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9 articles from CBC - Technology & Science News
NASA releases 'amazing' new landing video and images from Mars Perseverance landing
It was "seven minutes of terror" that had a big payoff: NASA's Mars Perseverance safely landed on the surface of the red planet last Thursday. And, for the first time, the edge-of-your-seat descent was captured by high-definition video cameras that NASA released on...
B.C. farmer grabs lynx by scruff of neck, scolds it for killing chickens
A farmer in northern B.C. captured a wild cat he found in his chicken coop Sunday, picking it up by the scruff of the neck and gently scolding it before relocating it to the...
RCMP says most reports of child porn on Mindgeek's platforms don't meet legal threshold for charges
The RCMP says it's investigating all claims about sexual abuse material being hosted by the Montreal-based company Mindgeek, but most of the referrals to date don't meet the Criminal Code definition of child...
Bone cancer survivor to join billionaire on SpaceX flight
Bone cancer survivor Hayley Arceneaux will become the youngest American in space this fall when she rockets into orbit on SpaceX's first private...
How I made friends with a wild polar bear: a bear tracker explains a 20-year friendship
“When a wild animal accepts you, it's on equal ground,” say tracker Dennis...
Did you see it? Fireball flashes across the Prairie sky
A fireball buzzed over the Prairies on Monday, temporarily piercing the dark of the early morning sky with a flash of blinding blue...
Lakehead University extends winter study break after cyber attack
Lakehead University has extended its winter study break until Friday, Feb. 26 due to last week's cyber...
Drones reveal higher entanglement rates for blue, fin whales in Gulf of St. Lawrence
Fin and blue whales in the Gulf of St. Lawrence show fishing gear entanglement rates that can exceed 50 per cent, according to new research made possible by the use of aerial drones.
Virtual passport app presents real data risk, experts warn
Canadian privacy experts are concerned the federal government's plan to develop an online passport application process could put personal information at risk and open a new angle of attack for...