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As It Happens Artist Iván Argote understands that pigeons ruffle many people’s feathers. But he’s hoping to change how the public views the bird by putting a massive one on a pedestal in New York City.  Iván Argot says he felt like a pigeon himself when looking at his five-metre-tallContinue Reading

As It Happens A PhD student at Carleton University in Ottawa has developed a device that allows blind and low-vision students to feel music cues, replacing the need to see them. User straps device to ankle to communicate with partner through heel taps​Katie Geleff · CBC Radio · Posted: AugContinue Reading

As It Happens Vultures may not be the most popular animal in the world, but the work they do is integral for human life, a new study has found. ‘Vultures may not be glamorous or cute, but we need them,’ says conservationist Sheena Goodyear · CBC Radio · Posted: JulContinue Reading

As It Happens While the industrious beaver uses its hardened chompers to chisel through wood, the fearsome komodo uses its serrated, knife-like teeth to slice through helpless prey.  Study unexpectedly finds iron-rich enamel coating in several species of carnivorous reptiles Sheena Goodyear · CBC Radio · Posted: Jul 29, 2024Continue Reading

As It Happens When researchers set out to learn what happens to our brains when we blush, they faced a conundrum: how could they sufficiently humiliate their study’s subjects as they lay alone in a dark MRI machine? Study used MRI exam to study the brains of people who feltContinue Reading

As It Happens When Kelly Haston emerged from NASA’s Mars simulation project, she was met with flashing cameras, beaming colleagues and vigorous applause. It was a stark change from the previous 378 days, during which she and her three crew members shared a 157-square-metre habitat meant to simulate an eventual missionContinue Reading

As It Happens The leathery, mulleted remains of a 52,000-year-old woolly mammoth known as Chris Waddle aren’t much to look at, says geneticist Olga Dudchenko — but the information they contain is invaluable.  Scientists reconstruct mammoth’s genome after finding fossilized chromosomes in naturally preserved skin cells Sheena Goodyear · CBCContinue Reading

As It Happens6:45The wage gap for women in Canada’s tech sector is only getting worse: report When Viet Vu first calculated the gender pay gap for women in the Canadian tech industry, he was blown away. Despite recent efforts to boost equity and diversity in the field, the pay gap betweenContinue Reading

As It Happens5:58D.C. woman finds 2,000-year-old Mayan vase at thrift store and returns it to Mexico For five years, Anna Lee Dozier had no idea she had an ancient Mayan artifact on display at her home. The Washington, D.C., woman found the ceramic vase in a local thrift store nearContinue Reading