephants put together.100-million-year-old crocodile species discovered
BANGKOK — A new species of crocodile that lived 100 million years ago has been identified from a fossil found in Thailand, researchers said Thursday.
BANGKOK — A new species of crocodile that lived 100 million years ago has been identified from a fossil found in Thailand, researchers said Thursday.Dark energy and flat Universe exposed by simple method
Researchers have developed a simple technique that adds evidence to the theory that the Universe is flat.
Researchers have developed a simple technique that adds evidence to the theory that the Universe is flat.World's lakes heating up faster than air
A first-of-its-kind NASA study is finding nice cool lakes are heating up -- even faster than air.
Science | 206903 hits | 8:14 PM on Wednesday | posted by wildrosegirl
A first-of-its-kind NASA study is finding nice cool lakes are heating up -- even faster than air. Study backs Einstein notion on expanding universeScience | 206611 hits | 8:10 PM on Wednesday | posted by wildrosegirl
Scientists have found new evidence that an idea Albert Einstein regretted ever having may be key to solving a big mystery: why the universe is expanding at an ever-faster clip.Israeli archaeologists uncover Roman pool
JERUSALEM — While excavating the site for a planned new ritual bath for Jews in Jerusalem, Israeli archaeologists uncovered a pool belonging to the Roman legion that sacked the city nearly 2,000 years ago.
JERUSALEM — While excavating the site for a planned new ritual bath for Jews in Jerusalem, Israeli archaeologists uncovered a pool belonging to the Roman legion that sacked the city nearly 2,000 years ago. Canadian research shows how fish survives out of water
A team of Canadian scientists has solved a key mystery about one of the world's most unusual fish -- the amphibious mangrove killifish, a tropical species that can survive out of water for as long as two months. Scientists find new seismic fault in Rocky Mountains
Scientists at Idaho State University have mapped a new, active seismic fault in the Rocky Mountains in the US state of Idaho capable of unleashing a 7.5 magnitude earthquake.Scientists picture Icelandic volcano's 'plumbing'
Scientists think they can now explain the sequence of events deep inside the Earth that led to the major volcanic eruptions on Iceland earlier this year.
Scientists think they can now explain the sequence of events deep inside the Earth that led to the major volcanic eruptions on Iceland earlier this year.'Alien' planet detected circling dying star
Astronomers claim to have discovered the first planet originating from outside our galaxy. The Jupiter-like planet, they say, is part of a solar system which once belonged to a dwarf galaxy.
Astronomers claim to have discovered the first planet originating from outside our galaxy. The Jupiter-like planet, they say, is part of a solar system which once belonged to a dwarf galaxy.Comet creates its own 'snowstorm'
Comet Hartley 2 travels with an ice storm of its own making, according to NASA scientists who've been studying stunning new photos of a recent flyby of the comet.
Science | 206559 hits | 7:27 PM on Thursday | posted by wildrosegirl
Comet Hartley 2 travels with an ice storm of its own making, according to NASA scientists who've been studying stunning new photos of a recent flyby of the comet. Lawyer gets six months in Dead Sea Scrolls caseScience | 206617 hits | 6:48 PM on Thursday | posted by wildrosegirl
A New York lawyer was sentenced Thursday to six months in jail for an ultramodern crime that was all about antiquity: using online aliases to harass people in an academic debate about the Dead Sea Scrolls. T. rex's tail made it speedyScience | 206730 hits | 8:16 AM on Wednesday | posted by hurley_108
Tyrannosaurus rex was likely one of the fastest predators of the Cretaceous era, thanks to a massively muscular tail, Alberta researchers have found.Milky Way 'bubbles' may be black hole eruption
Two massive and mysterious newly discovered structures in the centre of the Milky Way could be the product of a belching black hole.
Two massive and mysterious newly discovered structures in the centre of the Milky Way could be the product of a belching black hole.Astronomers find newborn black hole
An exploding star spotted 30 years ago in a nearby galaxy appears to be a newborn black hole, astronomers reported on Monday.
An exploding star spotted 30 years ago in a nearby galaxy appears to be a newborn black hole, astronomers reported on Monday.Asteroid dust captured by spacecraft
A Japanese spacecraft that returned to Earth in June successfully captured dust from an asteroid for the first time in history, scientists said Tuesday.
Science | 207050 hits | 7:02 AM on Tuesday | posted by wildrosegirl
A Japanese spacecraft that returned to Earth in June successfully captured dust from an asteroid for the first time in history, scientists said Tuesday.Scientists exhume Danish astronomer's remains
An international team of scientists opened the tomb of a famous 16th-century Danish astronomer Monday in an effort to shed light on his sudden and mysterious death.
Science | 207068 hits | 6:55 PM on Monday | posted by wildrosegirl
An international team of scientists opened the tomb of a famous 16th-century Danish astronomer Monday in an effort to shed light on his sudden and mysterious death.NASA finds 4th crack on space shuttle fuel tank
NASA has found a fourth crack in the fuel tank for space shuttle Discovery.
Science | 206626 hits | 6:53 PM on Monday | posted by wildrosegirl
NASA has found a fourth crack in the fuel tank for space shuttle Discovery.Milky Way 'bubbles' may be black hole eruption
Two massive and mysterious newly discovered structures in the centre of the Milky Way could be the product of a belching black hole.
Science | 206610 hits | 9:52 AM on Sunday | posted by wildrosegirl
Two massive and mysterious newly discovered structures in the centre of the Milky Way could be the product of a belching black hole. Has science found a way to ease traumatic memories?Science | 206550 hits | 9:37 AM on Sunday | posted by wildrosegirl
A soldier shocked by the horrors of war can return home to find he or she can't stop the memories from flooding back in flashbacks that make it impossible to sleep and function.Back to Canada News
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