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8 articles from CBC - Technology & Science News
Atlantic hurricane forecasts for the coming weeks revised — and not in a good way
Already smashing records, this year's hyperactive Atlantic hurricane season is about to get even nastier, forecasters predict. In the coming months, they expect to run out of traditional hurricane names and see about twice as much storm activity as in a normal...
U.S. Senate bans TikTok on government devices
The U.S. Senate on Thursday unanimously approved a bill from Sen. Josh Hawley banning federal employees from using video-sharing app TikTok on government-issued devices, amid threats from the White House to ban the...
Provinces not moving fast enough to assess, mitigate flood risk, report says
A new report from the University of Waterloo says provincial governments aren't moving fast enough to protect homes and other buildings from the ravages of flooding. On average, the report gave provinces a grade of C for flood...
How microbes could help clean up Nova Scotia's abandoned mines
Researchers from three Maritime universities are hoping microbes collected from the bottom of a lake near an abandoned gold mine in Dartmouth, N.S., will provide a model for how to clean up contaminated sites across the province in a quicker and less-intrusive...
What you need to know about B.C.'s so-called murder hornets
First of all, don't call them murder hornets, says provincial apiarist.
Hiroshima survivors mark 75th anniversary of world's first nuclear attack
The dwindling witnesses to the world's first atomic bombing marked its 75th anniversary Thursday, with the mayor and others noting the Japanese government's refusal to sign a nuclear weapons ban treaty, highlighting its...
Citing misinformation, Facebook deletes Trump post for 1st time
Facebook has deleted a post by U.S. President Donald Trump for the first time, saying it violated its policy against spreading misinformation about the...
What is ammonium nitrate, and how did it cause such a devastating explosion in Beirut?
The chemical compound ammonium nitrate is believed to have been the cause of the devastating explosion in Beirut on Tuesday. But how can such a chemical cause such a massive and destructive...