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4 articles from CBC - Technology & Science News
Drone surveillance and crowdfunded ransom: How tech is changing borders and those who cross them
Millions of people are on the move today, in the biggest forced displacement since the Second World War. And unlike in decades past, new technologies are changing the narratives of their movement — both by reinforcing and extending borders, and acting as a lifeline for those trying to cross...
On thinning ice: This summer I got up close and personal with glaciers
Bob McDonald's blog: This summer I ventured into the land of ice at the top of the world. I wandered among towering icebergs, and came face to face with calving...
Research into constipated scorpions and love at first sight awarded comical Ig Nobel prizes
What do the sex lives of constipated scorpions, a life-size rubber moose and complex legal documents have in common? They all inspired the winners of this year's Ig Nobels, the international prize for comical scientific...
Stunning images of space abound in this year's Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition
From galaxies, nebulas, our sun and more, this year's winners in the Royal Observatory Greenwich’s Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition are...