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What are whales saying to each other? Scientists are a step closer to finding out
Radio/The Current | Thu, 16 May 2024 12:00:04 EDTScientists say they’ve discovered a kind of phonetic alphabet used by sperm whales, bringing us a step closer to understanding the building blocks of whale communication. read more
Power restored after squirrel sparks Toronto outage
News/Canada/Toronto | Wed, 15 May 2024 11:40:54 EDTParts of downtown Toronto were without power for a few hours Wednesday after a squirrel came into contact with a utility pole. read more
'They were pretty much everywhere': This Cambridge couple pulled over a dozen ticks off their dog
News/Canada/Kitchener-Waterloo | Wed, 15 May 2024 06:00:00 EDTA Cambridge, Ont., couple is warning neighbours about ticks after they found about 20 of the critters crawling on their dog following a walk in a park. A veterinarian says that each year, more ticks are migrating north, gradually increasing the local population. read more
Why 4 falcon eggs have a new home, and a new mother, on a Montreal bridge
| Wed, 15 May 2024 18:17:59 EDTFor the first time since the 1990s, Quebec’s Transport Ministry and a group of experts have teamed up to relocate a nest of peregrine falcon eggs. read more
Chunk of space debris lands in Sask. farm field
News/Canada/Saskatoon | Wed, 15 May 2024 07:00:00 EDTAs a farmer in rural Saskatchewan, Barry Sawchuk is used to removing rocks and weeds from his fields. But he recently discovered a two-metre wide, 40-kilogram heap of twisted, burnt metal. read more
As AI becomes more human-like, experts warn users must think more critically about its responses
News/Business | Wed, 15 May 2024 04:00:00 EDTCompanies like OpenAI and Google are trying to dominate the quickly emerging market for AI systems where people can ask questions of a computer — and get answers in the style of a human. But experts warn this could mean users must be more careful to verify the accuracy of AI responses. read more
A great big hello from the gentlest of giants
| Tue, 14 May 2024 18:29:37 EDT'Greetings!' is just one way humans acknowledge each other when they meet, but it's far from the only way. From handshakes and hugs to kisses, waves and words in various languages, we have a multitude of ways to say hello — and it turns out elephants aren't quite so different. Behavioural biologist Vesta Eleuteri studies the various methods elephants use to greet one another and says the elephants often remind her of 'the better side of humans.' read more
Why this solar storm was so monumental, and other things to know about the light show
News/Science | Tue, 14 May 2024 04:00:00 EDTThe promised northern lights over the weekend did not disappoint, producing a dazzling light show across Canada and around the world. CBC News spoke to experts about what transpired and why it was even more dramatic than expected — especially when seen on your phone. read more
New $25M facility allows Canada's ocean scientists, military to share research
News/Canada/Nova Scotia | Tue, 14 May 2024 05:00:00 EDTA new marine research centre has opened in Dartmouth, N.S., to co-ordinate the sophisticated underwater platforms used by Canada to gather ocean data. read more
Annual flowers are more popular with bees than scientists realized
News/Science | Mon, 13 May 2024 10:00:00 EDTFlowers that bloom for only one year are thought of as a 'pollinator desert,' but new research published today in the Journal of Economic Entomology suggests some annuals might be more popular among pollinators than scientists realized. read more
Geologist says she knows the Mona Lisa's setting. But not everyone is convinced
Radio/As It Happens | Mon, 13 May 2024 18:29:24 EDTWhile many art historians have focused on the woman in Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa, Ann Pizzorusso has a different obsession — the mountain ridges in the background. read more
The navy is looking at deploying 'ghost fleets' — warships that don't need crews
News/Politics | Mon, 13 May 2024 04:00:00 EDTThe Canadian military is weighing how many and what kind of "optionally-crewed" warships it will need in the future as drone technology and artificial intelligence change the face of naval combat, says the commander of the navy. read more
The box tree moth could wreak havoc on your shrubs. Here's what you need to know
News/Canada/Windsor | Mon, 13 May 2024 05:00:00 EDTIf you have boxwood plants in your yard or neighbourhood, there's an invasive pest you need to be on the lookout for this spring. read more
‘Blue roof’ technology helps buildings go green
| Sun, 12 May 2024 22:14:23 EDTAs communities seek new ways to adapt to climate change, 'blue roof' technology — which involves storing thousands of gallons of rainwater on the roof — is emerging as one way to help reduce flood risk, reuse water and reduce heating and cooling costs. read more
Solar storm brings northern lights to southern Canada
News/Canada | Fri, 10 May 2024 13:34:20 EDTA geomagnetic storm brought colourful auroras overnight in southern Canada, the northern United States and parts of Europe. It could also cause some disruptions to communications over the weekend. read more
Space program captures images of B.C.'s dry riverbeds as drought continues
News/Canada/British Columbia | Sat, 11 May 2024 07:00:00 EDTImages showing narrow waterways are part of broader Canadian mission to better understand changing surface water levels. read more
Bird flu vaccine candidates already exist. But if H5N1 sparks a pandemic, making enough doses won't be easy
News/Health | Sat, 11 May 2024 04:00:00 EDTBoth global and Canadian health officials say pandemic plans are in place to help produce H5N1 vaccines, in the event that bird flu starts spreading between humans. But how simple is that process? Scientists warn another pandemic-level vaccine rollout would be fraught with challenges. read more
This woman hid her pregnancy from her phone — and the apps trying to sell her stuff
Radio/The Current | Fri, 10 May 2024 14:38:44 EDTJia Tolentino tried to hide the news of her pregnancy from her phone in an effort to stop it from sharing the information with companies trying to track her online behaviour. read more
Thin sound-suppressing silk fabric works like noise-cancelling headphones
Radio/Quirks & Quarks | Fri, 10 May 2024 16:35:40 EDTResearchers have developed a lightweight fabric from a thin layer of silk with a special fibre sewn into it that, they say, can reduce noise transmission by up to 75 per cent. read more
Scientists watching wastewater for signs of H5N1 as U.S. bird flu outbreak in dairy cattle grows
News/Health | Fri, 10 May 2024 14:00:07 EDTScientists in the U.S. and Canada are watching wastewater for early signs of H5N1 as an outbreak of bird flu among American dairy cattle keeps growing. read more
