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• Simple but effective: Spontaneous synthesis of homogenous polymer networks

  07-09-2018 17:05
  Researchers have developed a spontaneous polymer network synthesis that allowed for the preparation of gels containing narrow molecular weight distribution polymers. The gel networks showed swelling properties that were responsive to temperature and solvent concentration. The reported process demonstrates the potential for facile preparation of high quality materials that exhibit the full range of polymer gel properties, including sustained release, stimuli responsiveness, and molecular sieving,
  
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• Want to see a snowy owl? This could be your winter

  07-12-2025 10:00 via cbc.ca
  This could be an unusually good year to spot snowy owls in southern Canada. Here's why, and how to see these Arctic visitors without disturbing them.
  
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• New restrictions placed on hunting, farming 'incredibly destructive' wild boars in Alberta

  06-12-2025 14:00 via cbc.ca
  Wild boars have been declared "a pest in all circumstances" by the Alberta government effective Dec. 1, meaning new restrictions have been placed on keeping them in captivity and hunting them in the wild.
  
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• First Nations wonder if Canada's decision on eels is best for future of species

  05-12-2025 23:21 via cbc.ca
  After Canada announced Tuesday it wouldn’t list the American eel under the Species at Risk Act, some First Nations people with cultural and spiritual ties to the species are questioning the decision. 
  
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• The 'Internet of Animals' has new eyes in space to soon track wildlife from above

  05-12-2025 22:59 via cbc.ca
  Bob's Blog: A project designed to track thousands of animals from space, which was halted due to the Russia-Ukraine war, has just returned to space better than ever.
  
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• IN PHOTOS | See final supermoon of 2025

  05-12-2025 17:08 via cbc.ca
  Stargazers were treated to a spectacular sight on Thursday evening as a supermoon, the last one of 2025, lit up the night sky.
  
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• Worst bird-flu season in years hits Alberta’s poultry farmers

  05-12-2025 13:00 via cbc.ca
  A mild fall and long migration is being blamed for increasing numbers of poultry farms coming under orders to contain the spread of highly infectious bird flu. One turkey producer in Alberta is preparing to restart operations after his third such outbreak in four years.
  
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• Deep-sea mining tests impact over a third of seabed animals - scientists

  05-12-2025 09:00 via bbc.com
  The findings contribute to a controversial debate that pits green technology against the environment.
  
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• Top UK scientist says research visa restrictions endanger economy

  05-12-2025 02:20 via bbc.com
  Prof Sir Paul Nurse says the UK is "shooting itself in the foot" with its visa system for researchers.
  
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• Volcanic eruption may have triggered Europe's deadly Black Death plague

  04-12-2025 17:00 via bbc.com
  A volcanic eruption may have set off a chain reaction that led to Europe's deadliest pandemic.
  
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• GB Energy plan to focus on historical oil and gas areas

  04-12-2025 07:12 via bbc.com
  The new publicly-owned body says its investments will aim to support 10,000 jobs by 2030.
  
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• Waste from UK's largest opencast mine 'poses significant risk'

  04-12-2025 07:00 via bbc.com
  There are safety worries as three large spoil tips are set to be left above Merthyr Tydfil.
  
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• Launching hundreds of thousands of satellites will threaten space research, scientists warn

  03-12-2025 17:00 via cbc.ca
  We've all come to appreciate the beautiful images space telescopes provide us of galaxies, nebulas and more, but they also provide astronomers with important scientific information about our universe. That science may be under threat in the next decade if the proposed 560,000 satellites are launched.
  
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• Nike, Superdry and Lacoste ads banned over misleading green claims

  03-12-2025 12:50 via bbc.com
  The advertising watchdog said the retailers misled shoppers with their 'sustainability' claims.
  
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• Why Canada's food inspection agency won't do interviews as avian flu outbreak in Ontario grows

  03-12-2025 10:00 via cbc.ca
  As the number of birds culled due to an avian flu outbreak on turkey farms near Strathroy, Ont., approaches 100,000, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency says they won't provide staff for media interviews for fear they will be subject of harassment, or death threats.
  
