Can the sea soak up our excess carbon dioxide? These scientists are finding out
Quirks and Quarks20:09Using the sea to soak up our excess carbon dioxideBeneath the smokestacks of the power plant that tower over Halifax harbour, Will...
Scientists have finally seen the face of the world’s largest bug
As It Happens5:49Scientists have finally seen the face of the world's largest bugWhat's as big as an alligator, with the body of a millipede,...
This engineer built a functioning Remy from Ratatouille
As It Happens6:27A Chicago engineer built a functioning Remy from RatatouilleAs Christina Ernst prepared her Halloween costume for this year, she drew on her...
There may be gas in your home causing lung cancer. Here’s what to do...
The C-NRPP recommends Radonova's Radtrak³ Alpha Track Long-Term Test, to find out a home's radon levels. (Curtis Hicks/CBC)You can't see it, you...
Launch tower’s ‘chopsticks’ catch descending rocket booster as SpaceX launches Starship
SpaceX on Sunday launched its fifth Starship test flight from Texas and returned the rocket's towering first-stage booster back to land for the first...
This 237-million-year-old fossil from Brazil could shed light on rise of dinosaurs
Scientists in Brazil have announced the discovery of one of the world's oldest fossils believed to belong to an ancient reptile dating back some...
That crinkly medical exam paper? It’s useless, study finds
Even medicine is susceptible to routines that are not backed by science. That is what Mary Jane Hampton, CBC Nova Scotia's health-care columnist, says about some...
In Ontario, you can train hunting dogs by letting them chase penned animals. Is...
For the first time in more than 25 years, Ontario is accepting applications from operators who want to create new fenced-in training facilities stocked with...
Superbugs could kill 39 million people by 2050. Here’s what Canadian survivors, doctors say...
This story is part of CBC Health's Second Opinion, a weekly analysis of health and medical science news emailed to subscribers on Saturday mornings. If...
