Last updated: Thursday, August 19, 2010 | 4:44 PM ET
- BP oil plume a long-lasting threat: study
- A 35-kilometre-long invisible mist of oil is meandering far below the surface of the Gulf of Mexico, where it will probably loiter for months or more, scientists reported Thursday in the first conclusive evidence of an underwater plume from the BP spill. more »
- Moon shrinking with age
- The moon may be shrinking. Not to worry though, lovers and crooners, it won't be disappearing any time soon. more »
- Call of Duty, Halo lead Xbox holiday game lineup
- It's only August, but video game companies such as Microsoft are already gearing up for the key holiday buying season. more »
- Facebook adds Places location option
- Facebook users carrying their smartphones will soon be able to "check in" to real-world locations such as bars, parks and live concerts as the social network makes its first foray into the location services craze. more »
- 'Olympic' computer whizzes vie in Waterloo
- Canada is expected to hold its own when gold, silver and bronze medals are awarded to the world's top high school computer whizzes Friday in Waterloo, Ont. more »
- Intel offers $7.7B for McAfee
- Chipmaker Intel says it has agreed to buy computer-security software maker McAfee Inc. for $7.68 billion, or $48 per share. more »
- Russian space dogs' 1960 flight celebrated
- Russia on Thursday marked the 50th anniversary of the space flight of two dogs who became the first living creatures to circle the Earth and come back alive. more »
- Climate change brings wasps to Baffin Island
- Researchers collecting bugs in the Canadian Arctic this summer have confirmed wasps are breeding on Baffin Island, which they say is further evidence of climate change. more »
- Black rockfish breed off West Vancouver
- A fish that had been all but wiped out east of Vancouver Island is breeding after being reintroduced into waters off West Vancouver's Lighthouse Park. more »
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- Science Matters: Anti-environmentalists are stuck in the past
- One-two punch: Scientists discover rare double earthquake behind 2009 South Pacific tsunami
- Canadian scientists help search for life on Mars by looking for methane gas
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