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1,900-year-old Roman papyrus details elaborate tax evasion scheme, research suggests

As It Happens6:021,900-year-old Roman papyrus details elaborate tax evasion schemeIf you thought you would find few parallels between today's world and the world of...

Scientists find strongest evidence yet of life on an alien planet

In a potential landmark discovery, scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope have obtained what they call the strongest signs yet of possible life...

Ankylosaur footprints from Canada are first of their kind in the world

Scientists have identified fossil dinosaur footprints from a new species in B.C. and Alberta. They're believed to be the first tracks found in the...

Ontario’s severed ties with Starlink impedes access to legal services in remote First Nations

Indigenous legal advocates in northwestern Ontario are sounding the alarm over the Ontario government's cancellation of its contract with Starlink, citing concerns with people's...

All-female crew, including singer Katy Perry, blast off on Blue Origin rocket

Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin launched his fiancée Lauren Sanchez into space Monday with an all-female celebrity crew that included singer-songwriter Katy Perry and CBS...

Canada will no longer cover travel costs of experts it nominates to UN’s climate science body

In a sudden and unexplained change from previous decades, the federal government has stopped covering the travel costs of Canadian experts volunteering for the...

De-extinction or pre-extinction? Biotech company’s resurrected ‘dire wolves’ raise questions

American biotech company Colossal Biosciences has announced they have created the "world's first successfully de-extincted animal," using ancient DNA and gene-editing technology to create...

‘Sign of hope’ for endangered killer whales as research centre confirms newborn calf

The Centre for Whale Research says one of its field biologists has spotted a new calf in a pod of endangered killer whales off British Columbia's southern...

This isn’t a galaxy — it’s a map of a mouse’s brain

Thanks to a mouse watching clips from The Matrix, scientists have created the largest functional map of a brain to date — a diagram of...

A biotech company has, sort of, revived the long-extinct dire wolf

It's a fierce, majestic beast that disappeared thousands of years ago, save for artistic renderings in books and on screen, as in Game of Thrones.Or,...

Manitoba researchers decry funding cuts after premier’s invitation to U.S. scientists

A call from Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew for scientists in the U.S. to consider moving here has researchers in this province demanding more funding...

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