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5 Science Breakthroughs Against Cottage Enemies

Cottage Life | Posted 05.17.2012

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By: Jackie Davis Good news, cottagers: 2011 was packed with research and technology breakthroughs that may, one day, help in the battle against...

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Watching the Watchdog: Daily Planet Still Fails to Thrill

Tim Knight | Posted 04.24.2012

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Each of the stories is doubtless scientifically sound, but seldom do any of them inspire the kind of interest and anticipation which makes a viewer hang in (postpone the beer or bathroom break) to find out how it all turns out.

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STUNNING: Time Lapse Video from NASA Shows Earth At Night

The Huffington Post Canada | Posted 04.21.2012

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You've probably seen NASA's breathtaking time-lapse videos before, but now the space agency has added some creative touches. Set to "Walking in the...

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Watching the Watchdog: Daily Planet Fails in the Name of Science

Tim Knight | Posted 05.16.2012

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But today's young people aren't fools, particularly when it comes to science. Hosts Ziya Tong and Dan Riskin serve the young (and the rest of us) badly. They're both attractive and presumably intelligent. Their version of Daily Planet isn't either.

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The Blob That Could Change Everything

CP | James Keller, The Canadian Press | Posted 05.03.2012

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VANCOUVER - Roughly 2.4 billion light years from Earth, a massive blob of a mysterious, invisible substance known as dark matter is threatening to rew...

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Tories Muzzling Scientists?

CP | Tamsyn Burgmann, The Canadian Press | Posted 04.18.2012

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VANCOUVER - For almost three weeks after David Tarasick published findings about one of the largest ozone holes ever discovered above the Arctic, the ...

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Spraying Pot? New Potential Drug For Cancer Patients

CP | Lisa Leff, The Associated Press | Posted 03.23.2012

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SAN FRANCISCO - A quarter-century after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first prescription drugs based on the main psychoactive ing...

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Harp Seals on Thin Ice

Sheryl Fink | Posted 03.06.2012

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The IFAW Seal Team has witnessed first-hand the devastating effects of climate change on harp seal pups in eastern Canada. New scientific evidence is proving our eye-witness accounts to be startlingly real and deeply concerning for seal conservation.

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"Cocktail" Of Everyday Supplements Could Help Aging Brain Function

CBC | Posted 03.02.2012

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It might be possible to cure aging, say scientists who've found that lab mice get smarter and more agile as they age when fed a mix of nu...

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Scientists Fear Bird Flu Research Chill

CP | Helen Branswell, The Canadian Press | Posted 02.26.2012

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Influenza scientists are worried they may be feeling a cold front moving in.A recent unprecedented decision by the U.S. government to ask two leading ...

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Canadian Dies 3 Days Before Nobel Prize Win

CP | Sheryl Ubelacker, The Canadian Press | Posted 12.03.2011

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Canadian-born Ralph Steinman was awarded the Nobel Prize in medicine Monday — three days after pancreatic cancer claimed his life, despite the scien...

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No Moon For You!

CP | Posted 08.11.2011

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LOS ANGELES, Calif. - The year's first total eclipse of the moon will occur next week, and it will be an unusually long one. But the eclipse Wednes...

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