Science news

• Baa, ram, chew: Flock of sheep near Saskatoon doing its bit for conservation

  03-09-2017 21:35 via cbc.ca
  Sue Michalsky says it can feel a little lonely spending her days from dawn until dusk on the prairie grassland near Saskatoon, but she is far from alone.
  
  Read more

• Record-breaking U.S. astronaut and crew back on Earth

  03-09-2017 19:12
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla (Reuters) - NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson and two crewmates made a parachute touchdown in Kazakhstan on Saturday, capping a career-total 665 days in orbit, a U.S. record.
  
  Read more

• Once a novelty, coaching a growing necessity in competitive eSports

  03-09-2017 18:00 via cbc.ca
  Being a good player is no longer enough in the hyper-competitive world of eSports, so both pro and amateur players are turning to coaches to better their games.
  
  Read more

• North America’s largest recorded earthquake helped confirm plate tectonics

  03-09-2017 14:00
  
  Henry Fountain’s 'The Great Quake' mixes drama and science to tell the story of the 1964 Alaska earthquake.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Ottawa teen's low-cost smartphone to take on Apple, Samsung

  03-09-2017 12:00 via cbc.ca
  An Ottawa entrepreneur is hoping an $180 smartphone can take off in a market dominated by technology giants.
  
  Read more

• 'We are not well prepared': An expert's view of climate change and the next big storm

  03-09-2017 11:00 via cbc.ca
  It was an interesting week for the federal government to announce that an expert panel is being struck to consider what Canadians and their governments should do to cope with the projected impacts of climate change.
  
  Read more

• Algonquin College monitors its bee hives with Ottawa-based tech

  03-09-2017 11:00 via cbc.ca
  Algonquin College is using some new Ottawa-based tech to monitor its bees less intrusively, and the company behind the tech hopes it might one day help backyard apiarists everywhere.
  
  Read more

• A look back at the volcanoes, hidden oceans and other incredible Voyager discoveries in space

  03-09-2017 11:00 via cbc.ca
  Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 both turn 40 this year. Check out a few of the wonders the space probes have uncovered in four decades of exploration.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• ISS crew return to Earth

  03-09-2017 10:38 via bbc.co.uk
  The three-person crew of Peggy Whitson, Jack Fischer and Fyodor Yurchikhin have landed safely in Kazakhstan.
  
  Read more

• World Sexual Health Day: Study raises concerns about drug-resistant STI

  03-09-2017 06:00
  (University of Bristol) Greater understanding of testing and treatment is needed to mitigate the rapid increase in drug resistance of a common sexually transmitted infection (STI), according to a study by the University of Bristol, published in the BMJ journal of Sexually Transmitted Infections.
  
  Read more

• Korean researchers discover the biomechanism behind the formation of mother-of-pearl

  03-09-2017 06:00
  (Pohang University of Science & Technology (POSTECH)) Professor Hyung Joon Cha and Dr. So Yeong Bahnat Pohang University of Science and Technology, in collaboration with Professor Yoo Seong Choi at Chungnam National University, have shed light on the key mechanism behind the formation of nacre. The team has discovered the role of the matrix protein Pif80 from the pearl oyster Pinctada fucata and its involvement in the development of the nacre.
  
  Read more

• Heavy alcohol use alters brain functioning differently in young men and women

  03-09-2017 06:00
  (European College of Neuropsychopharmacology) Scientists have found that brain functions in young men and women are changed by long-term alcohol use, but that these changes are significantly different in men and women. This indicates not only that young people might be at increased risk of long-term harm from alcohol use, but also that the risks are probably different in men and in women, with men possibly more at risk.
  
  Read more

• Call for arts to keep up with Asia

  03-09-2017 06:00
  (James Cook University) A James Cook University researcher says Australia lacks a proper strategy for developing the arts sector, as Asian nations pour money into developing their cultural power.
  
  Read more

• Alterations in blood-based miRNA in veterans affected with combat-related PTSD

  03-09-2017 06:00
  (European College of Neuropsychopharmacology) A small pilot study shows that Individuals affected with PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) demonstrate changes in microRNA (miRNA) molecules associated with gene regulation. A controlled study, involving military personnel on deployment to a combat zone in Afghanistan, provided evidence for the role of blood-based miRNAs as candidate biomarkers for symptoms of PTSD.
  
  Read more

• Algorithm unlocks smartwatches that learn your every move

  03-09-2017 06:00
  (University of Sussex) Scientists at the University of Sussex have invented a new algorithm that enables smartwatches to detect and record your every move, without being told beforehand what to look for.
  
  Read more

• NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson back on Earth after record-breaking space mission

  03-09-2017 03:58 via cbc.ca
  NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson and two crewmates made a parachute touchdown in Kazakhstan on Saturday, capping a career-total 665 days in orbit, a U.S. record.
  
  Read more

Follow @ScienceUKnews on Twitter!