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5 articles from CBC - Technology & Science News
Death of Greenpeace pioneer Terry Simmons in November went largely 'unremarked,' says Vancouver friend
Terry Simmons was one of 12 men who set sail from Vancouver 50 years ago to protest nuclear tests in Alaska in what became the inaugural protest voyage of the global environmental advocacy juggernaut Greenpeace, but his death in Vancouver in November went largely...
CO2 already emitted will warm Earth beyond climate targets, study finds
The amount of baked-in global warming, from carbon pollution already in the air, is enough to blow past international agreed upon goals to limit climate change, a new study finds. But it can be delayed for centuries if governments takes...
Physicist works toward forecasting rogue waves along Vancouver Island's west coast
Vancouver Island residents like Kyla Mcgregor, who survived being tossed by a rogue wave in September, welcome a system that can forecast massive wave...
How throwing the big ones back could keep halibut fishery on a roll
Researchers are studying the survival rate of large Atlantic halibut released after being caught by commercial fishing fleets. It could lead to a maximum size limit for halibut, a valuable groundfish in Atlantic...
Students struggle as school goes online-only in 4 provinces after Christmas break
It can be tough getting back into school routines following the winter break, but students in Alberta, Manitoba, Quebec and Ontario are facing additional challenges this week as they hit the books virtually — for at least a week — rather than return in...