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Arctic warfare computer game includes Canadian navy
Last Updated: February 9 2012, 9:17 AM
Arctic warfare computer game includes Canadian navy
A new computer game about Arctic warfare will be released this spring. The game pits countries against each other in a sea battle over resources and sovereignty.
Whale poop reveals ships cause stress
Last Updated: February 8 2012, 3:50 PM
Whale poop reveals ships cause stress
A decrease in ship traffic in the wake of the September 11, 2001 attacks lowered the levels of stress hormones in the feces of endangered North Atlantic right whales in the Bay of Fundy, a new study shows.
Shark attack deaths worldwide at 20-year high
Last Updated: February 8 2012, 3:00 PM
Shark attack deaths worldwide at 20-year high
The number of shark attack deaths is at a 20-year high worldwide, killing one in four people who are injured this way, according to a new report.
Russia reaches lake buried deep in Antarctic
Last Updated: February 8 2012, 12:45 PM
Russia reaches lake buried deep in Antarctic
After more than two decades of drilling in Antarctica, Russian scientists have reached the surface of a gigantic freshwater lake hidden under miles of ice for some 20 million years -- a lake that may hold life from the distant past and clues to the search for life on other planets.
Virtual therapists being developed to treat depression
Last Updated: February 8 2012, 11:57 AM
Virtual therapists being developed to treat depression
Scientists at a U.S. university are developing new techologies to treat depression and other disorders - including a mood-detecting smart phone that will call to check up on you.
6,300 astronaut hopefuls apply to NASA
Last Updated: February 7 2012, 1:44 PM
6,300 astronaut hopefuls apply to NASA
NASA has received 6,300 applications from people wanting to be astronauts, the second-highest number in the space agency's history.
Hubble images reveal galaxy similar to Milky Way
Last Updated: February 7 2012, 12:36 PM
Hubble images reveal galaxy similar to Milky Way
The Hubble Space Telescope has taken a picture of a barred spiral galaxy - a galaxy similar to our own and expected to give astronomers a better insight into the Milky Way.
Hacked neo-Nazi websites reveal Canadian connections
Last Updated: February 6 2012, 4:13 PM
Hacked neo-Nazi websites reveal Canadian connections
Hackers intent on exposing groups that promote racial hatred have revealed the names of dozens of Canadians allegedly associated with white supremacist and neo-Nazi organizations, CBC News has learned.
Online dating may encourage `shopping` for mate
Last Updated: February 6 2012, 2:13 PM
Online dating may encourage 'shopping' for mate
Online dating has become the second most common way for couples to meet, but it may encourage a "shopping" mentality in which people become judgmental and picky, focusing exclusively on a narrow set of criteria like attractiveness or interests, says a new study.