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Paris Olympics: The full list of every Canadian medal won at the 2024 Summer Games

In the News | August 13, 2024

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Team Canada had a record-breaking run at the Paris Olympics. Canada won 27 medals – nine gold, seven silver and 11 bronze – more than any Summer Olympics since the boycott-plagued 1984 Games 40 years ago in... read more

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‘Pain tolerance is her secret weapon’: The origins of Summer McIntosh

Articles of Interest | August 6, 2024

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Summer McIntosh poses with her Olympic Games 2024 medals on Aug. 5, at Canada Olympic House in Paris. Siegfried Modola/The Globe and Mail When Summer McIntosh was little, her mom found one of her soccer... read more

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For Geoffrey Hinton, the godfather of AI, machines are closer to humans than we think

Articles of Interest | June 13, 2024

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As researchers at the world’s most advanced AI companies prepared to sign a public letter last week warning of frightening new developments in artificial intelligence, Geoffrey Hinton, the godfather of AI, e-mailed to ask if... read more

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Total solar eclipse stuns sky-gazers with momentary plunge into darkness

In the News | April 9, 2024

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It was the show that kept weather forecasters guessing and then graced the fortunate with an unforgettable finale. On Monday, the moon’s shadow raced across North America as anticipated, dousing daylight and drawing eyes to... read more

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As winter solstice brings the shortest day of the year, scientists debate evidence of even briefer days

Articles of Interest | December 22, 2023

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For people living in the northern hemisphere, the winter solstice marks the shortest day of the year – that is, the 24-hour period with the least amount of daylight. But while the timing of sunrise... read more

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Discovery of six-planet solar system wows astronomers

Articles of Interest | November 30, 2023

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If three’s a crowd, then six makes a chorus. That’s the case at least for a rare six-planet solar system whose discovery has wowed astronomers, even in an era when detecting planets around distant stars... read more

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EVs are computers, so put down those socket wrenches

Articles of Interest | October 23, 2023

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Electric vehicles are so radically different from many of our old gas-guzzlers, especially when you focus on an EV’s sophisticated battery technology and its operational silence, that they often draw comparisons to computers and smartphones.... read more

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Astronomers discover record-breaking 62 moons around Saturn

Articles of Interest | May 15, 2023

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A Canadian-led team of astronomers has discovered 62 moons around Saturn, the largest such trove of planetary satellites ever revealed in one batch. The find, announced on Thursday, raises the official count of Saturn’s retinue... read more

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Summer McIntosh eyes international superstardom as second Olympics draws near

In the News | April 4, 2023

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So I guess we know what Canada’s going to be doing in July, 2024. We’ll all be watching Summer McIntosh. A week ago, Ms. McIntosh was a name drifting along the periphery of the big... read more

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Scientists see signs of active volcanoes on Venus

In the News | March 16, 2023

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It’s not exactly a smoking gun – or smoking cone – but scientists working with data captured by a NASA spacecraft say they have uncovered new evidence for active volcanoes on the surface of Venus. If correct,... read more

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Trees communicating via fungal networks has become a popular theory. These scientists say the evidence is scarce

Articles of Interest | February 14, 2023

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There is tension in the forest. The idea that trees can exchange signals and resources through a hidden, underground communication system built out of fungus is among the most striking ecological concepts to emerge in... read more

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Agtech pushes the boundaries of food production and fuels a debate about who is considered a farmer

Articles of Interest | February 6, 2023

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New technology holds promise for the challenges of climate change and food supply, but first its purveyors say they need space to grow. It started with cherry tomatoes. As a university student, Alycia van der... read more

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Fusion breakthrough could be climate, energy game-changer

In the News | December 14, 2022

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Scientists have reached a major milestone in the pursuit of nuclear fusion, the process that powers the stars and could one day provide a globally accessible, long-term supply of carbon-free energy. U.S. government officials said... read more

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Artemis I launch reignites dreams of a human presence on the moon

Articles of Interest | November 18, 2022

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The 26-day mission around the moon and back marks a critical step by the U.S. space agency. Like a powerful beacon lighting the way to a distant shore, the Artemis I spacecraft sliced across the... read more

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