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Canadians capture prestigious wildlife photography awards

A photo of a swarm of western toad tadpoles swimming in the waters of Vancouver Island has netted a Canadian photographer a prestigious international award.Shane Gross's The...

That crinkly medical exam paper? It’s useless, study finds

Even medicine is susceptible to routines that are not backed by science. That is what Mary Jane Hampton, CBC Nova Scotia's health-care columnist, says about some...

Powerful geomagnetic storm underway to trigger intense northern lights

Get ready to pull out your cameras: There's a geomagnetic storm underway, and it could produce the northern lights across the country.The National Oceanic...

A comet is now visible in the evening sky. Here’s how to see it

If you have clear skies this weekend, now is the time to head out to try to catch a glimpse of the naked-eye comet,...

SpaceX launches mission that will bring home 2 astronauts stuck on International Space Station

On Saturday, SpaceX launched a downsized crew on a mission to the International Space Station, which will see the return of two astronauts stuck on the...

Hatch and release: One group’s gamble to save at-risk baby turtles

One evening this past August, Marc Bourgeois and his daughter Justine were among the lucky participants of a very delicate undertaking. Starting last year, a handful of...

Nobel Prize winner hopes his discovery can help fight disease and even detect alien life

Quirks and Quarks10:29A Nobel prize for understanding how genes are turned on and offGary Ruvkun says microRNA, which are molecules that control how genes form...

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