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• Rush to make money from amateur video can leave creators behind

  12-06-2016 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Companies are stepping up to help amateurs turn their online and smartphone videos into cash. But there's no standard yet for how much creators are paid or how their video is used.
  
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• Endangered monarch butterflies boom amid wet hot Canadian summer on the Prairies

  15-08-2026 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Monarch butterflies are booming on parts of the Canadian prairie, thanks in part to a wet and hot summer that's produced a healthy population of flowering plants and milkweed that the endangered species depends on.
  
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• This Ontario farm uses bees for relaxation therapy. Is it a buzzkill for stress?

  15-08-2026 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Half a million bees are buzzing at a southwestern Ontario farm to offer visitors a way to help them relax and reduce stress. Those providing bee bed therapy, which is offered at a handful of Canadian locations, say it provides mental health benefits. But there’s still a dearth of scientific evidence around it.
  
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• P.E.I. may have more snowshoe hares since Fiona, wildlife biologist says

  15-08-2026 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Snowshoe hares appear to be more common across Prince Edward Island in the years since post-tropical storm Fiona, says a provincial wildlife biologist.
  
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• Draft dark skies guidance drawn up for the Highlands

  15-08-2026 10:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The plan to reduce light pollution could be put out for public consultation at a later date.
  
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• Instead of making hydrogen, this Canadian company is drilling for it

  15-08-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A Saskatchewan company is drilling for hydrogen to prove it can be extracted from the ground at a commercial scale. Max Power says that could lead to greener, cheaper hydrogen for decarbonizing industry and transportation. Here's what you need to know about the development of natural hydrogen.
  
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• Solar eclipse inspires talk of Pac-man and Shinto myths

  15-08-2026 08:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Thousands turned out to watch the solar eclipse in the South West; here's what they made of it.
  
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• Rare breeding bat found roosting near reservoir

  14-08-2026 18:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Nathusius' pipistrelle is believed to be the first confirmed discovery of its kind in the area.
  
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• 'Days of the farmers' union dictating policy are over' - Muir

  14-08-2026 18:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Agriculture Minister Andrew Muir says he will continue to engage with the Ulster Farmers' Union.
  
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• Electric vehicle sales targets could be cut after pressure from car makers

  14-08-2026 17:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The government says it is considering cutting the new electric car sales target from 80% to 50% by 2030.
  
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• Why fossilized feces from ancestors of modern animals help us understand Earth’s early ecosystems

  14-08-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A study of fossilized feces, known as coprolites, from 540 million years ago found fecal matter likely played a significant role in an explosion of biodiversity in the early Cambrian period. Paleontologists say these fossils can tell us a lot about ancient animals and the ecosystems they inhabited.
  
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• Hidden moth population found after 70 years

  14-08-2026 07:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Dr Dave Wainwright describes the discovery as one of the highlights of his career.
  
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• 'Squashed poo' a sign of water voles' success

  14-08-2026 06:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Signs suggest the water vole population on the Hogsmill River in Surrey has been reestablished.
  
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• Young grizzly bear with limp killed in Nelson, B.C., sparks rally

  14-08-2026 06:35 via cbc.ca
  
  Some community members in Nelson, B.C., organized a rally after a young grizzly bear was killed.
  
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• Indian solar mission's new findings throw light on enduring Sun mysteries

  14-08-2026 04:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Why is the Sun's corona millions of degrees hotter than its surface? And how does it maintain its inexplicably high temperature?
  
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• You got hold of eclipse glasses just in time - here's what to do with them now

  14-08-2026 01:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Solar specs are tricky to recycle because of their lenses, so here are three things to do instead.
  
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• Romania shuts only nuclear plant as heat causes huge drop in Danube River level

  13-08-2026 21:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Cernavodă plant, which produces 20% of Romania's electricity, is not expected to be restarted within the next 10 days.
  
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• Crowds reflect on watching 'incredible' eclipse

  13-08-2026 18:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  People headed to beaches, parks and hills in their droves to catch the rare event.
  
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• Temperatures soar to 38C as amber extreme heat warning in effect

  13-08-2026 17:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Heat is spiking again on Thursday with a rare warning in place and more records falling.
  
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• IN PHOTOS | Perseids dazzle in the night sky

  13-08-2026 17:31 via cbc.ca
  
  The celestial event peaked overnight, coinciding with a new moon that provided ideal conditions for stargazers because moonlight did not interfere with the view.
  
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• Bug-eating plant found near Iqaluit, far north of usual habitat

  13-08-2026 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A plant aficionado in Nunavut recently came across a plant that's almost never seen in Canada's North. He says the plant's presence might be a sign of a warming Arctic.
  
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• Record drought threatens future of New Brunswick's balsam firs

  13-08-2026 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Balsam fir trees in New Brunswick are the latest victim of last summer’s record-breaking drought, according to a forestry researcher.
  
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• Quebec man receives North America’s 1st transplant using regenerated liver technology

  13-08-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A 64-year-old Quebec man has become the first patient in North America to receive a regenerated liver thanks to a breakthrough technology that could make dozens of additional livers available for transplant in its first year alone.
  
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• Cloudy skies lead to mixed fortunes for Scotland's eclipse hunters

  13-08-2026 07:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Scotland's best chance of seeing a solar eclipse in 27 years left some disappointed, though there were moments of magic.
  
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• Brexit rules put strain on zoo's conservation work

  13-08-2026 07:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Staffs at Twycross Zoo say they need new laws to make it easier to transport animals globally.
  
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• Vultures are disappearing in Nigeria - but the 'Vulture King' is fighting to reverse the trend

  13-08-2026 01:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Some see them as sinister or hunt them for ritual use but these birds play a vital role in nature's cycle.
  
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• Once-in-a-generation solar eclipse wows millions in UK and Europe

  12-08-2026 23:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More than 95% of the Sun was covered by the Moon in Cornwall, while parts of Spain experienced the magic of a total eclipse.
  
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• How the North West watched the solar eclipse

  12-08-2026 22:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Thousands of people view the partial eclipse, the most extensive seen in the UK since 1999.
  
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• How the West watched most historic solar eclipse since 1999

  12-08-2026 21:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More than 90% of the sun was obscured by the moon for the first time since the total eclipse in 1999.
  
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• In pictures: Sky watchers gather for solar eclipse

  12-08-2026 21:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  People across Kent, Surrey and Sussex watch the moon obscure the sun in a rare partial eclipse.
  
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