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Both regulation and more parental involvement needed to rein in social media experiment, psychiatrists and scientists say. Canadian scientists view changes in brain’s reward system as people watch clips. Kids who spend hours on their phones scrolling through social media are showing more aggression, depression and anxiety, say Canadian researchers. …

After a spectacular end to its first test flight where it lost control and then exploded, SpaceX’s 36-storey rocket may see its second test flight as soon as Friday. The launch is scheduled for Friday at 8 a.m. ET. After a spectacular end to its first test flight where it …

The West Vancouver Streamkeeper Society said there are concerns the dead fish found on the banks of a creek were caused by urban runoff, specifically a compound found in tires.  Tires can leave behind 6PPD-quinone on pavement, which becomes toxic when exposed to sunlight. Stream watchers in Metro Vancouver say …

With no sign of further exemptions to the federal carbon tax, heat pumps have made their way into the energy conversation. But are they a viable heating source for cold Prairie winters?  Experts say pumps can work through frigid conditions, but may not cut greenhouse gas emissions. Catherine Gibson hopes …

In his new book, Determined: A Science of Life Without Free Will, Sapolsky makes the case for transforming our criminal justice system and system of meritocracy.  Robert Sapolsky contends that our intent and actions are determined by things over which we have no control. It’s natural for people to feel …

Scientists have rediscovered a long-lost species of mammal described as having the spines of a hedgehog, the snout of an anteater and the feet of a mole, in Indonesia’s Cyclops Mountains more than 60 years after it was last recorded. Attenborough’s long-beaked echidna, named after British naturalist David Attenborough, was …

Though wildfire season in Alberta is officially over, the battle is far from done. Fire crews continue to keep watch for fire that is burning underground and could flare up again in the spring.  Fires burning in organic matter called peat can sometimes persist for months on end. Though wildfire …

Astronaut Frank Borman, who commanded Apollo 8’s historic Christmas 1968 flight that circled the moon 10 times and paved the way for the lunar landing the next year, has died. He was 95.  Apollo 8 mission provided the iconic ‘Earthrise’ photo. Astronaut Frank Borman, who commanded Apollo 8’s historic Christmas …

Dark matter and dark energy make up roughly 95 per cent of our universe but can’t be seen. In order to reveal their influence, over its six-year mission, this new space telescope will observe the shapes, distances and motions of billions of galaxies out to 10 billion light-years and create …

Team of forensic scientists in Milan, Italy, discovered traces of cannabis in the remains of two skeletons from the 17th century.  Scientists examined 9 femoral bone samples from people who lived in 1600s Milan. People have been consuming weed for a very long time. Ancient Greek historian Herodotus wrote about …