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• Halibut spared as beluga move on to new prey in warming Arctic waters

  08-11-2017 22:53 via cbc.ca
  Climate change seems to be driving a tiny fish species northward as Arctic waters grow warmer thanks to climate change — and they're getting gobbled up by whales that would normally find larger fish more tantalizing.
  
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• Canadian skin cancer detector concept wins global design prize

  08-11-2017 22:13 via cbc.ca
  Canadian students have won a global design prize by developing an early prototype of a cheap, handheld heat scanner that could one day help doctors diagnose skin cancer quickly and painlessly in their offices.
  
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• What it's like spending a year in space

  08-11-2017 21:55 via bbc.co.uk
  Far from home, with great views... the International Space Station is not your typical holiday spot.
  
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• Human-caused warming increasing likelihood of record-breaking hot years

  08-11-2017 21:55
  A new study finds human-caused global warming is significantly increasing the rate at which hot temperature records are being broken around the world.
  
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• Autoimmunity may underlie newly discovered painful nerve-damage disorder

  08-11-2017 21:55
  An analysis of the medical records of patients treated at Massachusetts General Hospital for an often-mysterious condition involving damage to small nerve fibers supports the hypothesis that some cases are caused by autoimmune disease and also identifies the first effective treatment option.
  
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• Boy with rare disease gets most of skin replaced through gene therapy

  08-11-2017 21:19 via cbc.ca
  Desperate to save a seven-year-old boy's life, doctors used experimental gene therapy to create new skin in a lab after skin graft attempts had failed.
  
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• Bear or chipmunk? Engineer finds how brain encodes sounds

  08-11-2017 21:18
  When you are out in the woods and hear a cracking sound, your brain needs to process quickly whether the sound is coming from, say, a bear or a chipmunk. A biomedical engineer now has a new interpretation for an old observation, debunking an established theory in the process.
  
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• Scientists create a recipe to make human blood-brain-barrier

  08-11-2017 21:16
  A defined, step-by-step process to make a more exact mimic of the human blood-brain-barrier in the laboratory dish has now been detailed by researchers in a new report. The new model will permit more robust exploration of the cells, their properties and how scientists might circumvent the barrier for therapeutic purposes.
  
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• 'Zombie' star survived going supernova

  08-11-2017 21:11 via bbc.co.uk
  Astronomers discover the astronomical equivalent of a horror film villain: a star that wouldn't stay dead.
  
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• Scientists train sheep to recognize human celebrities

  08-11-2017 20:27 via cbc.ca
  Scientists have trained sheep to recognize the faces of former U.S. president Barack Obama and other celebrities. And the woolly animals are surprisingly good at that.
  
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• Scientists train sheep to recognize Barack Obama, Emma Watson

  08-11-2017 20:27 via cbc.ca
  Scientists have trained sheep to recognize the faces of former U.S. president Barack Obama and other celebrities. And the woolly animals are surprisingly good at that.
  
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• Wounds sustained at night heal twice as slowly, scientists find

  08-11-2017 20:05
  LONDON (Reuters) - Body clocks cause wounds such as cuts and burns sustained during the day to heal around 60 percent faster than those sustained at night, scientists have discovered in a finding that has implications for surgery and wound-healing medicines.
  
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• Watch Live Today: Unveiling the Fabric of the Universe, One Fundamental Question at a Time

  08-11-2017 20:00 via rss.sciam.com
  Particle physicist Pauline Gagnon will discuss the importance of fundamental research to society during a live Webcast tonight at 7 P.M. Eastern time
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• High Arctic lab saved as federal money comes through

  08-11-2017 19:45 via cbc.ca
  The federal government has announced $1.6 million to keep a one-of-a-kind High Arctic research lab open until fall 2019.
  
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• Scientists replaced 80 percent of a ‘butterfly’ boy’s skin

  08-11-2017 19:35
  
  By correcting genes in stem cells and growing new skin in the lab, a new therapy repaired a genetic skin disease.
  
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• Blue Planet II: Eel suffers toxic shock in underwater lake

  08-11-2017 19:35 via bbc.co.uk
  Re-live the talked-about moment when an eel suffers the consequences of diving into a brine pool for food.
  
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• Canadians tuning in less to traditional TV and radio, CRTC report finds

  08-11-2017 19:06 via cbc.ca
  Canadians are turning more and more to internet-based media at the expense of conventional forms of broadcasting, the CRTC said Wednesday.
  
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• This star cheated death, exploding again and again

  08-11-2017 19:00
  
  The weirdest supernova ever has lasted more than three years, and may be the third outburst from the same star.
  
