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• Off-the-shelf smart devices found easy to hack

  13-03-2018 05:00
  (American Associates, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev) 'It only took 30 minutes to find passwords for most of the devices and some of them were found only through a Google search of the brand,' says Omer Shwartz, a Ph.D. student and member of Dr. Oren's lab. 'Once hackers can access an IoT device, like a camera, they can create an entire network of these camera models controlled remotely.'
  
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• One in four councils to miss food waste collection deadline

  25-02-2026 16:52 via bbc.com
  Local authorities blame the delays on a lack of funding and a shortage of bin lorries.
  
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• Relocated bison herd aims to bring food security to Métis in northern Alberta

  25-02-2026 15:00 via cbc.ca
  Leaders of the Willow Lake Métis Nation located south of Fort McMurray, Alta., say the return of a wood bison herd to their traditional territory is a victory for food sustainability.
  
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• First signs of herring spawn spark excitement on Vancouver Island

  25-02-2026 15:00 via cbc.ca
  The herring spawn is an auspicious time on the South Coast. For some coastal First Nations, it represents the coming of spring and a time to gather food, while for conservationists it’s a time to take stock of the fish’s numbers.
  
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• Why scientists fear Emperor penguins' annual moult may be killing them

  25-02-2026 11:01 via bbc.com
  Each year the birds must stay on floating ice long enough to replace their weather-beaten feathers.
  
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• Scotland's plan to install heat pumps 'too slow' - climate advisers

  25-02-2026 07:29 via bbc.com
  Independent climate change advisors say the Scottish government needs to ramp up the rollout of heat pumps immediately.
  
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• Ottawa man describes close encounter of the bird kind

  24-02-2026 15:08 via cbc.ca
  An Ottawa man caught on video escaping from two persistent and hostile turkeys is opening up about his experience.
  
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• Temporal proteomic and phosphoproteomic dynamics during neuronal differentiation in the reference iPSC line KOLF2.1J | Science Signaling

  24-02-2026 15:01 via science.org
  
  Trace protein and phosphoprotein dynamics during neuronal differentiation in the iPSC-derived cell line model are described.
  
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• Metabolic alterations after traumatic neural injury: Mechanistic insights and potential translational targets for axon regeneration | Science Signaling

  24-02-2026 15:01 via science.org
  
  How metabolism is changed by PNS or CNS injury and how it can be leveraged for axon regeneration are discussed.
  
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• Fungi facilitate gut healing | Science Signaling

  24-02-2026 15:01 via science.org
  
  A protein secreted by a mouse commensal fungus stimulates intestinal repair.
  
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• Acetate enhances long-term memory in female mice by sex-, context-, and brain region–specific epigenetic and transcriptional remodeling | Science Signaling

  24-02-2026 15:01 via science.org
  
  The metabolite acetate supports memory recall in female mice.
  
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• Snowy winter in N.S. pushing tiny saw-whet owls into more populated areas

  24-02-2026 11:00 via cbc.ca
  Northern saw-whet owls are smaller than robins and can find it difficult to penetrate the snow to reach their usual prey.
  
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• If food is medicine, how about a prescription for blueberries? N.S. researchers hope that’s the future

  23-02-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  A new study is examining whether providing blueberries for people to eat every day, combined with 30 grams of protein powder and personalized exercise routines, will improve frailty and heart health in older people. If it does, researchers hope the results will bolster the argument for doctors to prescribe blueberries. “Food prescribing” is part of a larger trend gaining traction in Canada.
  
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• Are you cut out for living and working in Antarctica?

  23-02-2026 01:01 via bbc.com
  Jobs are available on the icy continent for chefs, plumbers, carpenters and even hairdressers.
  
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• Fortune ecological reserve is home to a former dump, and this volunteer group wants it cleaned up

  22-02-2026 22:30 via cbc.ca
  A volunteer group on Newfoundland's Burin Peninsula is calling on the provincial government to clean up a former dump situated near a world-class fossil site.
  
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• Salamander species discovered in new habitat in Riverview

  22-02-2026 11:00 via cbc.ca
  A new scientific study explains how a suburb of Moncton surprisingly became home to a rare discovery.
  
