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China lands on moon in mission to collect samples from surface
If the Chang’e-5 mission is successful, China will become third country after US and Russia to collect lunar material.
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Using wastewater testing to identify looming COVID-19 outbreaks in nursing homes
Researchers are trying to use wastewater as a way to test for outbreaks of COVID-19 before people show symptoms, and universities are getting federal funding to focus testing on long-term care homes.
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Watch: 'Touchdown confirmed' as rover makes historic landing on Mars
NASA's rover made a historic landing on Mars on Thursday as part of a mission to uncover signs of ancient life and collect samples of rock.
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Navalny: Kremlin critic poisoned with Novichok, chemical weapons watchdog confirms
The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) confirmed on Tuesday that Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was poisoned with a Novichok nerve agent. The Hague-based organisation said that an analysis carried out by its...
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NASA’s Perseverance rover begins Mars mission
NASA’s Perseverance rover has landed on Mars to begin a mission collecting samples to eventually send back to Earth. The most difficult Mars mission to date also includes the work of some Canadian scientists.
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NASA geobiologist Kelsey Moore on life on Mars and what we can expect to find
NASA geobiologist Kelsey Moore on life on Mars and what we can expect to find
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Retesting finds COVID-19 earlier than previously believed
Results from retesting pneumonia patients is discovering cases of COVID-19 from late 2019, days and weeks before the virus was officially reported.
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NASA's Perseverance rover lands on Mars today
NASA's mission controllers are hoping to confirm the Perseverance rover's landing on the surface of Mars at 3:55 p.m. ET on Thursday. Mariek Schmidt of Brock University is part of a team investigating Martian soil chemistry using an...
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Rap Artist Yo Gotti's 'Untrapped' Philosophy for 2020
The multi-platinum rapper Yo Gotti released his highly-anticipated 10th studio album *Untrapped* last week and says it has changed his entire philosophy.
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'Lack of co-ordination' responsible for delay in notifying schools about lead in water: gov't
The N.W.T.'s education department says there was a lack of co-ordination between it and other territorial government departments when it came to lead testing in schools this year.
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Aurora College team looks to grow Fort Smith food independence with gardening
Food security is a growing concern in the North. Store-bought food can be expensive and not always fresh. Carla Ulrich has the story of a team looking to change that.
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What’s in this Montreal suburb’s tap water? Study points to a cocktail of pesticides
Scientists are warning that they have found traces of pesticides in the drinking water of municipalities along the Châteauguay river. While the levels found complied with Quebec regulations, the study’s authors recommend authorities make...
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Guelph researchers want better protection for Indigenous data in wastewater studies
Melissa Perreault is part of a team of researchers at the University of Guelph who want to develop a policy to better protect Indigenous people from research exploitation, specifically through wastewater samples because they can include...
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DEP: Testing reveals bacteria levels in Deal Lake remain high following sewage leak
Officials say that while it isn’t as bad as initially thought, there are still dangerous levels of bacteria in the lake.
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China's Chang'e-6 lunar probe brings samples; findings offer insights into early evolution
On May 3rd last year, China launched its Chang'e Luna 6 probe. On June 25th of 2024, its returner landed in North China, bringing back nearly 2 kg of samples from the far side of the moon. This report is about what those samples tell us....
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China's Chang'e-6 probe returns lunar samples for study
China’s Chang’e-6 lunar probe has successfully brought back samples from the Moon’s South Pole-Aitken (SPA) Basin, the largest, deepest, and oldest impact crater. Scientists are analyzing the samples to uncover insights into the Moon’s...
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Hunting scientific treasure at the bottom of the world
Canadian scientists collected samples of seawater and sediment from Admiralty Bay, Antarctica in hope of learning more about our changing climate, as part of a mission aboard HMCS Margaret Brooke.
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Congo's Mystery Flu-like Disease Kills Over 143 People
A mysterious illness referred to as disease X is spreading in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Since October, disease X has affected an estimated 406 individuals and claimed over 143 lives, most of them children.
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Mystery Disease Sparks Fear In Congo; Over 143 Dead In Central-African Nation
A mysterious illness has surfaced in the Central African country of Congo. The flu-like ailment has killed dozens of people over a span of two weeks and is now spreading in Southwestern Congo. Watch in for more details!
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Cause of B.C. teen's H5N1 avian flu infection still unknown, health officials say
B.C.'s top doctor says they still don't know how a teenager became sick with a strain of avian flu. The update comes as another case has been identified in a child in California. As Michelle Ghoussoub reports, officials stress the risk...
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Saskatoon lab's genetic analysis finds COVID-19 originated in animal market
We have new information about the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic due, in part, to a Saskatchewan research team. It helped analyze hundreds of samples from Wuhan, China, and found new evidence the virus originated in animals, not a lab....
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Drones to Deliver Blood Samples Between Hospitals in London
It's the first time drone deliveries have been approved by the aviation regulator in London. An NHS pilot program using drones to carry blood samples between two London-based hospitals kicked off on Monday. Watch this report for more...
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Bird flu virus mutated in person with severe case in Louisiana, CDC finds
The CDC said that testing of a person with a severe case of bird flu indicated the virus had mutated but the risk remains low to the public as no human-to-human transmission has been documented. (Scripps News)
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Scientist prepares to become first NASA-funded researcher to conduct own experiment in space
Rob Ferl will head to space on Blue Origin's New Shepard spacecraft, but he didn't pay his own way like others aboard. (Scripps News)