Astronauts move space station module in preparation for new labs
Astronauts move space station module in preparation for new labs
Astronauts moved the International Space Station's Harmony module to its permanent home on Wednesday to prepare for the delivery of two new laboratories. more »
Hacking wars, heightened encryption latest threats from Islamic extremists: analyst Video
Online Islamist extremists pose an increasing threat to public safety, a U.S.-based intelligence analyst warns, as evidence grows that they are beefing up their internet presence to find and nurture new members and wage hacking wars against opponents. more »
Cod a 'resilient' fish, researchers say
The Atlantic cod is one tough fish, capable of surviving changes in climate, a team of researchers from the United Kingdon, United States and Norway suggest in new research released Wednesday. more »
Researchers try to make robots approachable, not creepy
A University of Calgary researcher is studying cartoons, looking for ways to help people accept robots into their lives. more »
Grape-generated power slated for Ontario region
Grape byproducts from a local winery will soon power homes in Ontario's Niagara region, Inniskillin Wines and StormFisher Biogas announced Wednesday. more »
Researchers find key to memory formation in rats
New research suggests that the formation of memory may be the result of pairing stimulation in a certain region of the brain with a sensory experience. more »
Lucrative sea urchin market sparks debate
They look as appetizing as a cactus and taste like low tide, but not even that has been enough to keep New Brunswick's green sea urchins out of a prickly predicament. more »
NASA investigates smoky smell in spacesuit
NASA engineers were trying Wednesday to track down a smoky odour in a spacesuit worn during a test on the ground Friday. more »
Research boosts potential of hydrogen fuel
Two U.S. research papers have advanced the potential of hydrogen as a fuel. more »
Rosetta zooming by Earth on way to comet
The European Rosetta spacecraft, which is aiming to put a lander on a comet in 2014, is nearing Earth Tuesday in the third of its four "swing-bys," approaches to planets so it can take advantage of their gravity to pick up speed for its 7.1-billion kilometre journey. more »
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