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• Is Wood Buffalo National Park 'in danger'? UNESCO investigators are in Canada to find out

  17-08-2022 19:09 via cbc.ca
  
  A United Nations body that monitors some of the world's greatest natural glories is in Canada again to assess government responses to ongoing threats to the country's largest national park, including plans to release treated oilsands tailings into its watershed.
  
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• Monkeypox Explained: Transmission, Symptoms, Vaccines and Treatment

  17-08-2022 12:45 via scientificamerican.com
  
  Frequently asked questions about how monkeypox spreads, who’s most at risk, and what vaccines and treatments are available
  
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• AI Can Help Indigenous People Protect Biodiversity

  17-08-2022 12:00 via scientificamerican.com
  
  Loss of wild species has reached a crisis level.  Artificial intelligence can help, but only if Indigenous partners have secure land rights
  
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• Humans are heading back to the moon — and Canada is playing a bigger role than you may realize

  17-08-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  As NASA prepares to launch the Artemis I moon rocket, Canada is heavily involved — from a new Canadarm to an astronaut who will be on the next phase of the mission.
  
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• UK government enters endgame in Europe research standoff

  16-08-2022 23:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The government is in a row with the EU over the UK's membership of the €100bn Horizon research programme.
  
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• Pod of dolphins rescued from shallow cove off Nova Scotia's South Shore

  16-08-2022 22:32 via cbc.ca
  
  Marine animal experts and community volunteers worked together to move stranded dolphins to deeper water.
  
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• How did Shimmy the 2-footed turtle get from Lake Erie to Burlington, Ont.?

  16-08-2022 22:13 via cbc.ca
  
  Shimmy, a Blanding’s turtle, spent the first 35 years of his life, give or take, on the north shore of Lake Erie. He’d been tracked numerous times by biologists, who remarked on his "odd characteristics": two missing feet, at the front left and rear right.
  
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• Where has a drought been declared in England, and what does it mean?

  16-08-2022 16:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An official drought has been declared in several parts of England.
  
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• The β2AR gets SNOed | Science Signaling

  16-08-2022 15:01 via science.org
  
  S-nitrosylation of the β2-adrenergic receptor induces its desensitization and internalization.
  
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• IGF-binding proteins secreted by cancer-associated fibroblasts induce context-dependent drug sensitization of lung cancer cells | Science Signaling

  16-08-2022 15:01 via science.org
  
  Specific CAFs can signal to suppress or enhance drug resistance depending on the tumor.
  
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• A BRET Ca2+ sensor enables high-throughput screening in the presence of background fluorescence | Science Signaling

  16-08-2022 15:01 via science.org
  
  Bioluminescent sensors outperform fluorescent sensors in high-throughput screening.
  
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• De-extinction Company Aims to Resurrect the Tasmanian Tiger

  16-08-2022 14:00 via scientificamerican.com
  
  The scientists who want to bring back mammoths now hope to revive the marsupial carnivore thylacine
  
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• Whales aren't staying as long in Quebec's St. Lawrence River, researchers find

  16-08-2022 13:18 via cbc.ca
  
  Specialists believe the whales' habits may be changing, according to the Group for Research and Education on Marine Mammals (GREMM).
  
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• Replacing Lead Water Pipes with Plastic Could Raise New Safety Issues

  16-08-2022 12:45 via scientificamerican.com
  
  Industry-related groups say plastic is a safe material to replace lead pipes, but some researchers and health advocates are not so sure
  
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• Leaders make fifth attempt to pass UN Oceans Treaty

  16-08-2022 10:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nations are trying to agree a treaty to protect the high seas after four decades of trying.
  
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• Thunderstorms: Why drought can lead to dangerous flooding

  15-08-2022 20:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Heavy rain might seem ideal now for parched areas of the UK, but scientists warn it's a hazard.
  
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• NASA's UFO Study Isn't Really Looking for Space Aliens

  15-08-2022 12:45 via scientificamerican.com
  
  A new investigation of unidentified aerial phenomena could have bigger impacts on atmospheric science than on astrobiology
  
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• Here's How Some Species Will Survive Climate Change

  15-08-2022 12:00 via scientificamerican.com
  
  Hybridization isn’t as rare as you think, and it’s a tactic some animals can use to weather global warming
  
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• Conservationists worry about destruction of B.C.'s rare glass sponge reefs

  15-08-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Glen Dennison was writing a book on diving in B.C.'s Howe Sound in 1984 when he made a discovery of massive glass sponge reefs, which look like something from another world.
  
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• Leaders meet to try to pass a UN treaty to protect oceans

  15-08-2022 04:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nations are trying to agree a treaty to protect the high seas after four decades of trying.
  
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• Free the fern: Vancouver group bands together to save native forests from invasive species

  14-08-2022 15:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A volunteer group in South Vancouver has come together to protect one of the few remaining native forests in the city, by removing invasive species and encouraging the growth of native plants. 
  
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• International project to name heat waves met with skepticism, intrigue

  14-08-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The Adrienne Arsht Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center, which studies climate resiliency, is running a pilot program to see whether a naming system for heat waves will affect the public’s perception and the way they act during a heat wave.
  
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• B.C. poet illuminates pages of popular scientific magazine with verses about the nature of light

  13-08-2022 17:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Donna Kane's musings about starlight in the sky above Rolla, B.C., inspired her to write a poem weaving together science and imagery. Her poem has now been published in Scientific American, which has millions of readers.
  
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• These Canadian startups are taking quantum computing mainstream

  13-08-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  For years, quantum computers have mostly been the focus of academics and government. Now, experts say we could be near a turning point where the technology is closer to commercialization.
  
