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Horses can use symbols to talk to us
There will never be a horse like Mr. Ed, the talking equine TV star. But scientists have discovered that the animals can learn to use another human tool for communicating: pointing to symbols. They join a short list of other species, including some primat
There will never be a horse like Mr. Ed, the talking equine TV star. But scientists have discovered that the animals can learn to use another human tool for communicating: pointing to symbols. They join a short list of other species, including some primat
Quantum teleportation over 7 kilometres of cables smashes record | New Scientist
Two groups have set a new record for quantum teleportation, setting the stage for encoded communications networks that stretch between cities Edmonton scientist discovers Earth's oldest rock
Edmonton scientists have discovered the Earth’s oldest rock.Dolphins recorded having a conversation 'just like two people' for first time
Two dolphins have been recorded having a conversation for the first time after scientists developed an underwater microphone which could distinguish the animals' different "voices"
Two dolphins have been recorded having a conversation for the first time after scientists developed an underwater microphone which could distinguish the animals' different "voices"Barack Obama is officially now a parasite
WASHINGTON — It's no Nobel Peace Prize, but Barack Obama has a new honor to brag about. Scientists have named a parasite after him — and there's no worming out of it.
Meet Baracktrema obamai, a tiny parasitic flatworm that lives in turtles' blood. A ne
Science | 207008 hits | 12:30 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
WASHINGTON — It's no Nobel Peace Prize, but Barack Obama has a new honor to brag about. Scientists have named a parasite after him — and there's no worming out of it.
Meet Baracktrema obamai, a tiny parasitic flatworm that lives in turtles' blood. A ne Early-morning earthquake shakes Yorkton, Sask., areaScience | 207285 hits | 2:10 PM on Monday | posted by ShepherdsDog
Natural Resources Canada is reporting a light earthquake this morning that was felt in the Yorkton, Melville and Langenburg areas of Saskatchewan.EmDrive: Nasa Eagleworks paper has finally passed peer review
An independent scientist has confirmed that the paper by scientists at the Nasa Eagleworks Laboratories on achieving thrust using highly controversial space propulsion technology EmDrive has passed peer review, and will soon be published by the American I
An independent scientist has confirmed that the paper by scientists at the Nasa Eagleworks Laboratories on achieving thrust using highly controversial space propulsion technology EmDrive has passed peer review, and will soon be published by the American IDogs really do understand human language, study suggests
Scientists have found evidence to support what many dog owners have long believed: man's best friend really does understand some of what we're saying.
Scientists have found evidence to support what many dog owners have long believed: man's best friend really does understand some of what we're saying.From the South Pole to the science section: How ice becomes knowledge
Up close and personal with a new core of very old Antarctic ice.
Up close and personal with a new core of very old Antarctic ice.Physicists confirm possible discovery of fifth force of nature
Recent findings indicating the possible discovery of a previously unknown subatomic particle may be evidence of a fifth fundamental force of nature, according to a paper published in the journal Physical Review Letters by theoretical physicists at the Uni
Recent findings indicating the possible discovery of a previously unknown subatomic particle may be evidence of a fifth fundamental force of nature, according to a paper published in the journal Physical Review Letters by theoretical physicists at the UniResearchers orbit a muon around an atom, confirm physics is broken | Ars Technica
Although tiny, a proton takes up a finite amount of space, enough to fit three quarks, a host of virtual particles, and their associated gluons. The size of a proton's radius is determined by these particles and their interactions, and so is fundamentally
Although tiny, a proton takes up a finite amount of space, enough to fit three quarks, a host of virtual particles, and their associated gluons. The size of a proton's radius is determined by these particles and their interactions, and so is fundamentally Scientists estimate Greenland shark lived 400 years
Scientists now calculate that Greenland sharks are Earth's oldest living animals with backbones. They estimate that one of those grey sharks was born in icy Arctic waters roughly 400 years ago and lived until only a couple of years ago.Alaska earthquake "swarm" probably not earthquakes at all
Earlier this summer, the scientists at the Alaska Earthquake Center began monitoring a swarm of small earthquakes in an area about eight miles west of Mt. Spurr. According to State Seismologist Dr. Michael West, they probably aren’t earthquakes at all.
