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'The war on coal is over:' Trump administration to terminate Obama's climate plan
The head of the Environmental Protection Agency says he will sign a new rule overriding the Clean Power Plan, an Obama-era effort to limit carbon emissions from coal-fired power plants. More
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Your wildlife selfies are hurting the animals, study finds
Whether it's swimming with dolphins, feeding monkeys or riding elephants, our compulsion to snap, post and share wildlife selfies is contributing to the exploitation of animals. More
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Yarmouth businessman creates 'Mercedes of lobster traps'
Lobster fishing gear has not really changed in almost half a century, says the owner of The Lobster Trap Company. More
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Oldest life
Are meteorites the origin of life? 'Warm ponds' theory gets a boost
Building blocks of life could have formed RNA as ponds dried up, then re-formed in wetter times
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Online bias
Tech-savvy investigators are ready to put algorithms under the microscope — if companies let them
In the nascent field of algorithm auditing, researchers evaluate the behaviour of decision-making code
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New species
Rodents of unusual size? Researchers find giant, tree-dwelling rat in Solomon Islands
Finding was purely by accident, researcher says
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Particles
Canadian teens hunt subatomic particles at CERN after winning global contest
Cambridge, Ont., high school students 1st team from Americas to win Beamline for Schools
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Blog
The problem with Star Trek aliens: Bob McDonald
Aliens would likely not look humanoid as they do in the Star Trek universe
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Science vs opinion
Canadians are confused about science vs. opinion, poll suggests
Almost half of survey respondents think the science of global warming is still unclear
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Analysis
Scientists want to sail the seas of Saturn's moon Titan
Titan's nitrogen atmosphere and methane lakes mean it can be explored by aircraft, boat or submarine
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New species
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Exoplanets
Astronomers discover pitch-black planet orbiting distant star
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Accessibility
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Ancient Canadian meteor strike created hottest rock on Earth
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'Making invisible things visible': With iPhone 8 and iPhone X, Apple kicks off the augmented reality wars
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Vanishing species
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Cassini
NASA killed Cassini to avoid contaminating Saturn's moons