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Asteroids are smacking Earth twice as often as before
Giant rocks from space are falling from the sky more than they used to, Canadian-led research has found.
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MARKETPLACE
Twins get some 'mystifying' results when they put 5 DNA ancestry kits to the test
Last spring, Marketplace host Charlsie Agro and her identical twin sister, Carly, bought DNA ancestry kits from five of the most popular companies in the industry. Find out why some of the results they received left a team of computational biologists at Yale University baffled.
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Charlsie Agro
Technology & Science ||
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What on Earth?
For the good of the planet, can we curb our addiction to road salt?
In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at the environmental effects of road salt, the Amazon Book of Codes project and geothermal power worldwide.
Technology & Science ||
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Trump says U.S. will develop space-based missile defence
World ||
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Zimbabwe in 'total internet shutdown' amid violent crackdown
World |
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More than half of all food produced in Canada is lost or wasted, report says
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Andrea Janus
Canada -Toronto ||
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Large Hadron Collider's proposed replacement at CERN is really huge
Technology & Science ||
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Huawei to grow Canadian R&D budget to make equipment more secure: president
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Chinese envoy to Canada warns of 'repercussions ' if Ottawa bans Huawei from 5G mobile phone network
Politics ||
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Less beef, more beans. Experts say world needs a new diet
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Candice Choi
Health ||
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Facebook shuts hundreds of Russia-linked pages, accounts
Technology & Science ||
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Ancient quinoa seeds found in Ontario shed light on Indigenous trade
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Jasmine Kabatay
Canada -Hamilton |
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Biologists take action to save dwindling caribou population
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Bob Keating
Canada -British Columbia ||
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As It Happens
Romeo, the world's 'loneliest frog,' may finally meet his match
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Trilobite 'cousin' adds new branch to tree of life
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Dirk Meissner
Technology & Science ||
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As It Happens
Giant spinning ice disc in Maine a 'beautiful, spectacular thing,' says physicist
Radio -As It Happens |
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World's permafrost warming, with Siberia rising the most: study
Canada -North ||
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Battle lines forming ahead of a looming U.S. privacy law fight
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Talkative homebuyers beware, the seller might be listening
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Chris Glover
Canada -Toronto ||
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As It Happens
Giant spinning ice disc in Maine a 'beautiful, spectacular thing,' says physicist
Radio -As It Happens |
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Wind power making gains as competitive source of electricity
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Susan Noakes
Business |
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O Mg! It's the periodic table's B day!
Canada -Ottawa ||
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Huawei founder says company would not share user secrets
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The magnetic north pole is moving, causing navigation issues
Technology & Science ||