- CBC - Technology & Science News
- 23/3/6 10:00
Hybrid grape varieties offer growers greater resiliency against cold and disease, but with the industry reluctant to abandon traditional varieties, researchers are exploring new...
Hybrid grape varieties offer growers greater resiliency against cold and disease, but with the industry reluctant to abandon traditional varieties, researchers are exploring new...
Experts say it can be harder for hummingbirds to stay warm, keep their nests warm, and find food during cold spells.
SUNDAY 5. MARCH 2023
A man is sounding the alarm after a toxic and invasive plant left him with temporarily vision loss and covered in massive burn blisters after a cycling...
For the first time, United Nations members have agreed on a unified treaty to protect biodiversity in the high seas — nearly half the planet's surface — concluding two weeks of talks in New...
Outdoor ice rinks are being replaced by roller rinks as many European cities struggle with their costs and environmental impacts in a warming world. But will Canadian cities face similar decisions? And what can be done to keep outdoor skating alive...
SATURDAY 4. MARCH 2023
It's the latest in a recent rash of winter storms to torment southern Ontario after last week's ice storm knocked out power to thousands of people and was followed up by a messy mix of snow and ice pellets earlier this...
Marketplace sent the DNA of two mixed-breed dogs, one purebred dog and one human to four different dog DNA companies. Nearly all the results were...
With his new book, Psych: The Story of the Human Mind, Canadian psychologist Paul Bloom probes the mystery of consciousness and whether artificial intelligence will ever match human thought.
FRIDAY 3. MARCH 2023
At least two dog owners in Metro Vancouver are warning others to beware after their pets received electrical shocks while walking on paved...
Ray O’Donnell sees deer all the time near his home in Hampton, N.B., and has sometimes seen the woodland animals right next to his window. On Wednesday, though, a deer bounded to the other...
It’s not always possible for consumers to find out if palm oil, which has been linked to deforestation and other environmental abuses, is in their products, and current labelling laws do not require companies to disclose that information to consumers looking to avoid...
THURSDAY 2. MARCH 2023
Grizzly Rewild was an ambitious undertaking; rewilded grizzly yearlings had never been filmed in North America...
SpaceX launched a four-man crew to orbit en route to the International Space Station early on Thursday, with a Russian cosmonaut and United Arab Emirates astronaut joining two NASA crewmates for the...
Swirling green blooms of phytoplankton along ocean coasts may be happening more often and getting bigger, according to new research published in Nature, raising concerns about the impacts of climate change on the world’s...
WEDNESDAY 1. MARCH 2023
The European Space Agency wants to give the moon its own time zone. That could be a challenge in a place where there are 29.5 Earth days between two sunrises and clocks run faster than they do on...
A classified intelligence report from the U.S. Department of Energy that concluded the COVID-19 pandemic likely originated from a laboratory leak may give a boost to those who support the theory, but scientists say it likely won't end the debate over the origin of the virus, and some say a definitive answer may never be...
Parks Canada's new $24 million matchmaking program is set to help rebuild caribou populations in Jasper National Park that are too small to recover on their...
TUESDAY 28. FEBRUARY 2023
Parts of Europe are in the midst of a winter drought, hot on the heels of last summer’s record-breaking dry...
Images from the James Webb Space Telescope show bright six red dots that scientists believe are distant galaxies from the early universe. But they're unlike any galaxies we've seen so...
MONDAY 27. FEBRUARY 2023
About 1,000 Atlantic brant pass through New Brunswick, and new research shows how the species depends on a small wetland on the province's eastern...
On Wednesday, you can see two of the brightest planets in the night sky come together — and you don't need binoculars to enjoy the show.
SUNDAY 26. FEBRUARY 2023
The local health authority in Saguenay, Que. is hoping to increase screening and awareness in the region after identifying about 12 more diseases that are rare in the world but common in the...
SATURDAY 25. FEBRUARY 2023
The growing need for lithium — a mined metal used in electric vehicle (EV) batteries — could have significant international environmental and social impacts if the U.S. doesn’t reimagine its transportation policy, according to a recent...
FRIDAY 24. FEBRUARY 2023
Bob McDonald's blog: Researchers in China have developed a technology for an asphalt additive that can slowly release salt on-demand over the life of the...
A brown bear that lay almost perfectly preserved in the frozen wilds of eastern Siberia for 3,500 years has undergone a necropsy by a team of scientists after it was discovered by reindeer herders on a desolate island in the...