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7 articles from CBC - Technology & Science News
Researchers call on British Columbians to share what they know about the risk from volcanoes
The Centre for Natural Hazards Research at Simon Fraser University has launched a survey to determine just how much B.C. residents know and don't know about volcano hazards to help inform future risk reduction...
Manitoba Tyndall Stone gets global heritage designation for 'broad significance to humanity'
A building material used in Manitoba for nearly 200 years, from trading forts to the modern-day architecture of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights, now has international recognition on par with Carrara marble used in ancient...
Man jailed, fined for using sledgehammer to dig up dinosaur fossils in B.C.
A man who dug protected fossilized dinosaur footprints from a protected area in northern B.C. has been fined and sentenced to nearly a month in...
UBC lab develops new, portable drug-checking device ahead of limited decriminalization
The Hein Lab is working on new technology they say can identify drug concentrations under five per cent, which is often the case for opioids. The device comes as the province is set to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of illicit...
Endangered plant found only in N.W.T. 'doing nicely' according to recent survey
A field survey in 2022 shows that the hairy braya, an endangered plant only known to grow in the N.W.T., has a bigger range than previously thought. A botanist says the population estimate has doubled to between 25,000 and 50,000 plants on a remote northern...
Birders in a flap after rare gray-crowned rosy finch spotted in Nova Scotia
Birders from across the region have been flocking to Green Bay in Lunenburg County to see the rare gray-crowned rosy...
Hangover headaches are the least of your worries. Scientists say drinking can be hard on the brain
It’s no secret that a night of drinking can rattle your head. But what does science say about how it affects your brain? Research suggests alcohol can negatively affect mental health conditions or hike the risk of cognitive issues and dementia — and cutting back could give your brain a...