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• Walking like a dinosaur (or bird): This robot's legs are designed for maximum efficiency

  18-03-2022 20:32 via cbc.ca
  
  Bob McDonald's blog: Birds and their ancestors the dinosaurs have been walking on two limbs for more than 100 million years, so its not surprising they do it well enough to inspire imitation.
  
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• NASA scrubs promise to land first woman, first person of colour on the moon from web pages

  26-03-2025 01:00 via cbc.ca
  
  U.S. President Donald Trump's campaign to eliminate diversity efforts and language from government organizations has officially reached the moon, with NASA erasing references to its promise to land the first woman and first person of colour on there from several of its web pages.
  
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• Unique two-clawed dinosaur discovered

  25-03-2025 16:26 via bbc.com
  
  Duonychus is one of the few species of theropod dinosaur that evolved two-fingered hands.
  
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• Treating neuroinflammation through the nose | Science Signaling

  25-03-2025 14:01 via science.org
  
  An antibody delivered nasally after brain injury induces a neuroprotective, anti-inflammatory response.
  
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• A sensitive biosensor of endogenous Gαi activity enables the accurate characterization of endogenous GPCR agonist responses | Science Signaling

  25-03-2025 14:01 via science.org
  
  The true efficacy of opioid neuropeptides is revealed by an improved biosensor of Gαi activity.
  
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• A lupus-derived autoantibody that binds to intracellular RNA activates cGAS-mediated tumor immunity and can deliver RNA into cells | Science Signaling

  25-03-2025 14:01 via science.org
  
  Delivery of autoimmune disease–associated antibodies activates the immune system to fight glioblastomas.
  
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• Wild turkeys in the city? Here’s how to steer clear– especially during mating season

  25-03-2025 09:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Mating season for wild turkeys in southern Quebec runs from late March to early April, meaning the male birds can get aggressive. Experts say more and more turkeys are showing up in urban areas because winters are milder and there's plenty of food.
  
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• Archaeologists find 'unprecedented' Iron Age hoard

  25-03-2025 02:41 via bbc.com
  
  Archaeologists say they have found more than 800 items dating back about 2,000 years.
  
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• These ice-loving algae may play a big role in lake health

  24-03-2025 04:10 via cbc.ca
  
  Researchers are newly documenting a community of algae that hang around just under the ice surface using samples collected by divers. But climate change might threaten the algae — and the new collection method.
  
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• Researchers share lessons on science, friendship on Nova Scotia's wild Sable Island

  23-03-2025 18:38 via cbc.ca
  
  On Sable Island, a thin crescent-shaped sandbar in the Atlantic Ocean, the shifting landscapes make for dazzling — and jarring — experiences.
  
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• This deepsea diver was cut off from his air supply for half an hour. He survived

  22-03-2025 09:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Chris Lemons’ tether and oxygen supply snapped during a malfunction with a ship on the ocean’s surface. A mix of luck, good training and science helped him live to tell the tale.
  
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• This deep-sea diver was cut off from his air supply for half an hour. He survived

  22-03-2025 09:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Chris Lemons’ tether and oxygen supply snapped during a malfunction with a ship on the ocean’s surface. A mix of luck, good training and science helped him live to tell the tale.
  
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• Why earthquake predictions are usually wrong

  22-03-2025 05:28 via bbc.com
  
  On social media a self-proclaimed earthquake predictor says he can forecast big shakes, but experts say it's pure luck.
  
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• Scientists thought this Antarctic sea floor would be barren. But it's teeming with life

  21-03-2025 23:09 via cbc.ca
  
  When the crew aboard an ocean science expedition learned that an iceberg the size of Chicago had broken off from an Antarctic ice shelf, they knew they had to stop what they were doing and go check it out. But they didn't expect to find a rich and flourishing ecosystem.
  
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• Assault at Antarctic base could be a warning for future travellers to Mars

  21-03-2025 20:38 via cbc.ca
  
  A tense situation among members of an isolated base in Antarctica could foretell conflicts among astronauts on a long distance journey to Mars.
  
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• New national forest to see 20m trees planted

  21-03-2025 07:06 via bbc.com
  
  The government says the new Western Forest project will help the UK meet its tree-planting targets.
  
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• Schools and hospitals get £180m solar investment

  21-03-2025 03:26 via bbc.com
  
  The government has announced the funding for 200 schools and hospitals apiece across the UK.
  
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• Elderly penguins are retiring in style on their own island at this Boston aquarium

  20-03-2025 20:33 via cbc.ca
  
  The New England Aquarium in Boston has opened a new private island for their elderly African penguins, where they can eat and live without the disturbance of younger, territorial penguins.
  
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• Walnut syrup: How an Ontario couple is tapping into a different sweet treat

  20-03-2025 20:01 via cbc.ca
  
  Leslie and Bob Meloche have tapped their black walnut trees for the fifth year this season, a process they call much more labour-intensive than tapping maple.
  
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• I thought my body was safe from microplastics. I was wrong

  20-03-2025 15:09 via cbc.ca
  
  Science journalist and self-proclaimed eco-nerd Ziya Tong had her home, food and body tested for microplastics while making the documentary Plastic People.
  
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• Microplastics are everywhere: 6 ways to help protect your health — and the planet

  20-03-2025 14:25 via cbc.ca
  
  Purging our world of microplastics requires change at the government level. But until that happens, here are some things individuals can do to make a difference.
  
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• Megalodon-mania: Teeth from massive ancient shark up for auction in Saint John

  20-03-2025 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A Saint John auction house has opened bidding for a collection of ancient megalodon shark teeth.
  
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• Bird flu is hitting the U.S. hard. Now, migratory birds are flying north

  20-03-2025 09:00 via cbc.ca
  
  5 years after COVID-19, scientists are watching another virus warily: H5N1. It’s been circulating widely in the U.S. — and now, wild birds are set to start north for migration season.
  
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• #TheMoment dolphins greeted the capsule returning astronauts to Earth

  20-03-2025 03:30 via cbc.ca
  
  Marine mammal expert Ashley Noseworthy recounts the moment a pod of dolphins greeted the SpaceX capsule carrying NASA astronauts returning from nine months stuck in space.
  
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• Oil giant's leaked data reveals 'awful' pollution

  20-03-2025 02:13 via bbc.com
  
  Colombia’s Ecopetrol polluted hundreds of sites, including water sources and wetlands, the BBC finds.
  
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• Greenpeace ordered to pay more than $660m for defaming oil firm in protests

  20-03-2025 00:25 via bbc.com
  
  Greenpeace has warned it could be forced into bankruptcy because of the case brought by Energy Transfer.
  
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• Dark Energy experiment challenges Einstein's theory of Universe

  19-03-2025 22:59 via bbc.com
  
  New research could force a fundamental rethink of the nature of space and time.
  
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• 300-year-old Polish beech voted Tree of the Year

  19-03-2025 20:19 via bbc.com
  
  The win by Poland’s Heart of the Dalkowskie Hills tree marks Poland’s fourth victory in a row.
  
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• What in the World

  19-03-2025 15:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  And did they have enough underwear?
  
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• Want to win when rolling up the rim? This Waterloo researcher has tips for Tim Hortons online prizes

  19-03-2025 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A Waterloo, Ont., professor says he’s once again figured out the best time to play the online portion of the Tim Hortons Roll Up To Win game for the highest chances of prizes. But he adds the coffee shop chain’s decision to bring back the physical cups this year has made strategizing "drastically more complicated."
  
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