- CBC - Technology & Science News
- 10/1/20 17:01
Canadian flax seed has been shut out of its largest market after traces of Triffid - a genetically modified form of the crop ordered destroyed 10 years ago - was found in shipments.
Canadian flax seed has been shut out of its largest market after traces of Triffid - a genetically modified form of the crop ordered destroyed 10 years ago - was found in shipments.
A glitch in the pay-by-phone system for parking meters in Vancouver has resulted unexpected parking tickets for some drivers.
German researchers have worked out how the malaria parasite is able to burrow through the skin and into our body.
The UN climate change panel has acknowledged its warning that Himalayan glaciers may melt by 2035 was not backed by sufficient scientific evidence.
TUESDAY 19. JANUARY 2010
Archaeologists have unearthed a 2,000-year-old temple that may have been dedicated to the ancient Egyptian cat goddess Bastet, the Supreme Council of Antiquities said Tuesday.
Most men in Europe are descendants of the first farmers who migrated from the Middle East 10,000 years ago, say researchers examining the lineage of the Y chromosome.
Researchers working with mice say that tobacco smoke, besides causing lung cancer, can promote the growth of pre-existing cancer tumours.
Google on Tuesday postponed the launch of its mobile phone in China, adding to the potential commercial fallout of its dispute with Beijing over internet censorship and email hacking.
The first known breeding area of one of the world's rarest birds has been found in the remote and rugged Pamir Mountains in war-torn Afghanistan.
Donations texted by mobile phones to charities working in Haiti likely represent a "watershed" moment in fundraising, according to a charity spokesman - although it isn't without glitches.
Barack Obama's envoy to Ottawa says "green jobs" are the key to long-term economic recovery in both the United States and Canada.
The CEO of Public Mobile said Monday he wants Ottawa to increase access to foreign capital for all companies in Canada's mobile phone market.
MONDAY 18. JANUARY 2010
Biologists in the U.S. have found that air loops through the lungs of alligators in one direction, just as it does in the lungs of birds.
Canada's privacy commissioner is launching a series of public consultations to investigate online data collection through social networking and consumer profiling.
Safety in numbers wins out over an increased chance of sex when it comes to a native African fish, a new study finds.
The iron-encrusted shell of a snail that lives near deep-sea volcanic vents could inspire better armour for soldiers and vehicles, researchers say.
Next year's Las Vegas gadget fest could be dominated by Wi-Fi Direct, a technology that will allow all sorts of devices to connect to each other
An engineering professor has figured out why oil remains trapped along kilometres of gravel beaches more than 20 years after the Exxon Valdez tanker disaster in Prince William Sound.
SATURDAY 16. JANUARY 2010
Toronto-based Globalive - the parent company of Wind Mobile - said Friday it is in talks with U.S. and international banks to raise "several hundred million dollars" in the rollout of its new wireless phone service in Canada.
FRIDAY 15. JANUARY 2010
Researchers have uncovered the purpose of claw-like spines seen on the penises of fruit flies by shaving the barbs off with a laser.
Astronomers have proposed a new model for planet formation that has a distinct advantage over previous ones: it predicts that the Earth should exist.
P.E.I.'s representative in the federal government is backing an application from the province for funds to build an additional electrical cable to New Brunswick.
China tried Friday to keep its censorship row with Google from damaging business confidence or ties with Washington, promising good conditions for foreign investors but giving no sign it might relax internet controls.
Two South Korean teenagers have been crowned fastest texters in the world.
Thousands of people in Africa and Asia viewed an eclipse Friday as the moon crossed the sun's path blocking everything but a narrow, blazing rim of light.