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5 articles from CBC - Technology & Science News
British scientists investigating new strain of coronavirus, but downplay concerns
British scientists said Tuesday they are trying to establish whether the rapid spread in southern England of a new variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 is linked to key mutations they have detected in the...
Asteroid samples collected by Japanese spacecraft leave scientist 'almost speechless' with joy
Officials from Japan's space agency said Tuesday they have found more than the anticipated amount of soil and gases inside a small capsule the country's Hayabusa2 spacecraft brought back from a distant asteroid this month, a mission they praised as a milestone in planetary...
Consumers won't need receipts to benefit from one of Canada's largest class-action settlements
The class-action settlement — stemming from a lawsuit alleging that Microsoft and Microsoft Canada were involved in a conspiracy to illegally increase prices — amounts to about $400 million for those who purchased Microsoft PC software between 1998 and...
Jupiter and Saturn join in the night sky in 'great conjunction.' Here's how you can see it
If you have a keen eye, you may have noticed two fairly bright objects resembling stars low in the western sky after sunset inching closer together. But those aren't stars: they're two planets, Jupiter and Saturn. On Dec. 21, the two will be so close together they'll almost seem to...
Landslide triggers massive debris cascade in remote part of B.C. coast
A massive landslide north of Campbell River, B.C., in November that propelled approximately 7.7 million cubic metres of debris into an ocean inlet has reshaped a huge swath of coastal...