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NASA spacecraft launched toward Jupiter’s Europa to see if ice-covered moon could host life

NASA launched a spacecraft from Florida on Monday on a mission to examine whether Jupiter's moon Europa has conditions suitable to support life, with a focus...

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,...

Geoffrey Hinton from University of Toronto awarded Nobel Prize in Physics

British Canadian scientist Geoffrey Hinton from the University of Toronto and American scientist John Hopfield of Princeton University were honoured with the 2024 Nobel...

Tiny microbe named after Halifax found in Bedford Basin

A tiny microbe recently isolated in Bedford Basin has been named for Halifax.T. haligoni is a type of bacteria known as a diazotroph —...

New planetary defence mission blasts off to double asteroid system

The weather wasn't looking too promising Monday morning ahead of the European Space Agency's (ESA) Hera mission, scheduled to launch from Cape Canaveral, Fla.,...

This camel desperately needed a pair of shoes. A cobbler came to his rescue

As It Happens7:05Why this camel desperately needed a pair of shoesIt's far from typical for a camel to sport shoes around the yard, but...

Living on through DNA: Another crew member identified from the 1845 Franklin expedition

The skeletal remains of a crew member from Sir John Franklin's failed 1845 Northwest Passage expedition have been given a name: James Fitzjames.He is only the...

Superbugs could kill 39 million people by 2050. Here’s what Canadian survivors, doctors say should change

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...

SpaceX launches rescue mission for NASA astronauts stuck on International Space Station

SpaceX launched a rescue mission for two astronauts stuck at the International Space Station on Saturday, sending up a downsized crew to bring them home...

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