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• Massive Skin Replacement Saves Child's Life

  08-11-2017 19:00 via rss.sciam.com
  European doctors use gene therapy to correct an inherited disease and replace 80 percent of Syrian refugee's epidermis
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• 'Butterfly child' given life-saving skin

  08-11-2017 19:00 via bbc.co.uk
  Hassan was born with skin so delicate it would tear and blister
  
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• Astronomers discover strange 'Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde' supernova

  08-11-2017 19:00 via cbc.ca
  In a galaxy far, far away lies a puzzling star, one that seems to be dying multiple deaths, leaving astronomers to rethink the way these beacons of the sky end their lives.
  
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• Sheep 'trained to recognise celebrities' in Cambridge University study

  08-11-2017 15:56 via bbc.co.uk
  The animals have demonstrated the ability to recognise familiar human faces, according to a study.
  
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• Eurek-baa: Scientists find sheep can recognize human faces

  08-11-2017 15:21
  LONDON (Reuters) - Sheep have been trained to recognize the faces of celebrities, including former U.S. President Barack Obama, by University of Cambridge scientists who hope it may help with understanding neurodegenerative diseases.
  
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• Flying taxis in 2020? Uber unveils lofty plans

  08-11-2017 15:13 via cbc.ca
  Uber has unveiled its vision for the flying taxi it hopes to start using for demonstration flights in 2020.
  
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• FBI can't unlock Texas church gunman's cellphone

  08-11-2017 14:43 via cbc.ca
  The Texas church massacre is providing a familiar frustration for law enforcement: FBI agents are unable to unlock the gunman's encrypted cellphone to learn what evidence it might hold.
  
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• Twitter rolls out 280-character tweets to most users

  08-11-2017 14:34 via cbc.ca
  Twitter is doubling its allowable tweet length for nearly all its users, abandoning its iconic 140-character limit. Meanwhile, Snapchat will undergo a revamp to make itself easier to use.
  
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• Human study supports theory on why dengue can be worse the next time around

  08-11-2017 13:00
  
  The amount of dengue antibodies leftover in the blood may up the chances of a severe second dengue infection, a study finds.
  
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• Here's How Drones Do (and Don't) Threaten Passenger Aircraft

  08-11-2017 12:45 via rss.sciam.com
  Quadcopter crashes with a helicopter and plane—the first-ever in the U.S. and Canada, respectively—show that such encounters are no longer hypothetical
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• Environment minister blames 'mistake' after tweet praising Syria

  08-11-2017 12:21 via cbc.ca
  Environment Minister Catherine McKenna said "clearly a mistake was made" Tuesday after a tweet from her official departmental account praised Syria for joining the Paris climate agreement.
  
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• Catherine McKenna takes responsibility for tweet praising Syria

  08-11-2017 12:21 via cbc.ca
  Federal Environment Minister Catherine McKenna says a tweet from her official departmental account praising Syria for joining the Paris climate agreement was "completely unacceptable" and she takes responsibility.
  
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• Researchers find fossilized teeth of humanity's earliest mammalian ancestors

  08-11-2017 11:00 via cbc.ca
  Researchers in England find the fossilized teeth of humanity's earliest mammalian ancestors — and the creatures were not what you might think.
  
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• New immigration program helping Canada in the global war for high-tech talent

  08-11-2017 11:00 via cbc.ca
  The Global Skills Strategy, a fast-track immigration program designed to bring high-tech talent to Canada, has hooked more than 1,600 people in its first two and a half months, according to numbers obtained by CBC News.
  
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• Changes can be made right now to save right whales, says fisherman

  08-11-2017 11:00 via cbc.ca
  Fishermen in Nova Scotia's snow crab industry say there's no need to wait for new government regulations to make changes that will save North Atlantic right whales.
  
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• 145-million-year-old teeth belonging to humanity's earliest mammal ancestors found

  08-11-2017 11:00 via cbc.ca
  Researchers in England find the fossilized teeth of humanity's earliest mammalian ancestors — and the creatures were not what you might think.
  
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• Why do we believe in gods? Religious belief 'not linked to intuition or rational thinking'

  08-11-2017 06:00
  (Coventry University) Religious beliefs are not linked to intuition or rational thinking, according to new research by the universities of Coventry and Oxford.
  
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• What happens when mixed race couples have children of their own?

  08-11-2017 06:00
  (University of Kent) A new study by a sociologist at the University of Kent (UK) reveals how mixed-race British parents draw from their ethnic and racial backgrounds in identifying and raising their children.
  
