- CBC - Technology & Science News
- 21/3/31 22:39
Almost six per cent of Ontarians online are spreading misinformation about the COVID-19 pandemic, according to exclusive new research conducted on behalf of the Ontario Medical...
Almost six per cent of Ontarians online are spreading misinformation about the COVID-19 pandemic, according to exclusive new research conducted on behalf of the Ontario Medical...
Antimatter atoms get annihilated whenever they contact matter — which makes up everything. So how can you manipulate them in order to study them properly to understand our universe? A team of scientists say they've figured out a new way to do that using a special Canadian-built...
The famous pink cherry blossoms of Kyoto reached full bloom this year on March 26, the earliest date in the 12 centuries since records began, according to a Japanese...
A college science professor and an aerospace data analyst were named on Tuesday to round out a four-member crew for a SpaceX launch into orbit planned later this year billed as the first all-civilian spaceflight in...
A new study from researchers in B.C. estimates that Canada will lose $11.9 billion because of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion...
TUESDAY 30. MARCH 2021
A Toronto neighbourhood comes together every year to produce its own neighbourhood maple syrup and then distribute it to residents in the St. Clair-Dufferin area. This year, with more people at home, there were more volunteers who were able to help — while staying distanced. CBC Toronto joined in on the fun. (Paul...
Vancouver-based company Robert Allan Naval Architects and Marine Engineers designed six of the 14 tugboats that helped pull and push the giant freighter free in the Suez...
It appears that SpaceX just can't stick the landing. The launch of the latest Starship, which CEO Elon Musk hopes will take humans to the moon or Mars in the near future, once again ended in another explosion, though it's unclear what...
Another grim picture of mackerel, a fish in or near the critical zone for a decade, has been released. The 2015 class that supported the commercial fishery is now almost all...
When it comes to climate change, experts say few things have been as tricky to predict as its impact on hurricanes. However, a new report suggests that many regions affected by hurricanes will likely experience storms of greater intensity as a result of Earth’s changing...
Drone footage shows a turkey causing havoc in Belle River traffic.
MONDAY 29. MARCH 2021
Internal Finance Department documents show officials have deep concerns about the effect of Facebook's planned digital currency on Canada's financial...
The head of Facebook Canada told legislators on a Commons committee today that the company doesn't want to pay publishers to use their content on the social media...
Some Honda drivers say they're stuck with vehicles not made for Canadian winters and, for some, a product update didn't fix the problem. A consumer advocate says carmakers are allowed to get away with not fixing problems like this because some of Canada’s safety standards are decades out of...
Offset credits won't necessarily reflect real reductions in carbon emissions, write Nicholas Rivers, Mark Jaccard and Kathryn...
An Ottawa scientist who's a keen amateur gardener has figured out how to speed up seed germination using her Instant Pot. The low, constant heat of the yogurt setting is perfect to jump start...
After the colossal ship that has been blocking the Suez Canal for nearly a week was partially refloated earlier on Monday, it has now been freed, according to local witnesses and a shipping agency in...
Fifteen people have been bitten by coyotes in the park since December and there have been more than 150 reports of coyote...
SUNDAY 28. MARCH 2021
Wildfires that forced approximately 275 residents to leave their village in southern Alberta on Sunday have now been...
Wildlife in Newfoundland and Labrador isn't hard to come by, and on Fogo Island, photographer Paddy Barry enjoys taking breathtaking photos of the 350 or so caribou in the...
A Canadian company is one step closer to building a controversial gold mine in the Amazon rainforest, after its study on how the development would impact remote Indigenous people was approved by Brazilian officials, the CEO of Belo Sun Mining told CBC...
SATURDAY 27. MARCH 2021
The federal government's Supreme Court victory to establish a national minimum price on carbon should not be taken as a green light for Ottawa to broaden its powers over provincial jurisdictions and centralize more control, some legal and political science experts...
FRIDAY 26. MARCH 2021
Instead of being the source of the pandemic, the seafood market outbreak likely amplified the human-to-human spread, new research has...
The fine for polluting the Elk and Fording rivers in 2012 is the largest ever under the Fisheries Act, a federal prosecutor...
As you prepare to launch your spring cleanup, take a moment to think about Mister Pants, hanging in that cramped storage closet for the last year or...