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• Could this be what our home on Moon or Mars might look like?

  18-12-2024 00:42 via bbc.com
  
  India tested its first analog space mission in the Himalayan mountains of Ladakh.
  
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• Lab-grown food could be sold in UK within two years

  10-03-2025 02:38 via bbc.com
  
  The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is looking at how it can speed up the approval process for lab-grown foods.
  
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• Data, waves and wind to be counted in the economy

  08-03-2025 02:52 via bbc.com
  
  Wind and wave power is set to be included in calculations of the size of countries' economies for the first time, as part of changes approved at the United Nations.
  
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• Toppled private spacecraft can't complete Moon mission

  07-03-2025 17:51 via bbc.com
  
  The mission was supposed to last 10 days but less then a day after landing, the craft is running out of power.
  
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• SpaceX's latest Starship test flight ends with another explosion

  07-03-2025 15:14 via cbc.ca
  
  Nearly two months after an explosion sent flaming debris raining down on the Turks and Caicos, SpaceX launched another mammoth Starship rocket on Thursday, but it lost contact minutes into the test flight as the spacecraft came tumbling down and broke apart.
  
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• Cuts to U.S. weather forecasting, climate science create dark clouds for Canadian counterparts

  07-03-2025 12:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Cuts to the U.S. agency responsible for weather forecasting and climate science have left scientists on this side of the border concerned about the reliability of data Canada needs to predict dangerous events, conduct accurate flood forecasts and understand broader changes to the climate.
  
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• US lost a fifth of its butterflies within two decades

  06-03-2025 20:06 via bbc.com
  
  However the researchers say butterflies may be able to recover if urgent conservation measures are taken.
  
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• Genetic drive to overeat found in labradors and humans

  06-03-2025 20:02 via bbc.com
  
  Scientists have found a genetic cause of many labradors' - and some people's - tendency to overeat.
  
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• Who's going to fill the U.S.-sized hole in climate diplomacy?

  06-03-2025 20:00 via cbc.ca
  
  In this week's issue of our environmental newsletter, we get some opinions about which countries will lead on climate now that the U.S. has stepped back, look at a Montreal factory's plans to share its warmth, and check out a taste test of native seaweeds on the East Coast.
  
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• Scientists brought to tears by huge loss of U.S. butterflies

  06-03-2025 20:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Scientists calculated just how much U.S. butterfly populations have declined in the past 20 years. The results brought some scientists to tears, and have them warning about dire implications for other species – not just in the U.S.
  
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• UK homes install subsidised heat pumps at record level

  06-03-2025 10:40 via bbc.com
  
  Government-backed heat pump installations in the UK reached record levels for 2024.
  
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• The global race for critical minerals is on. Here's why they're the lifeblood of the new tech era

  06-03-2025 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  What does your smartphone have in common with a solar panel, or an EV battery, or a piece of military equipment? They're all made using critical minerals — an essential ingredient in powering the modern technology we use every day.
  
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• Canada looking to help develop sensors for 'Golden Dome' missile defence, U.S. general tells conference

  06-03-2025 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Canada's participation in U.S. President Donald Trump's planned "Golden Dome" missile defence system for North America is limited to research involving the detection of incoming threats, the U.S. commander for NORAD told a defence conference on Wednesday. 
  
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• Scientists discover new part of the immune system

  06-03-2025 02:19 via bbc.com
  
  New part of the immune system - hidden inside our bodies - could be used to make new antibiotics.
  
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• World's biggest iceberg appears to have run aground near remote British island

  06-03-2025 01:01 via cbc.ca
  
  The world's largest iceberg appears to have run aground off the coast of a remote British island home to millions of penguins and seals — potentially threatening local wildlife, but also providing an opportunity for research into such rare "megabergs." 
  
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• Canada will add PFAS, which are linked to cancer and other health problems, to toxic substances list

  05-03-2025 21:20 via cbc.ca
  
  The federal government is moving to add PFAS, a class of thousands of chemicals used in a wide range of products from food containers to clothing, to the official list of toxic substances, in light of growing scientific and public concern about the substances in Canada and around the world.
  
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• First beavers from Scotland released in England

  05-03-2025 19:04 via bbc.com
  
  Beavers captured from Scotland are released into the wild in England for the first time.
  
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• By 6, kids think boys are better than girls at computer science. These programs aim to change that

  05-03-2025 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  At age six, kids are typically building up their reading skills and starting to discover interests, but some also already hold the stereotypical belief that boys are better than girls at computer science and engineering, according to a recent study. Initiatives both inside and outside schools work to counter gender biases, but educators say early efforts are needed to make STEM somewhere girls can thrive.
  
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• Fight between bald eagle and Canada goose in Burlington bay 'very symbolic,' says photographer

  04-03-2025 18:17 via cbc.ca
  
  A bald eagle may have thought it spotted an easy lunch in a Canada goose sitting on an icy bay in Burlington, Ont., but according to Mervyn Sequeira — who watched and photographed a 20-minute battle between the two birds — the goose held its own.
  
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• The acetyltransferase GCN5 contributes to neuroinflammation in mice by acetylating and activating the NF-κB subunit p65 in microglia | Science Signaling

  04-03-2025 15:01 via science.org
  
  Inhibitors of the acetyltransferase GCN5 could prevent NF-κB–mediated inflammation in the brain.
  
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• Making sense of gastric cancer | Science Signaling

  04-03-2025 15:01 via science.org
  
  Peptidergic nociceptors promote gastric cancer through the release of the neuropeptide CGRP.
  
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• Woolly mice designed to engineer mammoth-like elephants

  04-03-2025 14:16 via bbc.com
  
  Experiments on mice could see hairy, genetically modified elephants living in the Arctic, a US company claims.
  
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• World's largest iceberg runs aground off remote island

  04-03-2025 11:27 via bbc.com
  
  The iceberg appears to be stuck and may start breaking up near the island of South Georgia.
  
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• Elon Musk sparks row at Royal Society but remains a member

  04-03-2025 10:44 via bbc.com
  
  The world's most prestigious science institution has been considering whether to remove Musk as a fellow.
  
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• The revellers making Trinidad's carnival more sustainable

  04-03-2025 03:28 via bbc.com
  
  There are efforts under way to recycle and reuse more at what has been dubbed "the greatest show on Earth".
  
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• 'He was born navy blue': Real-life stories behind Toxic Town Netflix series

  04-03-2025 03:28 via bbc.com
  
  The drama tells the story of how families fought for justice over their children's birth defects.
  
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• Elon Musk sparks crisis talks at UK's elite Royal Society

  04-03-2025 02:42 via bbc.com
  
  The world's most prestigious science institution has been considering whether to remove Musk as a fellow.
  
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• Multiple earthquakes in a short time. Should you be worried?

  04-03-2025 02:34 via cbc.ca
  
  Southwestern British Columbia has experienced several small but noticeable earthquakes over the past few weeks. Seismologist Johanna Wagstaffe explains why these tremors do not increase or decrease the likelihood of a larger earthquake.
  
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• Why detecting methane is difficult but crucial work

  04-03-2025 01:01 via bbc.com
  
  From handheld to space-based, new methane detectors are making it easier to track the greenhouse gas.
  
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• 4.5-magnitude earthquake strikes near Sidney, B.C.

  03-03-2025 15:15 via cbc.ca
  
  A 4.5-magnitude earthquake struck 42 km east of Sidney, B.C., Monday morning. 
  
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