As It Happens A few years ago, a couple of Google employees reached out to a Minnesota scientist with an unusual proposal: What if they could teach computers to spot beaver habitats from space? EEAGER, a new machine learning algorithm, identities beaver dams from satellite and aerial images Sheena Goodyear ·Continue Reading
This year, outer space is going to be a busy place. We’ve got the launch of the Europa Clipper, which will orbit one of Jupiter’s enigmatic moons and investigate whether it could harbour conditions suitable for life; we could cheer on the first Canadian to orbit the moon; and we’re gettingContinue Reading
British Columbia·Q&A Michelle Kunimoto has more than 3,000 planetary candidates under her belt. After a stint at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology working with NASA, the B.C. astronomer is about to return to her alma mater, University of British Columbia — this time as a faculty member. Michelle Kunimoto dreamsContinue Reading
British Columbia Scientist Cori Lausen says climate change and disease are killing off bats — but humans can play a role building them temperature-stable homes. That includes roosts with multiple rooms. Climate change and diseases are killing the furry flyers. But people can help them, starting with better homes DavidContinue Reading
Nova Scotia A group of scientists, conservationists and a West Coast seaweed company are testing an approach to “seaforestation” that they hope could help protect the future of Nova Scotia’s kelp. Researchers are testing ‘green gravel’ in Mahone Bay Moira Donovan · CBC News · Posted: Dec 28, 2023 5:00Continue Reading
News Puglia, the heel of Italy’s boot, is responsible for nearly half of Italy’s olive oil and almost 15 per cent of worldwide production, and global warming has put it at particular risk. Climate change and a variety of pests are ravaging olive groves Megan Williams · CBC News ·Continue Reading
Quirks and Quarks·ANALYSIS: Bob’s blog 2023 was a busy year in science. Here are 10 stories worth revisiting as we wind up the year. From exploding rockets to exploding islands to exploding submarines to things that didn’t explode Bob McDonald · CBC Radio · Posted: Dec 22, 2023 12:50 PMContinue Reading
Business More consumers are choosing diamonds that are created in labs over those that have been mined, both as a way to save money and for ethical and environmental reasons. These lab-grown diamonds now make up nearly 20 per cent of the global diamond jewelry market. More consumers are choosingContinue Reading
Sine sed diffundi proximus. Super minantia praeter temperiemque scythiam. Posset: nix aliis acervo magni acervo temperiemque formaeque. Pinus locis? Liquidum montibus quia dedit sui orba margine reparabat. Evolvit mundum nuper pontus. Liquidum iunctarum regna pontus totidem freta qui hominum frigore. Tumescere quae suis. Qui quisquis. Omni possedit seductaque sibi. DensiorContinue Reading
Sine sed diffundi proximus. Super minantia praeter temperiemque scythiam. Posset: nix aliis acervo magni acervo temperiemque formaeque. Pinus locis? Liquidum montibus quia dedit sui orba margine reparabat. Evolvit mundum nuper pontus. Liquidum iunctarum regna pontus totidem freta qui hominum frigore. Tumescere quae suis. Qui quisquis. Omni possedit seductaque sibi. DensiorContinue Reading
