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• Telecom networks could back up GPS time signals, say experts

  08-09-2016 18:03
  Experts involved in the operation of US civilian and military time standards have worked with two companies to identify a practical GPS backup possibility: commercial fiber-optic telecommunications networks.
  
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• US strikes $1.2bn deal to pay German firm to halt offshore wind projects

  07-08-2026 11:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The RWE payout is the latest in a string of deals cancelling wind energy projects, a power source long derided by Trump.
  
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• Get ready for 'meteor Christmas' with an added bonus: a partial solar eclipse

  07-08-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Every August we are treated to one of the best meteor showers of the year: the Perseids. But this year, during the day of the peak, much of Canada will also get a partial solar eclipse.
  
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• Bezos-backed $200M species project faces greenwashing scrutiny

  07-08-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Although the Jeff Bezos and Leonardo DiCaprio-backed Phoenix Species Project faces some funding controversy, grassroots organizations are still using it to make a difference.
  
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• Wildfire damage could take hundreds of years to recover from, experts say

  07-08-2026 07:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Habitats belonging to snakes and rare moths have been destroyed after the wildfires this summer.
  
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• Drone warnings and sheltering in airports as South Korea battles historic heatwave

  07-08-2026 06:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The president has called the extreme heat a "national disaster" and ordered agencies to mobilise all resources.
  
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• Where is Jackie? Beloved live cam eagle in critical condition

  07-08-2026 00:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The bald eagle, who has gained worldwide fame as the protagonist of a nest live-stream in California, has been diagnosed with anaemia.
  
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• Watch: Nasa astronauts conduct 6.5-hour spacewalk outside ISS

  06-08-2026 23:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Astronauts Anil Menon and Jessica Meir ventured out to install a mounting hardware for the future addition of solar arrays to the space station.
  
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• Charles Darwin finally proven right about bug-eating plant after 150 years

  06-08-2026 23:49 via cbc.ca
  
  Scientists have finally proven what Charles Darwin suspected more than a century ago — that a small, innocent-looking flowering plant growing in the rocky mountain crevices of southwestern China is, in fact, a killer.
  
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• Coyote pup curls up in woman's bed as presence increases across Toronto

  06-08-2026 22:29 via cbc.ca
  
  After leaving the back door open for her routine cleaner, Alice Kent found an unexpected furry visitor curled up in her bed.
  
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• 72-year-old hiker attacked by grizzly bear in B.C.

  06-08-2026 21:59 via cbc.ca
  
  The hiker was taken to hospital by air ambulance in serious condition, with lacerations on her body and a neck fracture, officials said.
  
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• South Korea space agency shares Moon images after SpaceX rocket debris crash

  06-08-2026 19:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Seoul's lunar orbiter captured images of the Moon before and after part of SpaceX's rocket hit its surface on Wednesday.
  
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• Employees make plans for a windfall as SpaceX shares are unlocked

  06-08-2026 16:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  SpaceX's shares are unlocked Thursday, and some early employees could see a massive windfall. The BBC's Samira Hussain explains.
  
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• Test rocket launch from Shetland spaceport put on hold

  06-08-2026 16:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The launch company has "encountered an issue" and will not use a five-week window starting on Monday.
  
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• Here's the mark a SpaceX rocket crash left on the moon

  06-08-2026 15:50 via cbc.ca
  
  A South Korean satellite has captured images of the mark left on the moon when a SpaceX rocket crashed into it on Wednesday.
  
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• Legal warning after rise in seahorse disturbances

  06-08-2026 13:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Conservationists say protected seahorses are being disturbed, both intentionally and unintentionally.
  
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• Brake for snakes: Strathcona County hopes to prevent garter snake deaths on rural road

  06-08-2026 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Strathcona County is implementing new measures to protect plains garter snakes from vehicle traffic. The move comes after more than 1,000 snake deaths were reported in recent years along a seven-kilometre stretch of Range Road 210, between Township Road 530 and Wye Road heading south.
  
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• All of England's rivers and lakes polluted with chemicals, officials say

  06-08-2026 12:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A comprehensive assessment of England's waterways is the first in six years and shows little improvement.
  
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• Done the Wordle yet? Even brief moments of leisure offer benefits, new study says

  06-08-2026 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Leisure activities don't require lengthy time commitments or a gym membership to pay off. A Dalhousie University study found that even taking a couple of minutes to watch the sunrise, do a word puzzle, savour a coffee or chat with a co-worker can help alleviate stress and bring joy.
  
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• Climate change made Canadian wildfires in N.W.T. and Ontario roughly twice as likely, analysis finds

  06-08-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A new rapid analysis has found that human-induced climate change has made wildfire in the Northwest Territories and Ontario about twice as likely to occur, and it warns that the world must step away from fossil fuels.
  
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• Britain's 'exceptionally serious' drought tests a country famous for its rain

  06-08-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Half of England and all of Wales are officially in drought after what the United Kingdom's Environment Agency described last week as an "exceptionally serious" dry spell. In July, England received just seven per cent of its average rainfall for the month. Southern England received only one per cent.
  
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• Marmots facing money troubles turn to OnlyFans

  05-08-2026 23:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A Colorado lab researching the ground-squirrels comes up with an innovative way to raise money after funding cuts.
  
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• Why haven't we seen images of SpaceX Moon crash yet?

  05-08-2026 23:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A rocket is believed to have crashed into the Moon, forming a new crater - but why haven't images been released yet?
  
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• It looks like a SpaceX rocket did slam into the moon (as predicted)

  05-08-2026 20:28 via cbc.ca
  
  A SpaceX rocket that launched a pair of lunar landers slammed into the moon as predicted on Wednesday, scientists reported, after drifting off course for the past year.
  
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• Debris plume suggests SpaceX rocket did slam into the moon — as predicted

  05-08-2026 20:28 via cbc.ca
  
  A SpaceX rocket that launched a pair of lunar landers slammed into the moon as predicted on Wednesday, scientists reported, after drifting off course for the past year.
  
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• This kitten was too tiny for a wheelchair. So his foster mom made one with Hot Wheels and duct tape

  05-08-2026 18:54 via cbc.ca
  
  When Gelato the kitten arrived at a Cincinnati animal shelter last month, injured and unable to use his back legs, he was too tiny for an animal wheelchair. So the shelter worker who is fostering him decided to get creative.
  
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• The next Toronto? Reports of urban raccoons on the rise in Calgary

  05-08-2026 17:20 via cbc.ca
  
  Raccoons are seldom seen in most of Alberta, where harsh winters and abundant predators are among the challenges they face. But according to pest control professionals and wildlife biologists, sightings of the stripe-tailed critters appear to be on the rise in Calgary.
  
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• See the Sun like never before with most detailed images yet

  05-08-2026 17:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  New images and footage of the Sun show "whirlpools" of activity that it has not been possible to see before.
  
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• What can scientists learn from a stray SpaceX rocket hitting the Moon?

  05-08-2026 13:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  While the collision was an accident, it is a unique scientific gift for planetary geologists that could provide important data for future space missions.
  
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• Marmot hitchhikes to the suburbs from the mountains | The Moment

  05-08-2026 04:08 via cbc.ca
  
  Chris Ratzlaff tells The National about the moment a marmot secretly hitched a ride on his truck from Kananaskis to Airdrie, Alta.
  
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