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One small step for Alberta town: Residents of Athabasca hope to share name with lunar rover
Residents of a northern Alberta town are over the moon that it could share its name with the first Canadian rover set to explore the dark, cold terrain of Earth's closest celestial neighbour.
Fakiha Baig
News Canada Edmonton November 27
Study finds Indigenous people cultivated hazelnuts 7,000 years ago, challenging modern assumptions
Jon Azpiri
News Canada British Columbia November 26
Are ocean waves the future of energy? Scientists say more development needed
Catherine Zhu
Radio The Current November 25
Alberta plans to build drilling site to act as testing ground for new technologies
News Canada Edmonton November 25
Sightings of deer wearing high-vis jacket raise questions, quips and concerns in B.C. village
Andrew Kurjata
News Canada British Columbia November 25
Analysis
Nuclear power is making a big comeback. Here's why
Emily Chung
News Science November 24

Out on a limb: Ottawa is falling behind on its promise to plant 2 billion trees

News Politics November 24

Paleontologists discover Sask.'s 1st fossil specimens of horned centrosaurus

News Canada Saskatchewan November 23

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Sask. photographer makes epic journey to capture the Milky Way's core over waterfall

Kids are getting ruder, teachers say. And new research backs that up

Radio The Current November 22

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Mother orca with 3 offpsring in Vancouver's False Creek a sign of recovery: researcher

News Canada British Columbia November 26

Why has Earth been so unusually hot for the past 2 years? Climate scientists are trying to figure that out

Nicole Mortillaro

News Science November 21

Burned forests in Jasper National Park showing signs of life ahead of winter freeze

News Canada Edmonton November 21

Where did COVID-19 originate? Saskatoon lab helps with genetic analysis that points to animal market

Alexandre Silberman

News Canada Saskatoon November 20

With more heat waves in our future, researchers say we need to look at clean cooling

Nicole Mortillaro

News Science November 20

Elon Musk launches Starship test flight with Donald Trump watching

News World November 20

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Why is everything 'quantum' now?

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#TheMoment a meteor lit up skies over parts of Alberta

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Hikers rescue baby goat stranded on Hawaii cliff for 4 days

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2024 ‘virtually certain’ to be warmest year on record

Canadian scientists urged to end government-funded research with China in sensitive areas

News Canada Manitoba November 19

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