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• UCLA engineers use deep learning to reconstruct holograms and improve optical microscopy

  21-11-2017 06:00
  (University of California - Los Angeles) UCLA researchers report that they have developed new uses for deep learning: reconstructing a hologram to form a microscopic image of an object and improving optical microscopy. Their new holographic imaging technique produces better images than current methods that use multiple holograms, and it's easier to implement because it requires fewer measurements and performs computations faster.
  
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• Why an Arctic icon, the snowy owl, must wait so long for legal protection

  17-02-2026 13:00 via cbc.ca
  Snowy owls that once glided across wide open spaces of the Arctic tundra are seeing their homes shrink under thickening shrubs. They face a gauntlet of other threats, all of which decimate their numbers. Yet the raptor’s path to legal protection moves at a sluggish pace.
  
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• Rescued Manitoba lynx sent to Ontario for MRI after it started having seizures

  17-02-2026 12:00 via cbc.ca
  An orphaned lynx named Lumi has received a diagnosis of trauma-induced epilepsy caused by a brain injury after going for tests in Ontario.
  
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• Transport Canada documents raise concerns over forever chemicals as far back as 1984

  17-02-2026 11:00 via cbc.ca
  Files obtained through access to information confirm Transport Canada was concerned about forever chemicals, known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), as far back as the 1980s.
  
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• China showcases humanoid robots at Spring Festival gala

  17-02-2026 10:48 via cbc.ca
  Four rising humanoid robot startups - Unitree Robotics,Galbot, Noetix and MagicLab - demonstrated their products at the gala, a televised event and touchstone for China comparable to the Super Bowl for the United States.
  
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• Ancient bone may prove legendary war elephant crossing of Alps

  16-02-2026 18:26 via bbc.com
  It would be the first hard evidence that elephants were used in battle by General Hannibal.
  
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• How the Bluebird Trail is helping conservation take flight

  16-02-2026 12:00 via cbc.ca
  The Mary Houston Bluebird Trail becomes a flutter of activity every spring, when people of all ages help band and count birds in bird boxes dotted along the trail. The data collected by the volunteers helps conservationists monitor population trends, understand threats such as climate change and habitat loss, and identify breeding patterns and diseases.
  
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• Trump eyes Venezuela visit – but obstacles to his oil plan remain

  16-02-2026 10:50 via bbc.com
  The US president wants American energy firms to start extracting the crude but they are reluctant.
  
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• Feeling discomfort driving at night? It’s not you — it’s the bright headlights, experts say

  16-02-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Advocates are calling on the federal government and car manufacturers to adjust their policies around headlights because there needs to be a better balance between solutions to help drivers see while not compromising other’s safety. They say political will can drive the conversation forward.
  
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• What is the dart frog toxin allegedly used to kill Alexei Navalny?

  16-02-2026 09:05 via bbc.com
  The toxin, epibatidine, can be found in frogs in the wild in South America or manufactured in a lab.
  
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• Toxic algae research goes viral on Lake Winnipeg

  15-02-2026 13:00 via cbc.ca
  What do microscopic viruses and algae on Lake Winnipeg have in common? An internationally trained freshwater researcher at the University of Winnipeg is trying to find out.
  
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• How climate change is making N.W.T.'s Smoking Hills more acidic, toxic

  14-02-2026 14:00 via cbc.ca
  Calgary researchers discovered in the Northwest Territories what they believe is some of the most acidic natural water in the world. It's because of how climate change is impacting the Smoking Hills Formation.
  
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• Head of military's space division warns Russia is considering putting nuclear weapons in orbit

  14-02-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  The head of Canada's military space division says the country "should absolutely be" concerned about Russia's potential capabilities amid global fears the Kremlin is considering putting nuclear weapons in place to target satellites.
  
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• U.S. Congressman asks to save the ISS from a fiery death

  13-02-2026 20:33 via cbc.ca
  NASA’s official plan is to deorbit the International Space Station at the end of its life, and send it in a controlled death plunge back into Earth’s atmosphere. But this week, U.S. lawmakers advanced legislation which, in part, asks NASA to reconsider that option.
  
