- CBC - Technology & Science News
- 20/9/30 22:37
Toilets designed to save water are actually wasting it at an alarming rate, says the U.K.'s largest water utility.
Toilets designed to save water are actually wasting it at an alarming rate, says the U.K.'s largest water utility.
More than a dozen young Canadian activists claim Ottawa has violated their fundamental rights by contributing to the warming planet, and demanding a national plan to reduce greenhouse gas...
A woman from Mount Lorne, Yukon, recorded a video of what one space science expert says appears to be a meteor travelling across part of the...
Rocket technology is being developed in Calgary that could put Canada on the global space economy...
TUESDAY 29. SEPTEMBER 2020
An elderly grizzly bear has been captured and relocated after wandering through a neighbourhood in Squamish,...
A network of salty ponds may be gurgling beneath the South Pole on Mars, alongside a large underground lake. Scientists say this raises the prospect of tiny, swimming Martian...
MONDAY 28. SEPTEMBER 2020
Britain and Canada on Monday joined the European Union in pledging to protect 30 per cent of their land and seas by 2030 to stem "catastrophic" biodiversity loss and help galvanize support for broader agreement on the target ahead of a United Nations...
It’s calorie crunch time for bears as hibernation season draws near but even the most determined Alberta bear can’t pack on the pounds like their chonky brethren in...
Future moon explorers will be bombarded with two to three times more radiation than astronauts aboard the International Space Station, a health hazard that will require thick-walled shelters for protection, scientists reported...
Preliminary data from Statistics Canada reveals a persistent gender wage gap at Canadian universities.
Nova Scotia says chemicals are a last-ditch effort to stop the invasive smallmouth bass from entering the St. Marys River...
A new homeowner discovers a stranger can disarm the alarm, unlock windows and doors and track when she comes and goes from her new house. Security and privacy experts say the situation is the result of weak laws and cancellation policies written to benefit companies instead of protecting...
Driverless vehicle enthusiasts are dismayed and valuations for leaders in the technology are down. Your robot ride is coming but expect delays, writes Don...
A reporter embedded with the year-long Arctic MOSAiC mission said women were told wearing tight or revealing clothing would pose a "safety issue" while spending months at sea with...
SUNDAY 27. SEPTEMBER 2020
Lawyers for TikTok pleaded with a U.S. federal judge on Sunday to delay the Trump administration's ban of the popular video sharing program from app stores set to take effect at the end of the day, arguing the move would infringe on First Amendment rights and do irreparable harm to the...
The Canadian astronomy community has named the controversial Thirty Meter Telescope its top facilities priority for the decade ahead while also recommending the creation of a policy focused on Indigenous consent in a section of its new long range planning...
Netflix's new documentary The Social Dilemma has a single, and simple, message: Put down your phone, you're being manipulated. But some scholars say the hype is overblown, at least when looking at how much social media users have to...
SATURDAY 26. SEPTEMBER 2020
As online voting opens today for the Green Party leadership, 35,000 registered members are getting a chance to decide who will help shape that policy. Here is a look at some of the policies that could gain traction among the party's grassroots...
There was some hope that a reduction in carbon emissions due to the COVID-19 lockdown could be the silver lining to a tragic situation, but it’s unlikely to make a dent in the upward trend of Earth’s rising temperatures, as the planet recorded its second-warmest August on...
FRIDAY 25. SEPTEMBER 2020
The benefits of companionship and what that could mean for stress and health can provide as much as two years of extra...
Bob McDonald's blog: engineers want to make Arctic ice more reflective by coating it with glass. But it's a temporary solution that could, at best, just buy us more...
The fight to protect the environment isn’t over just because the pandemic has put life on pause, says a young B.C. climate activist who is taking part in Friday’s physically distanced global climate protest in a bid to get the cause back in the...
The new calf was born to J41 on Sept. 24 off the coast of Victoria, B.C.
The mayor of Wood Buffalo is calling on the provincial government to repay a multi-million debt in much-needed parcels of land to help the municipality deal with its flood mitigation...
Teenage environmental activist Greta Thunberg joined fellow demonstrators outside the Swedish parliament on Friday to kick off a day of physically distanced global climate...