Hopes for home power generation
Many homes could generate all their own power by wind or solar energy and sell the surplus, the government has said. Energy minister Malcolm Wicks launched a consultation paper on how to boost "micro-generation" by homes, businesses and public buildings.
More...Japan awards prize to B.C. fishery scientists
A fisheries scientist in British Columbia who raised the alarm about the state of the world's oceans has won a prize worth $430,000. University of British Columbia Prof. Daniel Pauly's research has shown that the oceans have lost 90 per cent of tuna, swordfish and marlin. He is also an advocate for marine reserves
More...harmful Affects of Smog studied
The harmful effects of smog on people and animals -- the stinging eyes and decreased lung capacity -- are the stuff of well-researched fact. Now, the body of knowledge about air pollution's effects on plants has grown with University of California, Riverside Biochemistry Professor Daniel Gallie's discovery of the importance of vitamin C in helping plants defend themselves against the ravages of ozone
More...Telescope being protected by caribou and polar bears
Step outside any evening at sunset and look around. You'll see a giant moon rising in the east. It looks like Earth's moon, round and cratered; the Man in the Moon is in his usual place. But something's wrong. This full moon is strangely inflated. It's huge!
More...Eco-designs on future cities
Imagining what our cities will look like in the future has long been a favourite pastime of the Hollywood movie industry.
More...Birds Evolved from Dinosaurs
Birds evolved from dinosaurs, most paleontologists agree. But there are big questions about just how similar the large dinosaurs really were to today's eagles and hawks.
More...Telescope being protected by caribou and polar bears
To examine data on the universe's earliest stars and galaxies from a balloon-launched telescope, scientists had to fend off earthly creatures in the Canadian Arctic.
More...Sweden tests first biogas train
Sweden has unveiled an environmentally friendly biogas-powered passenger train - said to be the world's first. The train, fitted with two biogas bus engines, can carry up to 54 passengers, and will run on Sweden's east coast between Linkoeping and Vaestervik.
More...Siberian Tigers Stable, According to Landmark Survey
Siberian tiger populations are holding steady, according to a comprehensive survey conducted last winter in the snowy woods of the Russian Far East.
More...Growing desertification worldwide threat
Growing desertification worldwide threatens to swell by millions the number of poor forced to seek new homes and livelihoods. And a rising number of large, intense dust storms plaguing many areas menace the health of people even continents away, international experts warn in a new report.
More...The Blueprint Project
The Blueprint Initiative was established in 1999 as a resource for biomolecular data. Through public databases and other software, Blueprint collects and distributes information to everyone with an internet connection.
More...Never mind crime, tidy up the garden
The way an area looks, including levels of litter and rubbish, scruffiness of gardens and the prevalence of high rise flats or open space, is a better guide to local residents' satisfaction with their surroundings than levels of deprivation, according to research out today.
More...Genome driven by drug companies
Late last year, Michel Desjardins, who holds a Canada Research Chair in cellular microbiology at the Université de Montréal, applied for a research grant from Genome Canada, the arms-length foundation that since 2000 has provided most of the federal money in Canada that goes toward genetic research.
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