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• Turns out protein quality matters when it comes to building muscle

  25-10-2016 06:00
  
  (Pollock Communications) Internationally venerated skeletal muscle scientist takes a critical look at how protein quality impacts muscle mass and strength gains with resistance exercise.
  
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• Bald eagle rescued from Brantford, Ont., dump resembled 'very smelly drowned rat,' wildlife custodian says

  04-09-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A soaking wet bald eagle that was unable to fly was rescued from the Brantford Landfill Site Scale and is recovering at a wildlife rehabilitation facility. "She was soaked to the skin," says the authorized wildlife custodian at Hobbitstee Wildlife Refuge.
  
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• AI's 'warning shot': Tech companies, experts raise fears of more rogue swarms after alarming Hugging Face hack

  04-09-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Tech experts are warning of dire consequences if AI systems continue to escape human control, after a group of OpenAI agents went rogue in July and hacked into a billion-dollar company — what some are calling a "warning shot" amid the rapid development of artificial intelligence.
  
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• Officer to combat homes pumping sewage into rivers

  04-09-2026 07:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Misconnections happen when incorrectly installed plumbing allows waste water to be diverted to surface drains.
  
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• Is a whale fossil the leftovers of a Bronze Age Sunday roast?

  04-09-2026 07:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A 10-year-old boy was out looking for fossils along the shore in Islandmagee when he spotted the back of the skull.
  
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• Renewable energy in NI reaches record level

  04-09-2026 07:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  And for the first time renewable generation has consistently exceeded non-renewable generation since January.
  
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• From 'dog fruit' to darling: India's avocado boom

  04-09-2026 07:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Demand for avocados is booming in India and local growers hope to grab more of the market.
  
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• 'Miracle' eagle with broken wing spotted back above Scottish coast

  04-09-2026 02:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A sea eagle that confounded experts by surviving with a broken wing has been spotted back above Scotland's west coast.
  
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• Canadian who helped design splash-free urinal is proud of his weird science award

  03-09-2026 21:46 via cbc.ca
  
  A team of University of Waterloo scientists won this year's Ig Nobel Physics Prize for their "theoretical and experimental attempts to design a splash-free urinal."
  
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• ‘So scary’: massive hail and torrential rain causes chaos in Toronto

  03-09-2026 19:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Videos shared from across the region showed streets overwhelmed by rain and hailstones falling in a matter of minutes.
  
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• How the brain of a fly may help explain human behaviour

  03-09-2026 17:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Comparing the brains of male and female flies may transform our understanding of how genes shape behaviour, including ours.
  
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• This year's El Niño could be the strongest ever, UN weather agency says

  03-09-2026 15:53 via cbc.ca
  
  The El Niño weather phenomenon is set to intensify further into 2027 and could be the strongest ever, raising risks of extreme weather into next year, the World ‌Meteorological Organization said on Thursday.
  
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• Will El Nino bring chaos to UK weather?

  03-09-2026 15:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Will El Nino bring chaos to UK weather?
  
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• How a new instrument could reveal the secrets of the stars

  03-09-2026 14:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  MOONS, which was built by a team lead from Scotland, has started its work at the Very Large Telescope in Chile.
  
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• Toxic wildfire haze spreads across South East Asia as 'super' El Niño intensifies

  03-09-2026 13:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Millions of people have been exposed to the smog, with more than 12,000 children suffering respiratory issues.
  
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• Satellite images show how Canadian 'island' vanished before turning up 20 miles away

  03-09-2026 09:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC Verify has used satellite imagery to track the mysterious phenomenon, which has surprised people around the world.
  
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• UN warns of 'supersized' El Niño as countries prepare for impact

  03-09-2026 08:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The WMO has warned that the natural weather phenomenon could bring disruption to global economies.
  
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• Widow whose husband died after falling in slurry pit says farmers facing pressures

  03-09-2026 07:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Margaret Owen said it seemed "things are getting worse" after a rise in deaths on British farms.
  
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• Another beluga whale sent from Marineland to Chicago's Shedd Aquarium has died

  03-09-2026 04:48 via cbc.ca
  
  Shedd Aquarium in Chicago says two whales have died after it took in several beluga whales from Marineland in Niagara Falls, Ont.
  
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• Climate change past the point of no return, UN says, as worst impacts are now unavoidable

  02-09-2026 17:58 via cbc.ca
  
  In a strategic retreat in the fight against climate change, the United Nations has acknowledged that Earth has lost its chance to prevent some of the worst of global warming's harms. Officials say the world must now figure out how to get temperatures below the danger zone and back to safety.
  
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• Scientists may have found first hint of dark matter

  02-09-2026 17:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The mysterious material has eluded scientists for nearly a century.
  
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• Astronauts set out on rare all-female spacewalk

  02-09-2026 13:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  For the sixth time in history, a team of two women completed a spacewalk outside the International Space Station.
  
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• Will your name be the next UK storm?

  02-09-2026 12:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The storm name list for the next year is out. Will your name be on it?
  
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• Is Donald Trump 'supplying all that money' to Nasa?

  02-09-2026 11:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC Verify fact checks President Trump's funding claims about Nasa.
  
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• Carney's 'hydronym' moment is behind a cheeky campaign to raise awareness about Lake Ontario

  02-09-2026 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Riding on Prime Minister Mark Carney's use of the proper word for a body of water, a London, Ont., company has created T-shirts emblazoned with "My hydronyms are Lake and Ontario." A portion of the apparel sales proceeds go to Swim Drink Fish Canada, a charity that connects people with the lake, and works to keep it safe and clean.
  
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• This new type of dice guarantees no tie when deciding who goes first

  02-09-2026 00:16 via cbc.ca
  
  A group of mathematicians and computer scientists has cracked the code to create dice that can determine a winner in single roll with no chance of a tie.
  
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• Watch: Astronauts set out on rare all-female spacewalk

  01-09-2026 23:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  For the sixth time in history, a team of two women completed a spacewalk outside the International Space Station.
  
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• 'We'll find way to save Jodrell Bank,' Burnham says

  01-09-2026 21:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Burnham said "there is no way that we can see its demise, and it won't happen under my Government".
  
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• How scientists confirmed the 'paint by numbers' Norval Morrisseau fraud ring

  01-09-2026 21:30 via cbc.ca
  
  Scientists at a little-known federal agency in Ottawa reveal the forensic tools that helped crack the largest art fraud case in history. For decades, the forgery ring produced thousands of fake paintings attributed to famed Anishinaabe artist Norval Morrisseau.
  
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• How a small island in Canada appeared, vanished, and was found again

  01-09-2026 19:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Officials in British Columbia say the floating island drifted towards the shoreline of a local lake. But its origins remain a mystery.
  
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