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• More Kids Are Getting Ear Surgery to Avoid Being Bullied

  13-10-2015 16:40
  
  A 6-year-old boy in Salt Lake City, Utah, recently had plastic surgery to make his ears stick out less, and parents everywhere weighed in on the family's decision, perhaps without knowing all of the facts about this operation. The young boy had been bullied because of his ears — his classmates had referred to them as "elf ears," Inside Edition originally reported. In fact, this type of surgery is becoming more common, said Dr. David Staffenberg, chief of pediatric plastic surgery at NYU La
  
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• Rare sea cucumber nursery near Sanikiluaq, Nunavut, could lead to commercial fishery

  07-10-2026 18:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The rare discovery of a nursery with billions of baby sea cucumbers in the ocean water near Sanikiluaq, Nunavut, is helping researchers better understand the species – and could some day generate income for the Arctic hamlet.
  
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• Chemistry Nobel awarded for solving mystery of life's asymmetry

  07-10-2026 13:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The prize was given to the French and Japanese scientists for solving the mystery of life's asymmetry.
  
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• French, Japanese scientists share Nobel Prize in Chemistry

  07-10-2026 12:14 via cbc.ca
  
  Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai won theNobel Prize in chemistry Wednesday for their discovery of non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis.
  
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• Researchers probe Prairie wetlands for signs of 'epidermal epidemic' in Manitoba frogs, salamanders

  07-10-2026 12:00 via cbc.ca
  
  There's a deadly disease that threatens to infect Manitoba frogs and salamanders — and it could wreak havoc if left unchecked. That's why Brandon University researchers are sampling amphibians to confirm what they fear is true: The fungal infection is already here.
  
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• What's the fire danger from lithium batteries?

  07-10-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Firefighters have raised alarms about hot, fast, hard-to-extinguish fires in lithium batteries from e-bikes in people's homes and huge storage batteries at a P.E.I. solar farm. Here's why lithium battery fires are a challenge and how to minimize the risks.
  
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• What firefighters want you to know about lithium battery fires

  07-10-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Firefighters have raised alarms about hot, fast, hard-to-extinguish fires in lithium batteries from e-bikes in people's homes and huge storage batteries at a P.E.I. solar farm. Here's why lithium battery fires are a challenge and how to minimize the risks.
  
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• Rainmakers: The drones used to seed clouds

  07-10-2026 09:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Cloud seeding is gaining attention as countries look to boost rainfall - will drones help?
  
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• Puffin island on cusp of closure as it runs out of water

  07-10-2026 07:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lundy is in "real jeopardy" and could be evacuated if supplies run out, bosses say.
  
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• Tests carried out on seabirds after nurdle spill

  07-10-2026 07:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Necropsies are being carried out on seabirds to find out the effects of microplastic pollutants.
  
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• 'They're designed to kill': European green crabs feasting on N.L. lobster stocks

  07-10-2026 04:41 via cbc.ca
  
  Invasive European green crabs killing lobsters and other valuable crustaceans in the waters off Newfoundland, fishers warn. Fisheries and Oceans Canada is looking for solutions to keep them in check, including turning them into pet food or fertilizer.
  
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• A beautiful Himalayan bird is changing its voice due to human activity, research shows

  07-10-2026 01:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A sharp increase in human activity is affecting the way the Himalayan monal lives and communicates, studies show.
  
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• Can AI save the planet before it wrecks it

  06-10-2026 22:22 via cbc.ca
  
  The debate over artificial intelligence is raging. Some say it’s our best hope for solving the climate crisis. Others warn it might just wipe out humanity. Between those two extreme futures is a much less hypothetical reality – AI’s huge impact on our environment, and on emissions, now.Analyst and advocate Ketan Joshi helps us unpack what’s at stake for the climate as the AI buildout ramps up, and how much progress this technology has made so far when it comes to emission
  
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• Russian officials say no cases of plague in city where lab technician died

  06-10-2026 18:21 via cbc.ca
  
  The World Health Organization says Russian authorities told it that no cases ‌of plague had been detected among anyone who had come into contact with a Siberian plague institute laboratory worker who died last week.
  
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• Gloucester Docks dredging project costing £4m begins

  06-10-2026 14:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Silt levels in the docks have left boats stranded and led to the docks closing this summer.
  
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• 'Ghost particles' from space telescope wins physics Nobel

  06-10-2026 13:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Belgian physicist Prof Francis Halzen has won for his pioneering work on an observatory that detects particles from space.
  
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• Federal government phasing out seed research in Indian Head, Sask.

  06-10-2026 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada announced it will be winding down operations at the Indian Head research farm over the next year. The province says it's still working on a plan for what to do with the land after the federal research program closes.
  
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• Belgian physicist awarded Nobel Prize for pioneering work tracking neutrino particles at South Pole

  06-10-2026 12:33 via cbc.ca
  
  Belgian American particle physicist Francis Halzen was announced as the winner of the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics on Tuesday in Stockholm.
  
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• Carbon tracking tower put on Scotland's largest saltmarsh

  06-10-2026 11:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It will track how much carbon is being taken out of the atmosphere by the saltmarsh on the Solway Firth.
  
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• Giant underwater Kelvin wave could 'pack a punch' for B.C. in mid-October

  06-10-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A giant underwater wave of water connected to this year's El Niño weather pattern is making its way up the west coast of the Americas, raising alarm bells amongst scientists worried about how climate change is magnifying the impacts of the naturally-occurring phenomenon.
  
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• UK oil refinery broke toxic pollution limits dozens of times, documents reveal

  06-10-2026 08:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Pollution was spilled into local rivers and protected sites, documents shared with the BBC suggest.
  
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• Did a Russian lab worker die from pneumonic plague? What we know — and don't know

  06-10-2026 02:50 via cbc.ca
  
  An unnerving story has emerged from southeastern Russia involving the death of 28-year-old woman from pneumonia and fears that she may have been exposed to a form of plague at the lab where she worked. But the
  
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• Plaque honours Mars mission scientist

  05-10-2026 16:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The tribute recognises Colin Pillinger who led the 2003 probe mission to Mars.
  
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• Creosote found in beach pollution investigation

  05-10-2026 16:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Restrictions remain in place on Blyth Beach after a pollution incident was reported in August.
  
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• Sask. survivor of crash with moose shares warning about road dangers from wildlife

  05-10-2026 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  About 8,800 wildlife-related collisions on Saskatchewan roads are reported each year, leading to an average of 400 injuries and two deaths.
  
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• Nobel Prize in Medicine awarded to scientists who pioneered work in optogenetics

  05-10-2026 12:05 via cbc.ca
  
  Scientists Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg ‌Nagel won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or ​Medicine for "discoveries concerning light-gated ​ion channels and optogenetics," the award-giving body ​said Monday.
  
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• Why are data centres such a big deal in Scotland?

  05-10-2026 12:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  At least 23 huge data centres are planned in Scotland, causing significant concern for campaigners.
  
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• Environmental groups critical of housing levy idea

  05-10-2026 07:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The government wants developers to fund waterways projects in Norfolk.
  
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• How Indigenous female academics are reshaping northern research

  04-10-2026 15:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Researchers in the North say they’re noticing more and more Indigenous women doing field research — and that it’s inspiring a new generation of female scholars.
  
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• A swordfish was found on Haida Gwaii. Will more follow?

  04-10-2026 15:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A University of British Columbia researcher says the finding is unusual but no longer unexpected due to warming waters worldwide, including in Canada.
  
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