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• Splitting the atom

  12-07-2017 14:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The government is about to set out its position on membership of Europe's nuclear regulator after Brexit.
  
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• To make New Year's resolutions stick, science can work in your favour

  14-01-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Most of us abandon New Year's resolutions within four months. But experts say it doesn’t have to be that way — and if you want to make your good intentions stick, there are ways to use science to work in your favour.
  
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• Hurricane hunter planes turn their sights to atmospheric rivers

  14-01-2026 07:46 via cbc.ca
  Atmospheric rivers — and the flooding they bring — are intensifying with climate change.
  For the past decade, the same hurricane hunter planes used to study cyclones have been flying straight into these West Coast rain-makers. Why? Because the data they collect proves these flights can significantly improve forecasts. CBC’s Johanna Wagstaffe looks at how that evidence is driving a major expansion of the program.
  
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• It's big, beautiful and — blue. But this 40-year-old iceberg is about to disappear for good

  14-01-2026 02:33 via cbc.ca
  An iceberg that was once the biggest on the planet is floating off into the South Atlantic Ocean, where it will soon melt away into watery oblivion. But it's going out in style.
  
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• Neuron-tumor synapses drive PDAC | Science Signaling

  13-01-2026 15:01 via science.org
  
  Synapses between neurons and pancreatic tumor cells mediate oncogenic, feedforward glutamate signaling.
  
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• Multiple signaling events are required for NAADP synthesis by DUOX2 and formation of Ca2+ microdomains to initiate T cell activation | Science Signaling

  13-01-2026 15:01 via science.org
  
  NAADP production in activated T cells is stimulated by Ca2+ and two distinct protein kinases.
  
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• Antigen affinity modulates ERK pulsing frequency during T cell activation | Science Signaling

  13-01-2026 15:01 via science.org
  
  Real-time, single-cell imaging reveals ERK signaling dynamics in response to T cell receptor stimulation.
  
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• Cold weather and data centres drive up US greenhouse gas emissions

  13-01-2026 12:40 via bbc.com
  US emissions of planet-warming gases rise for the first time in three years.
  
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• 'I wake up at night in fear of losing my home'

  13-01-2026 07:21 via bbc.com
  A fourth home in the village is being demolished due to the eroding coastline.
  
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• Yukon earthquake reveals a fault line hidden beneath glaciers

  12-01-2026 22:40 via cbc.ca
  An earthquake which struck near the Alaska-Yukon border last month has revealed a fault line hidden beneath ice, drawing international research interest.
  
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• Huge Roman villa found under popular park dubbed town's 'Pompeii'

  12-01-2026 07:13 via bbc.com
  The largest Roman villa ever found in Wales lies less than a metre under Margam Country Park.
  
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• Valkyrie, the black bear cub found with severe burns in December, is recovering well

  12-01-2026 02:08 via cbc.ca
  A black bear cub caught in a fire this past December continues to make a recovery in Smithers, B.C. Rescuers said the bear was burnt while hibernating in a slash pile set on fire near Dawson Creek, B.C.
  
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• Himalayas bare and rocky after reduced winter snowfall, scientists warn

  12-01-2026 01:38 via bbc.com
  Experts say dwindling snowfall during winter will impact the lives and livelihoods of millions.
  
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• N.S. artist helps kelp grow in homemade clay pots in underwater art installation

  11-01-2026 16:25 via cbc.ca
  The pots were created using a mix of wild and commercial clay, and were placed in the waters of Cranberry Cove in December.
  
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• Central Alberta farmers amazed to welcome triplet calves for 2nd year in a row

  11-01-2026 15:00 via cbc.ca
  Lucky 7 Cattle Co., near Sedgewick, Alta., started 2026 with a bang, welcoming a set of healthy triplet calves — for the second year in a row.
  
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• Russia is using its hypersonic missile to send a political message. How dangerous is the Oreshnik?

  10-01-2026 00:09 via cbc.ca
  Moscow used its hypersonic 'Oreshnik 'missile to target critical infrastructure near Lviv in western Ukraine. Its use of the missile is being seen as more about political messaging, than battlefield strategy.
  
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• When does the Nasa Moon mission launch and who are the Artemis II crew?

  09-01-2026 20:52 via bbc.com
  The first crewed Moon mission in 50 years could launch in February, preparing the way for a future landing.
  
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• French-U.K. Starlink rival pitches Canada on 'sovereign' satellite service for Arctic military operations

  09-01-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Eutelsat, a company largely owned by the French and U.K. governments, is offering Canada an alternative to Elon Musk's Starlink satellite broadband communications in the Far North. The company says it can create secure channels that cannot be disconnected for "political" reasons.
  
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• Australians brace for 'property loss or worse' as bushfires destroy homes

  09-01-2026 04:34 via bbc.com
  All regions in Victoria are facing 'catastrophic' or 'extreme' fire warnings
  
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• Astronaut's 'serious medical condition' forces Nasa to end space station mission early

  09-01-2026 00:47 via bbc.com
  It is the first time in Nasa's over-65 year history that a mission will return early due to a health issue.
  
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• Researchers hunt each other in the Quebec wilderness — for science, of course

  08-01-2026 21:02 via cbc.ca
  To better understand the complex interactions between nature’s hunters and hunted, researchers gathered at the the Éco-Laurentides park near Val-Morin, Que., for a game of predator-prey.
  
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• NASA curtails space station mission after astronaut medical issue

  08-01-2026 18:14 via cbc.ca
  NASA is cutting short a mission aboard the International Space Station after an astronaut had a medical issue.
  
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• NASA considers bringing crew home early due to medical issue with astronaut

  08-01-2026 18:14 via cbc.ca
  NASA is considering a rare early return of its crew from the International Space Station over an unspecified medical issue involving one of the astronauts after cancelling a spacewalk.
  
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• Trump withdraws US from key climate treaty and dozens of other groups

  08-01-2026 17:03 via bbc.com
  The White House says the decision was taken because those entities "no longer serve American interests".
  
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• Western Canada glaciers suffered 2nd-greatest ice loss on record in 2025

  08-01-2026 16:00 via cbc.ca
  "We have to understand that it's not a question of if the glaciers are going to disappear, they are going to disappear," warns Brian Menounos, a professor of earth sciences at the University of Northern British Columbia
  
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• More changes to farm inheritance tax plans ruled out

  08-01-2026 14:22 via bbc.com
  The government says it has listened to farmers and increased the proposed inheritance tax threshold.
  
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• ‘That is so cool’ : Video of lynx captured in northwestern Ontario draws attention

  08-01-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  The internet loves a cat video - and a wildlife encounter captured on film in northwestern Ontario this January is no exception. The footage features a group of lynx, including three kittens.
  
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• Rare mountain gorilla twins born in the wild

  07-01-2026 17:08 via cbc.ca
  A mountain gorilla has given birth to twins in war-ravaged eastern Congo, a national park announced on Wednesday, in what it described as "a major event" for the endangered subspecies.
  
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• Turbulence is getting worse. Would it be better if planes looked more like birds?

  07-01-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Pilots can’t see it coming, and it’s hard to avoid. But severe clear-air turbulence can shake a plane ‘like King Kong.’ It’s on the rise, and forecast to get worse due to climate change. The rise has researchers investigating how to better predict clear-air turbulence, and looking to the physics of birds to make this chaotic force less dangerous.
  
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• 'Death ball' sponge, tiny opossum among cool new species of 2025

  07-01-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  A spider with extraordinary genitalia, a carnivorous caterpillar that wears its prey's body parts, and a tiny opossum are among the cool new species described by science in 2025.
  
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