How are our oceans being affected by rising global temperatures? From the threat of a disruption to a vital ocean circulation, to La Niña and El Niños, to the poles, we take a look at how they are changing. ‘What happens in the oceans doesn’t stay in the oceans,’ says …
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Birds Canada calls on British Columbians to help ID dead seabirds amid marine heat wave
A marine heat wave off the Pacific coast has scientists worried about mass deaths. Scientists worried warmer waters will cause mass deaths due to starvation. It’s a different kind of bird watching. Birds Canada is asking British Columbians to help monitor dead seabirds found on shorelines to help scientists better …
Read More »San Francisco robotaxi traffic jam is a warning to the world, says city official
The day after California approved an expansion of driverless taxis, 10 of them came to a grinding halt on a busy San Francisco street, creating a gridlock that encompassed several blocks. 10-car back-up of autonomous taxis came blamed on wireless bandwidth issues during popular music festival. The day after California …
Read More »B.C. researchers hunting for Vancouver backyards to run IQ tests on trash pandas
UBC researchers are looking for city residents to volunteer their yards so they can set up a series of cognitive tests to better understand just how smart raccoons are. UBC’s Urban Wildlife Project aims to better understand the cognitive abilities of raccoons. Just how smart is the average city trash …
Read More »Look at a map of Quebec. How did that giant circle get there?
How a six-kilometre-long space rock formed the crater that’s known as the Eye of Quebec. Scientists believe the impact from a giant space rock formed the ‘Eye of Quebec.’ I love it when people say, “Once you see it, you can never unsee it.” One example is what’s been called …
Read More »Churchill on track for record number of polar bear reports this season, conservation officers say
Conservation officers in Churchill, Man. say they’re on track to respond to a record number of calls about polar bears wandering into the Hudson Bay town this season. There have been 76 calls reporting polar bears this season, up from 18 last year. Conservation officers in Churchill, Man. say they’re …
Read More »British Columbians warned to watch out for poisonous death cap mushrooms
The B.C. Centre for Disease Control has issued a warning this summer over a potentially deadly mushroom mainly found in urban environments. Potentially deadly fungus is mainly found in urban environments. A potentially deadly mushroom that made global headlines recently after the death of multiple people in Australia also grows …
Read More »Already a leader in AI, Quebec sets its sights on quantum computing
Two quantum computers being built in Quebec represent a breakthrough in the field of computing. They leverage the properties of small particles to, theoretically, process information far faster than even the strongest supercomputers. Quebec has invested nearly $200M in quantum computing over 7 years. In a grey industrial building in …
Read More »Ethical hackers challenged to make AI chatbots go wrong in attempt to identify flaws
Some 2,200 competitors spent the weekend tapping on laptops seeking to expose flaws in technology’s next big thing — generative AI chatbots. Las Vegas event hosts more than 2,000 competitors, including Canadian university student. Some 2,200 competitors spent the weekend tapping on laptops seeking to expose flaws in technology’s next …
Read More »Virgin Galactic rockets its 1st tourists to the edge of space
Virgin Galactic rocketed to the edge of space with its first tourists on Thursday, including a former British Olympian who bought his ticket 18 years ago and a mother-daughter duo from the Caribbean. Company plans to offer monthly trips to aspiring space tourists. Virgin Galactic flies 1st tourists to edge …
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