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Costa Rica puts brakes on popular stem cell tourism
Science | 206769 hits | 5:56 PM on Tuesday | posted by wildrosegirl
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Costa Rica is cracking down on an unauthorized stem cell clinic that has attracted hundreds of foreigners seeking relief from degenerative diseases and serious injuries.
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Science will win out over religion, says Hawking
Science | 207360 hits | 5:10 PM on Monday | posted by wildrosegirl
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Renowned astrophysicist Stephen Hawking says science and religion are fundamentally incompatible -- and the former will always come out on top.
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20708
Lead didn't kill Beethoven, researchers conclude
Science | 207077 hits | 7:56 AM on Sunday | posted by wildrosegirl
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Was it lead that snuffed out one of the greatest musical minds the Western world has ever known? While that's been an ongoing theory since Ludwig van Beethoven died in 1827, a new study dismisses the idea.
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20753
Scientists find a 'hint of life' on Saturn's moon Titan
Science | 207527 hits | 7:13 PM on Saturday | posted by commanderkai
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Scientists have found evidence that there is life on Saturn's biggest moon, Titan. They have discovered clues that primitive aliens are breathing in Titan's atmosphere and feeding on fuel at the surface.
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20697
Link Related to Canada in some say U.B.C. astronomer probes 'archaeology' of Milky Way
Science | 206966 hits | 8:40 AM on Saturday | posted by wildrosegirl
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New Canadian-led research that uses NASA's Hubble telescope to examine the age of elderly stars is shedding new light on how the Milky Way was "put together."
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20678
Amateur astronomer spots another Jupiter strike
Science | 206777 hits | 10:53 PM on Friday | posted by Hyack
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Jupiter has gotten whacked again. An amateur astronomer in Australia peering at the giant gas planet Thursday reported witnessing a bright flash from an object hitting Jupiter and apparently burning up in the atmosphere.
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20717
Millionaire's rocket blasts off on first test flight
Science | 207174 hits | 3:38 PM on Friday | posted by wildrosegirl
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A multimillionaire's test rocket blasted off on its maiden voyage Friday and succeeded in reaching orbit in a dry run for NASA's push to go commercial.
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20695
Mars minerals point to warmer and wetter past
Science | 206946 hits | 11:51 PM on Thursday | posted by Hyack
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The Red Planet harbours rocks rich in carbonate minerals, suggesting there was more water there in the past than previously thought
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20691
Deep sea fish 'mystery migration' across Pacific Ocean
Science | 206909 hits | 11:43 PM on Thursday | posted by Hyack
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Deep sea fish species found in the north Pacific Ocean have mysteriously been caught in the southwest Atlantic, on the other side of the world.
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20696
Volunteers to begin Mars500 isolation
Science | 206936 hits | 9:00 PM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack
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Would you volunteer to be locked away for 18 months in a sealed container with no windows and have only e-mail contact with the outside world?
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20697
Hubble captures odd star motion
Science | 206947 hits | 8:58 PM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack
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Using the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have managed to measure the motion of stars in a stellar cluster.
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20722
Link Related to Canada in some say Falcon 9: A Future Space Taxi?
Science | 207223 hits | 10:53 AM on Tuesday | posted by tritium
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A white rocket that's as tall as an 18-story building is about to blast off from Cape Canaveral in Florida. And there's a lot riding on it — at least symbolically.
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20720
Scientists warn of unseen deepwater oil disaster
Science | 207188 hits | 9:26 AM on Tuesday | posted by wildrosegirl
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Independent scientists and government officials say there's a disaster we can't see in the Gulf of Mexico's mysterious depths, the ruin of a world inhabited by enormous sperm whales and tiny, invisible plankton.
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20785
Venus's supersonic winds create gusty planet
Science | 207854 hits | 11:34 PM on Friday | posted by Hyack
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Scientists think they may have solved one of the great mysteries of the solar system: why the winds on Venus blow faster than the planet's rotation.
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20720
Atlantis lands for last time, logs 193 million clicks
Science | 207196 hits | 9:27 PM on Wednesday | posted by wildrosegirl
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Space shuttle Atlantis returned from orbit for the last time Wednesday, closing out a 25-year flying career and safely bringing back six astronauts who boosted the International Space Station's power and size.
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20704
Hubble spots a planet-eating star
Science | 207026 hits | 9:59 PM on Monday | posted by Hyack
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The Hubble Space Telescope has captured evidence of a Sun-like star "eating" a nearby planet. Astronomers knew that stars were capable of swallowing planets in orbit around them, but this is the first time the event has been "seen" so clearly.
