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"Very Excited, But...": Meet The Scientist Who Will Spend A Year On 'Mars'
Living on Mars wasn't exactly a childhood dream for Canadian biologist Kelly Haston, though she'll soon spend a year preparing for just that.
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Microbes Found Thriving in a Low-Oxygen, Super-Salty, Sub-Zero Spring in Canadian Arctic
Scientists have managed to find signs of microbial life in one of the harshest spots on Earth, giving further hope that life may also be found in some of the unknown environments of space. In the depths of the Canadian Arctic, scientists managed to identify signs of life in the low-oxygen, super-salty waters of the Lost Hammer Spring.
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Meteorite That Crashed Into Canadian Woman’s Home Can Reveal Much About Solar System's Origin
A meteorite, that pierced through the roof of a home in British Columbia, Canada narrowly missing a sleeping woman, has the potential of unravelling mysteries about our solar system.
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Indian-Origin Researcher Among Scientists Who Isolated Coronavirus Strain
Indian-origin postdoctoral researcher Arinjay Banerjee was part of a team of Canadian scientists that managed to isolate the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the agent responsible for the outbreak of COVID-19 that has infected more than 200,000 globally.
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Coronavirus Cure Hopes Rise as Scientists Isolate Virus
Even as Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's wife tested positive for COVID-19 and the country's markets posted their biggest one-day loss in history on Thursday, a team of Canadian researchers, including an Indian, said they have isolated the virus behind the global pandemic.
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Scientists Amazed As Canadian Permafrost Thaws 70 Years Early
Permafrost at outposts in the Canadian Arctic is thawing 70 years earlier than predicted, an expedition has discovered, in the latest sign that the global climate crisis is accelerating even faster than scientists had feared.
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New Ebola Vaccine Found To Be Safe In Humans: Study
Scientists have developed a new Ebola vaccine that has been found to be safe for use in humans in a clinical trial.
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Newfound 3.77-Billion-Year-Old Fossils Could Be Earliest Evidence Of Life On Earth
Tiny, tubular structures uncovered in ancient Canadian rocks could be remnants of some of the earliest life on Earth, scientists say.
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Nano-Scale Canadian Flag Sets Guinness World Record
Canadian scientists have a set a world record for creating a tiny national flag measuring about one-hundredth the width of a human hair, ahead of the country's 150th anniversary next year.
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Ancient British Explorer Ship Likely Found In Canadian Arctic
The second of two British exploration ships that vanished during a storied expedition to the Arctic in 1846 has been discovered, submerged but "perfectly preserved" in the Northwest Passage, Canadian scientists say.
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Scientists Produce Rare Wood Bison Calves Through IVF
In a first, Canadian veterinary researchers have successfully produced three wood bison calves using in vitro fertilisation.
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Salmon Sickness Detected In Farmed Canadian Fish
Researchers led by a Canadian government scientist have diagnosed potential heart and skeletal muscle inflammation in farmed salmon from British Columbia province, the Canadian fisheries ministry announced on Friday.
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Permafrost: Hiding a Climate Time Bomb?
On the front line of climate change in the Canadian Arctic, scientists hunt for clues to a potentially catastrophic global warming trend: melting permafrost.
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Scientists Have Front Row Seat to Arctic Warming
Prodding glacial sludge with their hands, a huddle of scientists marvel at the sight of a strange-looking millipede wriggling out of a sample lifted from the Arctic seabed.
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Scientists Redefine How Human Blood is Made
Turning conventional wisdom on its head, a team of Canadian scientists has discovered a completely new view of how human blood is made.
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"Very Excited, But...": Meet The Scientist Who Will Spend A Year On 'Mars'
Living on Mars wasn't exactly a childhood dream for Canadian biologist Kelly Haston, though she'll soon spend a year preparing for just that.
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Microbes Found Thriving in a Low-Oxygen, Super-Salty, Sub-Zero Spring in Canadian Arctic
Scientists have managed to find signs of microbial life in one of the harshest spots on Earth, giving further hope that life may also be found in some of the unknown environments of space. In the depths of the Canadian Arctic, scientists managed to identify signs of life in the low-oxygen, super-salty waters of the Lost Hammer Spring.
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Meteorite That Crashed Into Canadian Woman’s Home Can Reveal Much About Solar System's Origin
A meteorite, that pierced through the roof of a home in British Columbia, Canada narrowly missing a sleeping woman, has the potential of unravelling mysteries about our solar system.
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Indian-Origin Researcher Among Scientists Who Isolated Coronavirus Strain
Indian-origin postdoctoral researcher Arinjay Banerjee was part of a team of Canadian scientists that managed to isolate the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the agent responsible for the outbreak of COVID-19 that has infected more than 200,000 globally.
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Coronavirus Cure Hopes Rise as Scientists Isolate Virus
Even as Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's wife tested positive for COVID-19 and the country's markets posted their biggest one-day loss in history on Thursday, a team of Canadian researchers, including an Indian, said they have isolated the virus behind the global pandemic.
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Scientists Amazed As Canadian Permafrost Thaws 70 Years Early
Permafrost at outposts in the Canadian Arctic is thawing 70 years earlier than predicted, an expedition has discovered, in the latest sign that the global climate crisis is accelerating even faster than scientists had feared.
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New Ebola Vaccine Found To Be Safe In Humans: Study
Scientists have developed a new Ebola vaccine that has been found to be safe for use in humans in a clinical trial.
-
Newfound 3.77-Billion-Year-Old Fossils Could Be Earliest Evidence Of Life On Earth
Tiny, tubular structures uncovered in ancient Canadian rocks could be remnants of some of the earliest life on Earth, scientists say.
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Nano-Scale Canadian Flag Sets Guinness World Record
Canadian scientists have a set a world record for creating a tiny national flag measuring about one-hundredth the width of a human hair, ahead of the country's 150th anniversary next year.
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Ancient British Explorer Ship Likely Found In Canadian Arctic
The second of two British exploration ships that vanished during a storied expedition to the Arctic in 1846 has been discovered, submerged but "perfectly preserved" in the Northwest Passage, Canadian scientists say.
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Scientists Produce Rare Wood Bison Calves Through IVF
In a first, Canadian veterinary researchers have successfully produced three wood bison calves using in vitro fertilisation.
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Salmon Sickness Detected In Farmed Canadian Fish
Researchers led by a Canadian government scientist have diagnosed potential heart and skeletal muscle inflammation in farmed salmon from British Columbia province, the Canadian fisheries ministry announced on Friday.
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Permafrost: Hiding a Climate Time Bomb?
On the front line of climate change in the Canadian Arctic, scientists hunt for clues to a potentially catastrophic global warming trend: melting permafrost.
-
Scientists Have Front Row Seat to Arctic Warming
Prodding glacial sludge with their hands, a huddle of scientists marvel at the sight of a strange-looking millipede wriggling out of a sample lifted from the Arctic seabed.
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Scientists Redefine How Human Blood is Made
Turning conventional wisdom on its head, a team of Canadian scientists has discovered a completely new view of how human blood is made.
