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Meet this 500 million-year-old, taco-shaped marine creature that has 30 pairs of legs

Scientists from the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) have finally uncovered secrets of a marine creature that lived roughly 505 million…

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Millions of bats have died from this disease. Now it’s been found in Alberta

White-nose syndrome, a deadly disease in bats, has spread to Alberta — two years after the fungus that causes it…

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Jerky-like skin of a 52,000-year-old woolly mammoth could change what we know about ancient DNA

The leathery strip of skin from a 52,000-year-old woolly mammoth sporting a mullet-like hairdo isn’t much to look at, says geneticist Olga Dudchenko…

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SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket grounded after mishap in space, leaving fate of upcoming missions uncertain

Last Thursday, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from the Vandenberg Space Launch Complex in California with a payload…

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New-age prospectors finding rare earth elements in tailings from Alberta oilsands

You’ve heard of old-world prospectors panning for gold or striking oil. Now, a high-tech venture is seeking out a new…

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Scientists researching wasps that may protect B.C. berries

Every year, invasive insects gnaw away at Canadian farms, gardens and wild plants, spreading disease and disturbing ecosystems.  But tiny wasps that…

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10 free Google Maps tips, tricks to try during summer travels

Now that we’re well into summer, millions of Canadians are traveling throughout the country, into the U.S., and across the…

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Will Canadian startup be the next great tech disrupter?

Some of the greatest business ideas start with trying to solve a simple problem. That’s what Alok Ahuja was trying…

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How a 378-day Mars simulation changed this Canadian scientist’s outlook on life

When Kelly Haston emerged from NASA’s yearlong Mars simulation project, she was met with flashing cameras, beaming colleagues and rigorous applause.…

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Drawn to Mars, these researchers found themselves in Yukon instead

Mars and the North have more in common than you would think. Their similarities brought around 80 astroscientists to Yukon this…

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