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20713
Archeologists unearth ancient tombs, mummies in Egypt
Science | 207134 hits | 9:41 AM on Sunday | posted by wildrosegirl
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Archeologists have unearthed 57 ancient Egyptian tombs, most of which hold an ornately painted wooden sarcophagus with a mummy inside, Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities said Sunday.
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20711
Shuttle Atlantis undocks from space station
Science | 207105 hits | 9:39 AM on Sunday | posted by wildrosegirl
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After a week of flying together, shuttle Atlantis undocked from a larger and virtually completed International Space Station on Sunday and headed for home on its final voyage.
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20725
Link Related to Canada in some say Synthetic cell worries farm group
Science | 207250 hits | 8:38 AM on Sunday | posted by wildrosegirl
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The National Farmers Union says the development of a synthetic cell could lead to worrisome, long-term consequences.
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20712
'Artificial life' breakthrough announced by scientists
Science | 207113 hits | 10:58 PM on Saturday | posted by Hyack
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Scientists in the US have succeeded in developing the first living cell to be controlled entirely by synthetic DNA. The researchers constructed a bacterium's "genetic software" and transplanted it into a host cell.
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20682
Scientists working to coax fuel from extreme bugs
Science | 206820 hits | 10:12 PM on Saturday | posted by Hyack
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Scientists have found creatures thriving in places that would poison or cook most life on earth -- deep inside rock, under the ocean or in hot springs, places that are extremely salty, or acidic, or bathed in radiation or heavy metals.
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20700
Fish may be smarter than we think
Science | 207000 hits | 9:40 PM on Friday | posted by Hyack
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Fish are scared of their own reflection — a new finding that suggests their brains are more sophisticated than originally thought, say biologists.
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20727
Space station's new room opened by astronauts
Science | 207273 hits | 7:34 PM on Thursday | posted by wildrosegirl
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The door to the International Space Station's newest room swung open Thursday as the visiting shuttle astronauts rested up for the third and final spacewalk of their mission.
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20696
Expedition discovers new frogs, geckos and pigeons
Science | 206960 hits | 12:50 AM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack
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WASHINGTON — Finding a new animal species is a special moment for scientists and even better when one hops into their mountain camp and volunteers to be discovered.
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20718
Link Related to Canada in some say Hockey stick tests out at 170 years old
Science | 207176 hits | 9:01 PM on Tuesday | posted by wildrosegirl
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A New Brunswick tree scientist has completed tests confirming that a top contender for the title of "world's oldest hockey stick" was made at least 170 years ago, bolstering the claim of a Nova Scotia man — already backed by the country's leading hockey h
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20737
China scientists find use for cigarette butts
Science | 207369 hits | 8:58 PM on Tuesday | posted by wildrosegirl
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Chemical extracts from cigarette butts -- so toxic they kill fish -- can be used to protect steel pipes from rusting, a study in China has found.
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20716
Scientists look to turn Gulf's deserts into farmland
Science | 207157 hits | 8:49 PM on Tuesday | posted by wildrosegirl
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Gulf nations hope science will turn desert areas into arable land to boost food security and avoid the risks inherent in buying farmland abroad, industry insiders said Monday.
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20719
Link Related to Canada in some say Canada�s $200-million lure pulls in 19 big-name researchers
Science | 207185 hits | 6:20 AM on Tuesday | posted by Regina
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Other countries mourning their loss of scientific talent in brain drain
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Link Related to Canada in some say Japanese scientist reveals Magnetic Hill's secret
Science | 207333 hits | 1:04 AM on Tuesday | posted by Hyack
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A Japanese scientist has won an award for an experiment that duplicates the optical illusion that attracts thousands of tourists to Moncton's famed Magnetic Hill.
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20718
Link Related to Canada in some say A winged tsunami
Science | 207177 hits | 6:49 PM on Monday | posted by wildrosegirl
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It is a migration of such complexity, scale, and marvel that even the great herds of wildebeest in Africa and caribou in Canada's Arctic pale by comparison.
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20716
Link Related to Canada in some say Guelph researchers plan to study feet of astronauts
Science | 207164 hits | 8:25 PM on Sunday | posted by wildrosegirl
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Dave Williams is a sole man -- at least when it comes to his feet.And a team of researchers from the University of Guelph can thank the retired Canadian astronaut for his foot fixation.
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Shuttle Atlantis arrives at space station
Science | 207141 hits | 8:28 AM on Sunday | posted by wildrosegirl
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The shuttle Atlantis arrived at the International Space Station on Sunday amid a flurry of picture-taking intended to make up for a curtailed safety survey the day before.
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20710
Kids' remains may be ID'd faster
Science | 207098 hits | 8:58 PM on Saturday | posted by wildrosegirl
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New research could help forensic scientists identify children's remains — a process that was formerly difficult to do.