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• Climate change: Drought highlights dangers for electricity supplies

  13-08-2022 06:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Dry conditions in the UK and Europe are stress on facilities including nuclear, say experts.
  
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• Why are large parts of England now in drought?

  12-08-2022 17:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An official drought has been declared in parts of southern, central and eastern England, what happens now?
  
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• The science of drought explained in pictures

  12-08-2022 13:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  What does drought mean and what are the implications for water, food, rivers and wildlife?
  
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• Telehealth Is Key to Trans Health Care

  12-08-2022 13:30 via scientificamerican.com
  
  Offering mental health services across state lines can aid children and families struggling to find gender-affirming services
  
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• Newfound Molecular Switch Signals a Thumbs-up or Thumbs-down in the Mouse Brain

  12-08-2022 12:45 via scientificamerican.com
  
  This molecule tells the brain whether to put a positive or negative spin on events. Mental disorders may result when the up/down labeling goes awry.
  
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• Newfound Brain Switch Labels Experiences as Good or Bad

  12-08-2022 12:45 via scientificamerican.com
  
  A molecule tells the brain whether to put a positive or negative spin on events. Mental disorders may result when the up/down labeling goes awry
  
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• Why Thinking Hard Wears You Out

  11-08-2022 20:10 via scientificamerican.com
  
  Concentrating for long periods builds up chemicals that disrupt brain functioning.
  
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• If T. Rex's Beady-Eyed Glare Terrifies You, It Should

  11-08-2022 18:15 via scientificamerican.com
  
  Top-predator dinosaurs of the Cretaceous may have traded big eyes for a bigger bite
  
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• How to Recognize Heat Illness and Stay Cool during Extreme Weather

  11-08-2022 18:00 via scientificamerican.com
  
  Scientists and medical experts weigh in on how to recognize the signs of heat-related illness and avoid the worst health impacts from increasingly intense heat waves
  
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• Climate scientists chase Arctic storms

  11-08-2022 03:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Why climate scientists are trying to fly through Arctic cyclones in a small aircraft.
  
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• 'Every day it doesn't rain, the pressure mounts'

  11-08-2022 03:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The heatwave will make conditions on England's farms worse as experts warn of smaller harvests.
  
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• When Students Acquire Spatial Skills, Their Verbal Abilities Get a Boost

  10-08-2022 20:35 via scientificamerican.com
  
  Learning to visualize objects might improve thinking in words, a finding that could enhance teaching methods
  
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• Cultural Bias Distorts the Search for Alien Life

  10-08-2022 17:00 via scientificamerican.com
  
  “Decolonizing” the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) could boost its chances of success, says science historian Rebecca Charbonneau
  
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• How Scientists Revived Dead Pigs' Organs, and What the Feat Means for Transplants

  10-08-2022 12:45 via scientificamerican.com
  
  A whole-body perfusion system restored cellular activity in pigs an hour postmortem
  
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• Halifax space program gets $485K to urge diverse young people to study the stars

  10-08-2022 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A Halifax space engineering program and technology program that aims to foster more diversity and gender equity in the space industry will soon be expanding, thanks to nearly $500,000 in funding.
  
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• 'I got my life back': How doctors are treating a man with Parkinson's disease halfway across the country

  10-08-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The NeuroSphere Virtual Clinic allows doctors to remotely treat patients with neurological conditions from anywhere in Canada.
  
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• Doctors in Toronto treat man with Parkinson's disease at his home in N.L. Here's how they did it

  10-08-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The NeuroSphere Virtual Clinic allows doctors to remotely treat patients with neurological conditions from anywhere in Canada.
  
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• Wildlife under stress as dry spell shrinks rivers

  10-08-2022 04:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Most of the world's chalk streams are in southern and eastern England and are under particular strain.
  
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• Water levels run low, farmland parched amid European drought

  09-08-2022 22:06 via cbc.ca
  
  Water levels in rivers, lakes and reservoirs across western Europe are running low, or even dry, amid the most severe drought in decades
  
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• Hungry in the sun | Science Signaling

  09-08-2022 15:01 via science.org
  
  Ultraviolet exposure elicits the production of an appetite-stimulating hormone in males but not in females.
  
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• Heterogeneity in RAS mutations: One size does not fit all | Science Signaling

  09-08-2022 15:01 via science.org
  
  The distinct biochemistry and biology of KRAS Gln61 mutants are revealed (Huynh et al., in 09 August 2022 issue).
  
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• Functional and biological heterogeneity of KRASQ61 mutations | Science Signaling

  09-08-2022 15:01 via science.org
  
  Comparison of Gln61 (Q61) mutations in KRAS reveals a potential therapeutic opportunity.
  
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• A genetic platform for functionally profiling odorant receptors in olfactory cilia ex vivo | Science Signaling

  09-08-2022 15:01 via science.org
  
  Cilia isolated from the olfactory sensory neurons of transgenic mice can be used to profile human odorant receptors.
  
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• Unpredictable winds make wildfires an erratic adversary: experts

  09-08-2022 06:51 via cbc.ca
  
  Hot weather and dry conditions are the usual suspects in any wildfire season, but a complex interplay of topography and unpredictable winds can create particularly challenging adversaries for firefighters, experts say.
  
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• Supermarket food could soon carry eco-labels, says study

  09-08-2022 06:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Scientists hope that a scoring system will lead manufacturers to compete over sustainability.
  
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• US Senate passes sweeping climate, tax and healthcare package

  09-08-2022 00:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The bill seeks to lower the cost of medicines, increase corporate taxes and reduce carbon emissions.
  
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