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After 10 years of delay, the controversial Thirty Meter Telescope may finally get built — in Spain

Fri, 11/28/2025 - 14:56

Bob's Blog: A long-delayed project to build the largest telescope in the Northern Hemisphere atop Mauna Kea in Hawaii has been given new life, as Spain has offered new funding and a new location on the island of La Palma.

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A rare photosynthesizing sea slug has been found off N.S. Here's why scientists are excited

Thu, 11/27/2025 - 05:00

Researchers believe Elysia chlorotica holds promise for medical advances, but it's been too elusive to study.

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Is this actually the first image of dark matter?

Thu, 11/27/2025 - 04:00

What we see in our universe only accounts for roughly five per cent of what’s out there. The remaining 95 per cent is invisible. But now, a researcher at the University of Tokyo says he's seen at least part of that invisible universe.

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If the grizzly that attacked a B.C. school group is found, what happens next?

Thu, 11/27/2025 - 04:00

Efforts to locate the bear that attacked a school group near Bella Coola, B.C., last Thursday are still underway. The rare attack that injured four people is prompting questions about what should happen to the animal if it's found.

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Canada’s weather warning system has changed. Here’s how

Wed, 11/26/2025 - 13:30

Canada's weather warnings have changed to a new colour-coded, risk-tiered system implemented by Environment and Climate Change Canada. The three alert levels — yellow, orange and red — are based on the potential impacts of a weather event and the forecast confidence.

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ChatGPT may help you find information faster, but you learn less

Tue, 11/25/2025 - 12:46

Bob McDonald’s Blog: Recent studies show that using chatbots like ChatGPT may get us information faster than ever before, but we’re not gaining much knowledge by using it.

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Meet the B.C. residents hosting whale detection devices on their properties

Tue, 11/25/2025 - 09:00

From infrared thermal cameras to hydrophones, these B.C. residents offered up space on their properties as researchers look to help safeguard marine mammals.

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Endangered barn owl makes 'extremely rare' appearance in Calgary

Tue, 11/25/2025 - 08:00

The barn owl, one of Canada's most endangered owls, isn't native to Alberta and is considered extremely rare anywhere in the province, which is why wildlife photographers were shocked when one made a surprise appearance in a Calgary park.

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Why do bridges get slippery first in cold weather?

Tue, 11/25/2025 - 06:00

Why are bridges first to get slippery, even before a snowfall? Watch to learn as CBC’s Riley Laychuk explains why.

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San Diego Zoo's oldest resident, a Galapagos tortoise believed to be about 141, dies

Mon, 11/24/2025 - 22:41

Galapagos tortoise Gramma, who was believed to be about 141 years old, has died at the San Diego Zoo, according to zoo officials. She was their oldest resident.

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Second grizzly bear captured in Bella Coola after attack, B.C. conservation officers say

Mon, 11/24/2025 - 16:27

B.C. conservation officers say a second grizzly bear has now been captured in Bella Coola, though it has not been established whether the animal was involved in last week’s attack on an elementary school group.

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Hawaii's Kilauea volcano produces dome fountain of lava

Mon, 11/24/2025 - 13:16

Video captured by the U.S. Geological Survey on Nov. 23 shows the formation of a dome fountain of lava in a crater on Hawaii's Kilauea volcano.

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After her study on trans athletes lost funding in the U.S., this Canadian researcher is starting over

Mon, 11/24/2025 - 05:00

Canadian-born researcher Joanna Harper has been studying the ways hormone therapy makes a difference in transgender athletes' performance for nearly two decades. Her most recent study, which she was working on in the United States, lost its funding bringing her back to Canada.

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Uh oh. The dreaded polar vortex may be making an appearance very soon

Mon, 11/24/2025 - 04:00

In 2014, the term “polar vortex” burst on the scene across Canada and the U.S. as temperatures plunged. In some places, it was colder than it was on Mars. Well, get ready to hear more about it.

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Bear encounters on the rise in B.C. community where grizzlies attacked school group, residents say

Mon, 11/24/2025 - 00:15

As B.C. conservation officers continued to search for the three grizzlies involved in Thursday’s attack on an elementary school group in Bella Coola, residents say the incident reflects years of rising bear encounters in the remote Central Coast community.

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Saint John bird observatory marks 30 years and 1.7 million seabirds

Sun, 11/23/2025 - 05:00

The Point Lepreau Bird Observatory is marking 30 years of monitoring the seabird migration in a location perfectly positioned to capture the entire migration pattern of more than 100 different species.

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Coastal communities help track N.S. marine life using environmental DNA

Sun, 11/23/2025 - 05:00

The Community-Oriented Coastal Observatory needs samples from around the province, so they're recruiting volunteers just like them to help with this project.

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Why Sable Island didn't struggle with this year's drought

Sun, 11/23/2025 - 05:00

While the Maritimes suffered through a long drought this year, Sable Island didn't have the same problem. That's because the island located 290 kilometres southeast of Halifax has a large underground supply of fresh water.

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Meet the B.C. man bringing Space Race history down to scale

Sat, 11/22/2025 - 08:00

Downtown Dawson Creek isn’t where you might expect to take a tour of the history of the Space Race. But hidden inside an autobody shop, space historian Nick Proach has filled the city's newest museum with dozens of scale model rockets that have appeared in museums, world fair exhibits, and even aboard NASA spacecraft.

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Alberta government eyes AI to write legislation for 1st time

Sat, 11/22/2025 - 08:00

The Alberta government is considering using AI technology to write a law for the first time, eyeing a forthcoming piece of whisky legislation as its test case.

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