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20716
Link Related to Canada in some say Preston Manning: Proselytizer of science
Science | 207163 hits | 2:06 PM on Saturday | posted by andyt
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20720
Scientists baffled by grey whale sighted off Israel
Science | 207191 hits | 12:19 AM on Saturday | posted by Hyack
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Marine biologists are scratching their heads this week, trying to figure out how a grey whale, normally found only in the Pacific Ocean, has been spotted off the coast of Israel.
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20710
Atlantis launches on final voyage
Science | 207096 hits | 11:22 AM on Friday | posted by tritium
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The US space shuttle Atlantis has launched from Florida on what is expected to be its final outing.
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20716
14th-century aqueduct found in Jerusalem
Science | 207160 hits | 9:24 PM on Tuesday | posted by wildrosegirl
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Archeologists said Tuesday they have uncovered a 14th-century aqueduct that supplied water to Jerusalem for almost 600 years along a route dating back to the time of Jesus -- but unlike most such finds, this time the experts knew exactly where to look.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Dead orca calf found near Victoria
Science | 207349 hits | 9:02 PM on Monday | posted by wildrosegirl
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Fisheries officers plan to conduct a necropsy on a killer whale calf that washed up on a Victoria-area beach last week.
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Scientists say Earth could get too hot for humans
Science | 207230 hits | 7:48 AM on Sunday | posted by wildrosegirl
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New research theorizes that if global warming continues at its current pace, Earth's temperatures could exceed livable limits for humans in the future.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Canadian glacier discovery hints at life beyond Earth
Science | 207312 hits | 9:20 PM on Saturday | posted by wildrosegirl
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A NASA satellite's detection of a faint yellow stain on an ancient glacier in the Canadian Arctic is being hailed as a major breakthrough in the search for life beyond Earth.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Canadian astronaut to lead next NASA undersea mission
Science | 207011 hits | 8:19 AM on Tuesday | posted by wildrosegirl
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The first Canadian to walk in space is going to take on a different challenge, leading the next NASA undersea mission as commander of the crew of NEEMO14.
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20706
Mammoths had 'anti-freeze blood', gene study finds
Science | 207047 hits | 2:34 PM on Monday | posted by Hyack
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Mammoths had a form of "anti-freeze" blood to keep their bodies supplied with oxygen at freezing temperatures.
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20706
Time travel possible: Hawking
Science | 207062 hits | 12:49 PM on Monday | posted by Hyack
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Renowned astrophysicist Stephen Hawking says people will one day be able to travel into the distant future.
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20716
Is Stephen Hawking right about aliens?
Science | 207158 hits | 11:05 AM on Sunday | posted by tritium
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Stephen Hawking thinks that making contact with aliens would be a very bad idea indeed. But with new, massive telescopes, we humans are stepping up the search. Have we really thought this through?
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20700
Link Related to Canada in some say Survival of the weakest? Study looks at whitefish evolution in Alberta lake
Science | 206990 hits | 11:36 AM on Saturday | posted by Hyack
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Researchers are exploring whether the desire to have the plumpest, flakiest whitefish fillets on dinner plates may actually be gutting the evolution of the species in a northern Alberta lake and threatening a million-dollar industry.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Bear shot in N.W.T. was grizzly-polar hybrid
Science | 208586 hits | 5:58 PM on Friday | posted by Hyack
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Biologists in the Northwest Territories have confirmed that an unusual-looking bear shot earlier this month near Ulukhaktok, N.W.T., was a rare hybrid grizzly-polar bear.
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Link Related to Canada in some say NASA beams space aliens an invitation
Science | 208194 hits | 3:37 PM on Thursday | posted by Hyack
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WASHINGTON — Cosmologist Stephen Hawking says it is too risky to try to talk to space aliens. Oops. Too late... NASA and others already have beamed several messages into deep space, trying to phone extraterrestrials.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Ancient N.W.T. rock chunks for sale
Science | 208159 hits | 8:54 AM on Wednesday | posted by wildrosegirl
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A Yellowknife entrepreneur is selling pieces of what some geologists believe is the oldest known rock in the world.
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Ocean acidity rising at an alarming rate
Science | 208092 hits | 9:32 AM on Tuesday | posted by wildrosegirl
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With the oceans absorbing more than 1 million tons of carbon dioxide an hour, a National Research Council study released Thursday found that the level of acid in the oceans is increasing at an unprecedented rate and threatening to change marine ecosystems
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Chimpanzees show human-like awareness of death
Science | 207205 hits | 4:35 PM on Monday | posted by Hyack
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Chimpanzees have remarkably complex, even human-like, responses to the deaths of their closest companions, new research suggests. Two separate studies published this week in the journal Current Biology document how chimps reacted to the deaths of others

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