They travel through space, and they’ve puzzled astronomers since they were first discovered just over decade ago. They’re called fast radio bursts, and thanks to a team of Canadian scientists, a new signal has been precisely located in a nearby galaxy. It’s a major step to figuring out where these enigmas come from in our universe. …

Remember Grumpy Cat? For most cat owners and veterinarians, knowing a cat’s mood isn’t as easy as the popular meme. However, according to a new study by the University of Calgary and the University of Montreal, you can now tell a lot about how a cat is feeling from certain facial expressions. Dr. Daniel Pang,…

“Oh, my God, this is the craziest thing I’ve ever seen.” That was a video game streamer’s first thought on Dec. 16, when he spotted a video on social media. The disturbing video that would lead the Canadian to spending the next 24 hours tracking down evidence and providing it to police. It resulted in a Calgary woman…

A new study published this week tells a darker story about one of Canada’s key scientific discoveries — the development of the world’s first approved Ebola vaccine. Dalhousie University law professor Matthew Herder used Canada’s Access to Information Act to obtain hundreds of documents to track the development of the vaccine (rVSV-ZEBOV) from the first experiments at Winnipeg’s National…

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Microsoft Corp said on Thursday it aims to remove more carbon from the atmosphere than it emits by 2030 and that by 2050, it hopes to have taken out enough to account for all the direct emissions the company has ever made. The focus on removing existing carbon from the atmosphere sets Microsoft’s climate goals…