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The Search for Extraterrestrial Life: A Brief History of SETI
This video provides a brief overview of the history and ongoing efforts of the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI). It highlights the curiosity of scientists and amateur enthusiasts in seeking out intelligent life beyond our...
Neuro Transmissions
I participated in a research study. Here's what it was like
At some point, you've probably seen signs calling for research study participants. But did you ever take a stub and call the number? What does that even look like? It can be a scary thing to hop into a study as a participant. But it...
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What Are Overhead Payments?
The administration has proposed a cut of nearly $6 billion to the NIH budget in 2018. They say that no research will be directly affected because the NIH budget will trim inefficient, "wasteful" overhead payments. But what are those...
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Pod Of Orcas Take Down Minke Whale | SNAPPED IN THE WILD
A POD of hungry orca descended upon a lone minke whale, ripping it to shreds in just a few short minutes. The rare footage was filmed in Avacha Gulf, Kamchatka, in the Russian Far East by Mikhail Korostelev. The founder of Team Trip, a...
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Science Kids: Charles Darwin and the Theory of Evolution
This video discusses the life and work of Charles Darwin, focusing on his theory of evolution through natural selection. The video concludes by discussing the impact of Darwin's theories on various fields of study and the controversies...
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Light in Lyon. The “Fête des Lumières” returns to France’s second city
Let there be light. It is the “Fête des Lumières” in France’s second city – Lyon. Last year’s annual stunning spectacle was cancelled in the wake of the Paris atrocities. Now the lights are back on though the festival has been shortened...
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ESA launches EarthCARE satellite to study the impact of clouds on climate change
The latest and largest of the space agency's Earth Explorer satellites was launched into orbit from California onboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
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B.C. government investing $30M for dyslexia screening
The provincial NDP is investing $30 million to provide universal screening for children from kindergarten to Grade 3. The Early Edition’s Stephen Quinn got reaction to the announcement from Dyslexia Canada executive director Alicia...
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Surgeons successfully perform the world's first transplant of a whole human eye
Aaron James destroyed much of his face in an accident with high-voltage power lines but is now recovering well from a face and eye transplant.
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Researchers in the US have trained AI to design a robot from scratch
Fed with a basic prompt, the AI system was able to develop a blueprint for a rudimentary walking robot within seconds.
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CERN opens new visitor centre to welcome 500,000 a year to learn about its groundbreaking work
Set in Swiss woodland at the CERN site, the new centre is designed to be a bridge between science with the outside world.
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How birds hover in flight is inspiring the next generation of energy-saving drones
The researchers, from Delft University in the Netherlands have devised the autonomous drone that uses its propellers 0.25 per cent of the time, compared to the 38 per cent required for a regular flight.
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Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman win Nobel Prize in medicine for development of mRNA vaccines
Nobel announcements continue with the physics prize on Tuesday, chemistry on Wednesday and literature on Thursday. The Nobel Peace Prize will be announced on Friday and the economics award on October 9.
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NASA gears up to analyse asteroid samples that could help explain how life began in the Solar System
The samples were collected by the unmanned OSIRIS-REx space probe which was launched from Cape Canaveral in 2016.
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Janitor Accused of Destroying Decades of Scientific Work
A cleaning company is facing a lawsuit after one of its janitors working at a university is accused of turning off a power supply to a freezer and destroying decades of scientific research.
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Scientists believe these small zebrafish could hold the key to curing brain cancer in humans
Zebrafish brains share a number of characteristics with those of humans, which is why they’re being used to track the movement of cancer cells in real time.
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Scientists have developed a super repellent that can stop 99% of mosquitos from biting your skin
Scientists in Israel have developed a new kind of “chemical camouflage” from natural components that could more effectively keep pesky mosquito bites at bay.
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This shape-shifting robot can melt through bars just like the T-1000 in Terminator 2
It looks straight out of Terminator, but the robot was actually inspired by sea cucumbers, which can morph between stiff and flaccid states.
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Europe’s energy crisis hits CERN and forces early shutdown of Large Hadron Collider
The world’s largest particle-physics lab normally runs up huge energy bills. This winter, it’s trying to cut its consumption.
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This Egyptian researcher has built a wheelchair controlled by brainwaves
As a child, Abdelrahman Omran was unable to walk until the age of 5. But the experience inspired the 24-year-old to create the device which he hopes will help others like him.
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Israeli scientists have finally figured out a way to teach a fish how to drive. Yes, really.
To prove that navigation is a universal ability in animals, researchers at Ben-Gurion University have taught a goldfish to steer a robotic vehicle.
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Christmas in Antarctica: Celebrating the festive season in the world’s most remote outposts
When you're celebrating Christmas from one of the most remote outposts on Earth, it's all about logistics.
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Researchers aim to create European historical scents library
A team of researchers aim to recreate scents from the last five centuries on the continent to bring a richer understanding of historical events like the Battle of Waterloo as well as day to day life.
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COVID-19 paralyzes other medical research
The COVID-19 pandemic has put the majority of other medical research and clinical trials on hold.