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Scientists have discovered the oldest black hole yet, a cosmic beast formed a mere 470 million years after the Big Bang.  Black hole is 13.2 billion years old and 10 times the size of Milky Way’s black hole. Scientists have discovered the oldest black hole yet, a cosmic beast formed …

More than 3,000 tiny beetles have been shipped across the country from their native British Columbia to try to control an invasive species killing Nova Scotia’s hemlock trees.  3,600 beetles have been sent to N.S. to prey on hemlock-destroying invasive species. When a tiny black beetle crawled out of a …

With recent developments in artificial intelligence, fears of rogue systems may seem a fresh concern. But the worries date back millennia, around long before Arnold Schwarzenegger went into the past to hunt Sarah Connor in The Terminator. Stories such as Pandora, Frankenstein and the golem of Prague highlight the fear …

It’s the stuff of science fiction: Blasting off to the moon or an asteroid, drilling it, mining its resources and bringing some or all back to Earth. But, as we have our sights set on returning to the moon, that fiction is getting closer to becoming a reality. ‘This is …

Yoshua Bengio, who helped make the AI revolution possible, won Canada’s most prestigious science prize. He speaks to Bob McDonald about why he’s both proud and frightened of the potential of the field he helped create. Yoshua Bengio recognized for ‘remarkable discoveries and breakthroughs’ in artificial intelligence. Canada’s most prestigious …

Harbour seals, polar bears, California sea lions and bottlenose dolphins live between 1.65 and 3.55 times longer in captivity than their wild counterparts due to advances in animal husbandry and care.  Study results reflect the work of zookeepers, handlers and veterinarians, author says. New research shows some marine mammals in …

It turns out bird-brained might not be the insult we thought it was. According to research done by a pair of universities in Germany, roosters may have the ability recognize themselves. But it took an unconventional method to get there. A research team in Germany came up with a new …

The Solid Carbon Project, which is overseen by Ocean Networks Canada, wants to use the ocean in carbon sequestration efforts. Pre-feasibility study done in 2018 with U.S. Department of Energy. A project off B.C.’s coast focused on removing carbon dioxide from the air is aiming to tap into a resource …

While experts warn there isn’t a one-size-fits-all solution to stopping unwanted bear encounters, one scientist believes a new radar technology could become the latest tool to help humans and bears live safely alongside each other. The technology is in its final pilot year. Polar bears may inhabit a vastly different …

Scientists sampling the upper atmosphere have found metal elements in aerosol particles they say are from thousands of rocket boosters and satellites that have re-entered from space.  Scientists say metal in aerosol particles is from satellites and rocket boosters. Scientists using high-flying aircraft to sample the upper atmosphere have found …