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Earlier this summer, the scientists at the Alaska Earthquake Center began monitoring a swarm of small earthquakes in an area about eight miles west of Mt. Spurr. According to State Seismologist Dr. Michael West, they probably aren’t earthquakes at all.Scientists announce liquid metal breakthrough
The shape-shifting Terminator T-1000 robot which appeared in the 1990s film franchise could become a reality after a breakthrough in liquid-metal technology, scientists have claimed.
Science | 207197 hits | 11:19 AM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The shape-shifting Terminator T-1000 robot which appeared in the 1990s film franchise could become a reality after a breakthrough in liquid-metal technology, scientists have claimed.The asteroid on a potential collision-course with Earth, in 2175
Scientists believe that an asteroid named 101955 Bennu could be on a direct collision-course with Earth. Possible date of impact? 2175.
Science | 207190 hits | 5:48 PM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Scientists believe that an asteroid named 101955 Bennu could be on a direct collision-course with Earth. Possible date of impact? 2175. New whale species discovered in Bering Sea
Scientists have made the rare discovery of a whale species, which lives in the Bering Sea between Japan and Alaska. Wild birds learn to recognize when humans ask for help finding honey
Humans and wild animals often help each other out, but the relationship is usually accidental. For example, birds of prey sometimes follow farm equipment through fields because the hardware flushes small animals out. Humans don't help the birds intentiona
China's first space station, Tiangong-1, has hit the headlines after satellite trackers suggested it might be out of control and about to crash to Earth – potentially into a populated area. Hummingbirds process the world differently, UBC study finds | Vancouver Sun
Speedy little birds react to the size and movement of objects in their environment. Newly unveiled dinosaur tracks march B.C. back into its prehistoric past
Paleontology in British Columbia is taking a step forward, thanks to hundreds of dinosaur footprints discovered in northeastern British Columbia. Penis-shaped fossils from Canadian Rockies solve century-old mystery
Paleontologists have finally figured out two kinds of mysterious fossils misidentified for a century — and traced them both to some phallus-shaped worms that lived 505 million years ago and built themselves some very elaborate homes. Russian space agency unveils grandiose plan to permanently base a dozen cosmonauts on the moon | National PostScience | 206925 hits | 11:16 AM on Wednesday | posted by shockedcanadian
First Mammal Species Goes Extinct Due to Climate ChangeScience | 207611 hits | 12:24 PM on Monday | posted by BeaverFever
The humble Bramble Cay melomys has disappeared from its island in the Great Barrier Reef. See a summer solstice full moon for the 1st time in decades
Today is the longest day of the year, the summer solstice, and for the first time in decades, you can end it with a view of the full moon. Gravitational waves detected from more colliding black holes
The ground-breaking detection of gravitational waves, ripples in space and time postulated by Albert Einstein 100 years ago, that was announced in February was no fluke. Scientists said on Wednesday that they have spotted them for a second time.Australian rodent named the 1st mammal to go extinct due to human-caused climate change
An Australian rodent found only on a tiny island on the Great Barrier Reef has been declared extinct. Scientists say it's the first mammal known to be wiped out by human-caused climate change.
An Australian rodent found only on a tiny island on the Great Barrier Reef has been declared extinct. Scientists say it's the first mammal known to be wiped out by human-caused climate change. 
Using NASA's Landsat satellites, researchers conducted the most precise study yet on vegetation growth trends across North AmericaHow World War II scientists invented a data-driven approach to fighting fascism | Ars Technica
If you've ever taken a personality test, it was probably in a lifestyle magazine ("What kind of adventurer are you? Take this quiz to find out!") or maybe at the behest of a friend who's a Meyers-Briggs believer. But these fluffy diversions have a serious
If you've ever taken a personality test, it was probably in a lifestyle magazine ("What kind of adventurer are you? Take this quiz to find out!") or maybe at the behest of a friend who's a Meyers-Briggs believer. But these fluffy diversions have a seriousMars at tail-end of ice age that would have seen red planet covered in ice
Mars is at the tail-end of an ice age that would have seen large swathes of the dusty red planet covered with ice, reveals a detailed analysis of ice layers within the Red Planet's north polar ice cap.
Science | 207980 hits | 10:32 AM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Mars is at the tail-end of an ice age that would have seen large swathes of the dusty red planet covered with ice, reveals a detailed analysis of ice layers within the Red Planet's north polar ice cap.Has a Hungarian physics lab found a fifth force of nature'
A laboratory experiment in Hungary has spotted an anomaly in radioactive decay that could be the signature of a previously unknown fifth fundamental force of nature, physicists say – if the finding holds up.
