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10 articles from CBC - Technology & Science News
Aggressive seaweed smothers one of world's most remote reefs
Researchers say a recently discovered species of seaweed is killing large patches of coral on once-pristine reefs and is rapidly spreading across one of the most remote and protected ocean environments on...
Bear captured on camera as it interrupts BBQ, is shot with tranquilizer and becomes dozy
Driving to her friend's house for a barbecue, Johanna Dalton mentioned to her partner that she hadn't seen a bear since moving to the Crowsnest Pass three years...
U.S. Supreme Court deals blow to Keystone XL pipeline project
The Keystone XL pipeline — which the Alberta government has backed to the tune of billions as a crucial project to help get oilsands' crude to Gulf Coast refineries — has been handed another setback by the U.S. Supreme...
U.S. looking at banning Chinese social media apps, including TikTok, Pompeo says
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that the United States is "certainly looking at" banning Chinese social media apps, including TikTok, suggesting it shared information with the Chinese government, a charge the company...
Siberian temperatures hit June record, wildfires spread
Temperatures in Arctic Siberia soared to a record average for June amid a heat wave that is stoking some of the worst wildfires the region has ever known, European Union data...
When a Toronto suburb 'banned' voice mail at its city hall
Sure, voice mail had its drawbacks, but could a city bureaucracy really go without...
Ontario farmers face 'triple whammy' as drought drags on
As the region’s farmers settle into the typically dry and warm summer months, a prolonged drought and lack of moisture are starting to affect...
There's a new comet in the sky: Here's how you can see it
If you’re willing to get up early this week, you’re in for a magnificent sight: an early morning...
TikTok to leave Hong Kong as security law raises worries
TikTok said Tuesday it will stop operations in Hong Kong, joining other social media companies in warily eyeing ramifications of a sweeping national security law that took effect last...
Curb climate change, protect environment to prevent future pandemics, countries told
Land degradation, wildlife exploitation, intensive farming and climate change are driving the rise in diseases that, like the novel coronavirus, are passed from animals to humans, United Nations experts said on...