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• Waste recycling by algae proposes a decentralized treatment system

  08-11-2017 06:00
  (Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo) Brazilian and Dutch researchers use single-cell algae to try to solve the problem of managing the waste generated by sewage treatment. The idea is to provide up to 10,000 dwellers with installations that achieve an effective reuse of organic matter, as opposed to the sludge-generating chemical compounds most commonly used.
  
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• Walk this way: A better way to identify gait differences

  08-11-2017 06:00
  (Osaka University) Human traits such as the face, voice, and gait are commonly used for biometric-based person recognition. Although gait is one of the most practical traits for video-based surveillance and forensics, this approach is susceptible to intra-subject variations. Osaka University-based researchers proposed a new convolutional neural network-based approach to gait recognition, which exhibits robustness (insensitiveness) to spatial displacement. Their approach outperformed current benc
  
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• VIXION, industrial connectivity for machine tools

  08-11-2017 06:00
  (Elhuyar Fundazioa) SPYRO and TECNALIA have created VIXION, a cloud-based monitoring system that automatically records and analyses data captured via the PLCs (Programmable Logic Controllers) of machines.When machines are connected, their data analysed and information provided in real time, VIXION-based applications offer higher levels of machine performance.
  
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• Visual intelligence is not the same as IQ

  08-11-2017 06:00
  (Vanderbilt University) The first study of individual variation in visual ability has shown that there is a broad range of differences in people's capability for recognizing and remembering novel objects and has determined that these variations are not associated with individuals' general intelligence, or IQ.
  
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• University of Arizona scientists awarded space research grant

  08-11-2017 06:00
  (University of Arizona Health Sciences) The Center for Applied NanoBioscience and Medicine is doing its part to protect the health of astronauts on long-duration missions, including NASA's Journey to Mars.
  
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• UC philosopher uses 'imagination' to help break political, sustainability barriers

  08-11-2017 06:00
  (University of Cincinnati) A new book by UC philosopher addresses global environmental degradation head-on using unique tools to create inclusive policy change and economic justice.
  
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• Tohoku University and Keysight Technologies Inc. release test solution product for MTJ

  08-11-2017 06:00
  (Tohoku University) Tohoku University collaborates with Keysight Technologies Inc. on STT-MRAM test solution for MTJ.
  
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• The revolt of the Rust Belt may explain Trump's election

  08-11-2017 06:00
  (Wiley) A new British Journal of Sociology article explains that Donald Trump's victory was less about the candidate himself and more about a rejection of the Democratic Party by white and black working-class voters across the Rust Belt.
  
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• Study reveals racial differences in the use of rehabilitation services

  08-11-2017 06:00
  (Wiley) In a Journal of the American Geriatrics Society study of 6,309 community-dwelling Medicare enrollees (1,276 of whom reported receiving rehabilitation services in the previous 12 months), the likelihood of receiving rehabilitation services was 1.4-times greater in whites than in blacks.
  
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• Star exploded, survived, and exploded again more than 50 years later

  08-11-2017 06:00
  (Carnegie Institution for Science) It's the celestial equivalent of a horror movie villain--a star that wouldn't stay dead. An international team of astronomers including Carnegie's Nick Konidaris and Benjamin Shappee discovered a star that exploded multiple times over a period of 50 years. The finding, published by Nature, completely confounds existing knowledge of a star's end of life, and Konidaris' instrument-construction played a crucial role in analyzing the phenomenon.
  
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• Sports psychologists suffer fear and uncertainty working with elite footballers

  08-11-2017 06:00
  (University of Exeter) Sports psychologists have to cope with 'fear and uncertainty', job insecurity and long working hours when working with elite footballers, research shows.
  
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• Should exercise be what the doctor orders for depression?

  08-11-2017 06:00
  (Michigan State University) More mental health providers may want to take a closer look at including exercise in their patients' treatment plans, a new study suggests. Michigan State University and University of Michigan researchers asked 295 patients receiving treatment at a mental health clinic whether they wanted to be more physically active and if exercise helped improve their mood and anxiety. They also asked if patients wanted their therapist to help them become more active.
  
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• Sensors applied to plant leaves warn of water shortage

  08-11-2017 06:00
  (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) MIT engineers have created sensors that can be printed onto plant leaves and reveal when the plants are experiencing a water shortage, which could give farmers an early warning when their crops are in danger.
  
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• Scientists narrow down the search for dark photons using decade-old particle collider data

  08-11-2017 06:00
  (DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory) A fresh analysis of particle-collider data, co-led by Berkeley Lab physicists, limits some of the hiding places for one type of theorized particle -- the dark photon, also known as the heavy photon -- that was proposed to help explain the mystery of dark matter.
  
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