A laboratory experiment in Hungary has spotted an anomaly in radioactive decay that could be the signature of a previously unknown fifth fundamental force of nature, physicists say – if the finding holds up. Cod populations rising along shores of Newfoundland: expertsScience | 207136 hits | 12:26 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
After decades on the brink of extinction, cod, a species of fish that was once the lifeblood of Newfoundland and Labrador’s economy, is finally making a comeback. 
A recent attempt to get stem cell scientists to dial back their enthusiasm when talking publicly about their research highlights the growing problem of scientific spin: the overzealous hyping of drugs and therapies that are nowhere near to being proven saResearchers shine a light through transparent wood
Wood already has plenty to offer conventional construction methods, but it may soon have a new trick up its sleeve. Scientists have come up with a way to turn a block of linden wood transparent, winding up with a material that could find use in everything
Wood already has plenty to offer conventional construction methods, but it may soon have a new trick up its sleeve. Scientists have come up with a way to turn a block of linden wood transparent, winding up with a material that could find use in everythingMysterious Mounds in South America Are Likely Worm Poop
The human-size towers in Colombia and Venezuela wetlands are actually piles of excrement, a new study says.
The human-size towers in Colombia and Venezuela wetlands are actually piles of excrement, a new study says. 1st eukaryote without mitochondria redefines our limb on tree of life
What separates animals, plants, fungi and even amoebas from bacteria? Well, there's one feature that no longer universally makes us distinct, thanks to a new study that redefines what it means to belong to our limb on the tree of life. 
New positions in the fisheries department are expected to improve Canada’s research efforts in the Arctic Fertilized human egg emits microscopic flash of light
When you meet someone who ignites your passion, it can feel like fireworks are going off. New research by Northwestern University researchers, published in the journal Scientific Reports, shows that when human sperm meets an egg, it can also set off sparkRobots with human vision on the horizon after scientists crack brain's 'Enigma code'
The new discovery finally reveals what the two parts of the brain say to each other when they process images
Science | 207897 hits | 12:15 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The new discovery finally reveals what the two parts of the brain say to each other when they process images Why birds were the only dinosaurs that survived mass extinction
Birds are the only lineage of dinosaurs that survived after an asteroid smashed into the Earth 66 million years ago, causing a mass extinction. Now Canadian scientists think they've figured out why. The Curious Link Between the Fly-By Anomaly and the �Impossible� EmDrive Thruster
The same theory that explains the puzzling fly-by anomalies could also explain how the controversial EmDrive produces thrust. BMJ editor Fiona Godlee takes on corruption in science
It's been called a "retraction epidemic" as hundreds of studies are pulled from the scientific record, often because of faked data, plagiarism or some other form of research misconduct. Dinosaurs were declining long before asteroid hit, study suggests
Dinosaurs were in decline long before an asteroid strike polished them off about 66 million years ago, a study says. Researchers say the 'R' in RNA may be abundant in space
By simulating conditions in space, scientists in France say they found ribose -- the 'R' in RNA -- is potentially present throughout the universe. Something Just Slammed Into Jupiter
Astronomers have captured video evidence of a collision between Jupiter and a small celestial object, likely a comet or asteroid. Though it looks like a small blip of light, the resulting explosion was unusually powerful. Tantalizing Data From the LHC Has Physicists Psyched
Hints of a new subatomic particle might be nothing. Or they might be something! Either way, physicists are writing lots of papers about it. 80-million-year-old bird fossil named after 82-year-old Manitoba farmer
A pair of Japanese paleontologists have named a marine bird species after a Thornhill, Man., homeowner after an 80-million-year-old fossil was dug up on his property. Beating 'heart on a chip' developed by Canadian scientists
Canadian scientists have developed a way to grow swatches of living heart tissue — containing muscle, blood vessels and all — that beat rhythmically like a real heart.Mercury once covered in black carbon crust, study suggests
Mercury is the planet closest to the dazzling light of the sun. So why is its colour so dark? Scientists think they've finally figured out the answer, which relates to something that happened billions of years ago.
Mercury is the planet closest to the dazzling light of the sun. So why is its colour so dark? Scientists think they've finally figured out the answer, which relates to something that happened billions of years ago.Back to Canada News
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