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• Nasa astronauts' moon mission delayed due to rocket issue

  21-02-2026 22:05 via bbc.com
  The mission to the far side of the Moon and back will be postponed after problems with were spotted with its rocket, a Nasa official said.
  
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• Giant tortoises return to Galápagos island after nearly 200 years

  21-02-2026 19:32 via bbc.com
  The native species was driven to extinction by sailors in the 1800s. Now, 158 juvenile giant tortoises have been reintroduced to the island.
  
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• NASA moon rocket suffers setback likely to delay March launch: officials

  21-02-2026 18:08 via cbc.ca
  NASA's new moon rocket has suffered another setback, putting next month's planned launch with astronauts in jeopardy, the space agency announced Saturday.
  
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• Kamloops couple 3D prints vertical feeding stand to help sickly kitten

  21-02-2026 13:00 via cbc.ca
  A Kamloops, B.C., couple has 3D printed a feeding stand to help a foster kitten that has a unique medical condition.
  
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• Sinking trees into the Arctic Ocean could reduce carbon emissions. But is it worth it?

  20-02-2026 20:57 via cbc.ca
  A group of European scientists have recently proposed an idea to sink mature trees from the vast boreal forest in Canada, Alaska and Russia into the deep Arctic ocean, to store the carbon for centuries to come.
  
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• Nasa targets early March to send humans back around the Moon

  20-02-2026 18:00 via bbc.com
  Nasa sets the launch date following a successful "wet dress rehearsal" of the Artemis II mission.
  
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• Researchers warn of negative health outcomes from fracking in the B.C. Peace region

  20-02-2026 12:00 via cbc.ca
  Researchers met with City of Dawson Creek council on Feb. 9 to discuss the potential harms and health outcomes of oil and gas activity in northeast B.C. Dr. Ulrike Meyer, a Dawson Creek, B.C. family physician of more than 30 years, said she's seen the prevalence of rare cancers at an alarming frequency, and claims exposure to contaminants from nearby fracking is to blame.
  
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• WATCH: NASA holds media conference after successful lunar rocket test, paving path to March launch to the moon

  20-02-2026 05:00 via cbc.ca
  NASA is ready to go to the moon. The space agency conducted a successful rehearsal of launch events for the upcoming Artemis II moon mission that will include Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen and NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch and Victor Glover. 
  
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• NASA targeting March 6 to launch astronauts, including Canada's Jeremy Hansen, to the moon

  20-02-2026 05:00 via cbc.ca
  NASA is ready to go to the moon. The space agency conducted a successful rehearsal of launch events for the upcoming Artemis II moon mission that will include Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen and NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch and Victor Glover. 
  
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• NASA successfully completes second launch rehearsal of rocket, clearing path for March launch to the Moon

  20-02-2026 05:00 via cbc.ca
  NASA is ready to go to the moon. The space agency conducted a successful rehearsal of launch events for the upcoming Artemis II moon mission that will include Canadian Space Agency Jeremy Hansen and NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch and Victor Glover. 
  
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• NASA successfully completes 2nd launch rehearsal of rocket, clearing path for March launch to the Moon

  20-02-2026 05:00 via cbc.ca
  NASA is ready to go to the moon. The space agency conducted a successful rehearsal of launch events for the upcoming Artemis II moon mission that will include Canadian Space Agency Jeremy Hansen and NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch and Victor Glover. 
  
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• Nasa boss says Boeing Starliner failure one of worst in its history

  20-02-2026 02:44 via bbc.com
  The agency released a critical report that puts the Starliner incident at same mistake level assigned to the fatal Columbia and Challenger shuttle disasters.
  
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• Deer culling to be made easier to protect trees and crops

  19-02-2026 23:58 via bbc.com
  The government unveils a long awaited 10-year deer management plan that will identify priority culling areas.
  
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• More than 90 deaths this season: Are we seeing more avalanches?

  19-02-2026 22:57 via bbc.com
  Recent deadly incidents in California and Europe are putting avalanches - and how to avoid them - in the spotlight.
  
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