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• These tiny snails were once feared extinct. Now, scientists say, ‘they’re doing absolutely brilliantly’

  13-02-2026 18:11 via cbc.ca
  A decade ago, the only known surviving population of greater Bermuda land snails were discovered in an alleyway in the capital city of Hamilton, where they’d made a home on concrete slabs in the moisture created by a dripping air conditioner.Now the native creatures appear to be thriving in the wild once again.
  
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• Canadian physics professor steps back from job over Epstein questions

  13-02-2026 04:35 via cbc.ca
  A highly regarded theoretical physicist has "agreed to pause his working relationship" with the Perimeter Institute in Waterloo, Ont., where he was one of the founding faculty members, over questions about his presence in the Jeffrey Epstein files released by the U.S. government last month. He's one of several Canadian scholars and businesspeople named in the files.
  
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• Company in Alberta to turn cattle manure into natural gas, bury CO2

  13-02-2026 03:29 via cbc.ca
  Manure from thousands of southern Alberta cattle will be used to supply renewable natural gas, while at the same time harmful carbon dioxide emissions will be buried, in a first-of-its-kind project.
  
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• The science of soulmates: Is there someone out there exactly right for you?

  13-02-2026 01:01 via bbc.com
  For many, the idea of soulmates still shapes how love is understood.
  
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• MPs fear data centre boom could derail Miliband's net zero plans

  12-02-2026 21:34 via bbc.com
  A senior Labour MP says emission from data centres "have been highlighted as a key area of concern".
  
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• Company behind proposed sand mining project partnering with U of Manitoba on groundwater monitoring research

  12-02-2026 12:00 via cbc.ca
  An Alberta company that has proposed mining silica sand in Manitoba is partnering with the U of M on the experimental design of a groundwater monitoring network, using technology experts say is becoming more important for global groundwater research.
  
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• Supersized dump fire risk report kept from public

  12-02-2026 08:13 via bbc.com
  Oxfordshire fire and rescue service says releasing its waste site report could put safety at risk.
  
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• Yes, Canada has a 'fungus bank' — and it just got saved by a massive donation

  11-02-2026 22:31 via cbc.ca
  A unique collection of microscopic fungi used for Canadian medical and biodiversity research has been saved from being shipped overseas.
  
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• Unique Canadian fungus 'bank' saved by family foundation

  11-02-2026 22:31 via cbc.ca
  A unique collection of microscopic fungi used for Canadian medical and biodiversity research has been saved from being shipped overseas.
  
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• Are wetter winters and frequent flooding here to stay?

  11-02-2026 03:59 via bbc.com
  Many places across the UK have experienced their wettest January in more than 100 years.
  
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• Stabilization of IQGAP1 by the mTORC2 component PRR5 mediates mitogenic LINC01133-to-ERK signaling in triple-negative breast cancer | Science Signaling

  10-02-2026 15:01 via science.org
  
  A lincRNA promotes TNBC growth by activating the kinases AKT and ERK through an mTORC2 component.
  
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• SIRT2 versus Lck | Science Signaling

  10-02-2026 15:01 via science.org
  
  Inhibiting the deacetylase SIRT2 increases the activity of the kinase Lck to enhance T cell receptor signaling.
  
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• Dynamic feedback control of oncogenic tyrosine kinase signaling in acute leukemia | Science Signaling

  10-02-2026 15:01 via science.org
  
  PKCδ and CD25 assemble a complex for negative feedback control of tyrosine kinase signaling in acute leukemia cells.
  
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• Sask. man fights off starving moose with fists, shovel and bullets to save his mother

  10-02-2026 12:00 via cbc.ca
  A starving and cold moose was huddled against the house, tucked next to the warmth of a dryer vent. It didn’t take long before it attacked Angie Tuffnell.
  
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• More solar farms on the way after record renewables auction

  10-02-2026 11:19 via bbc.com
  The results have been welcomed by climate and clean energy groups but could face opposition from local communities.
  
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• Why some Canadians are betting big on 3D printed housing in Canada

  10-02-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Linda Reisman invested almost $700,000 in a robotic arm that can 3D print concrete walls. Her plan is to print her own home, but she also believes the technology can help solve Canada's housing crisis. While a few developers have embraced 3D printing to produce a handful of housing projects across the country, some experts say only time will tell if the technique will catch on.
  
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