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• New study suggests urban raccoons are becoming more domesticated. Could they be pets one day?

  03-12-2025 10:00 via cbc.ca
  In a new study, scientists discovered that raccoons who live in the city have shorter snouts, suggesting that they're moving toward domestication.
  
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• Mayor says too many families are 'working poor'

  02-12-2025 17:46 via bbc.com
  Tracy Brabin talks to Radio Leeds about the Budget, COP30 and taxing tourists.
  
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• Waving hello to pathogens: The dynamics of the spread of plant MAMP-triggered Ca2+ signaling | Science Signaling

  02-12-2025 15:01 via science.org
  
  Bacterial components and wounding induce distinct patterns of Ca2+ waves in plants (Zhang et al., in 2 December 2025 issue).
  
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• Local traveling waves of cytosolic Ca2+ elicited by defense signals or wounding are propagated by distinct mechanisms in Arabidopsis | Science Signaling

  02-12-2025 15:01 via science.org
  
  Defense-inducing Ca2+ waves in leaf epidermis are stimulus specific.
  
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• GNAI1 missense mutations associated with a neurodevelopmental syndrome modify Gαi1 function | Science Signaling

  02-12-2025 15:01 via science.org
  
  Neurodevelopmental syndrome–linked mutations in Gαi1 cause variable biochemical and biological effects.
  
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• RCMP restricts use of its Chinese-made drones — the vast majority of its fleet

  02-12-2025 10:00 via cbc.ca
  The Royal Canadian Mounted Police is limiting the use of its 973 Chinese-made drones to non-sensitive operations, stating the devices present "high security risks, primarily due to their country of origin."
  
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• RCMP restricts use of Chinese-made drones — the vast majority of its fleet

  02-12-2025 10:00 via cbc.ca
  The Royal Canadian Mounted Police is limiting the use of its 973 Chinese-made drones to non-sensitive operations, stating the devices present "high security risks, primarily due to their country of origin."
  
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• Death toll in Indonesia floods passes 600

  02-12-2025 08:10 via bbc.com
  Another 500 people are missing, while thousands more have been injured after a cyclone hit the region.
  
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• 'Birdgirl' marks decade of making nature accessible

  02-12-2025 07:16 via bbc.com
  Dr Mya-Rose Craig marks 10 years of Black2Nature and calls for wider access to nature across the UK.
  
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• Why time is running out for Germany's green hydrogen industry

  02-12-2025 01:18 via bbc.com
  Firms are ready to make the equipment needed for green hydrogen, but demand has not picked up yet.
  
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• Northern B.C. bitcoin mines are transitioning into AI data centres

  01-12-2025 16:00 via cbc.ca
  Iren, the company behind major data centres in northern B.C. is converting its infrastructure from bitcoin mining into AI storage. The Australia-based company is upgrading equipment at its sites in Prince George, Mackenzie and Canal Flats sites.
  
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• B.C. bitcoin mines are transitioning into AI data centres

  01-12-2025 16:00 via cbc.ca
  Iren, the company behind major data centres in northern B.C. is converting its infrastructure from bitcoin mining into AI storage. The Australia-based company is upgrading equipment at its sites in Prince George, Mackenzie and Canal Flats sites.
  
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• Breath samples collected by drone hold clues to health of North Atlantic right whales

  01-12-2025 11:00 via cbc.ca
  A newly published study shows the bacteria in the spray from the whales' blowholes can indicate how healthy the individual is.
  
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• Death toll rises, hundreds missing as Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand struggle to reach flood victims

  01-12-2025 10:57 via cbc.ca
  Recovery and aid efforts are underway in parts of Southeast Asia and South Asia where the full number of dead and missing are not yet known after heavy rains and flooding left a devastating toll in the past week.
  
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• Death toll from floods in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand passes 1,000, with hundreds missing

  01-12-2025 10:57 via cbc.ca
  Recovery and aid efforts are underway in parts of Southeast Asia and South Asia where the full number of dead and missing are not yet known after heavy rains and flooding left a devastating toll in the past week.
  
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