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UK scientists abandon Lake Ellsworth project in Antarctica
Mission aimed at searching for exotic life beneath Lake Ellsworth Beacon Staff Reporter The Lake Ellsworth project hoped to provide insight into the evolution of life on Earth. Photo courtesy...
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Meteor strikes Russia with force of atomic bomb, injures 1,000 people
A meteor about the size of an SUV streaks across the sky in Russia. Meteor strikes are relatively common, but meteors of this size are rare By Jim Heintz And Vladimir Isachenkov A meteor streaked...
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Meteor: “I was terrified”– Canadian hockey player in Chelyabinsk
Some KHL teammates on way to practice saw Russian meteor explode Saskatoon native Michael Garnett, who plays in the professional Kontinental Hockey League for the Traktor Chelyabinsk, was awakened by...
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Canada Space Agency launches space telescope to track asteroids
Photo: Canada Space Agency. Canada Space Agency NEOSSat is world’s first space telescope to detect asteroids and satellites Earth, and the satellites that orbit it, will be a little safer today after...
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GMO technology defended by molecular geneticist
GMO food needlessly demonized, says scientist GMO food is perfectly harmless, says Canadian scientist. By Alan McHughen Just mention GMO (genetically modified organism) and some people run scared –...
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University of Alberta attracting the world’s top paleontologists
University of Alberta a haven for dinosaur researchers Researchers from the University of Alberta’s paleontology program are uncovering dinosaur remains from one of the richest bonebeds on the planet...
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Solar power breakthrough: Printable or spray-on solar panels
UAlberta researcher Jillian Buriak (centre) worked with post-doctoral fellows Erik Luber (right) and Hosnay Mobarok to create nanoparticles that could lead to printable or spray-on solar cells. Photo:...
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CASSIOPE launches Sunday carrying UofC technology
Information will be sent to a data-processing centre in the Science B building on University of Calgary campus. Photo: Canadian Space Agency. CASSIOPE data will be collected by an antenna near Priddis,...
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Don’t throw out organic waste — digest it
U of A and City of Edmonton turning organic waste into a renewable energy source Anaerobic digester will convert 1,500 tonnes of organic waste in to a biogas to supply heat and power. Photo courtesy...
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Don’t throw out organic waste — digest it
U of A and City of Edmonton turning organic waste into a renewable energy source Anaerobic digester will convert 1,500 tonnes of organic waste in to a biogas to supply heat and power. Photo courtesy...
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