technology
China showcases humanoid robots at Spring Festival gala
Four rising humanoid robot startups – Unitree Robotics, Galbot, Noetix and MagicLab – demonstrated their products at the gala, a televised event and touchstone for China comparable to the Super Bowl for the United States. Source link
How the Bluebird Trail is helping conservation take flight
The Mary Houston Bluebird Trail becomes a flutter of activity every spring, when people of all ages help band and count birds in bird boxes dotted along the trail. The data collected by the volunteers helps conservationists monitor population trends, understand threats such as climate change and habitat loss, and identify breeding patterns and diseases. […]
Toxic algae research goes viral on Lake Winnipeg
What do microscopic viruses and algae on Lake Winnipeg have in common? An internationally trained freshwater researcher at the University of Winnipeg is trying to find out. Source link
How climate change is making N.W.T.'s Smoking Hills more acidic, toxic
Calgary researchers discovered in the Northwest Territories what they believe is some of the most acidic natural water in the world. It’s because of how climate change is impacting the Smoking Hills Formation. Source link
Halifax woman encourages DIY nesting boxes to help local bird species
In an effort to help tree swallows find homes and successfully breed, one woman is encouraging Halifax residents to build and install nesting boxes on their properties. Source link
U.S. Congressman asks to save the ISS from a fiery death
NASA’s official plan is to deorbit the International Space Station at the end of its life, and send it in a controlled death plunge back into Earth’s atmosphere. But this week, U.S. lawmakers advanced legislation which, in part, asks NASA to reconsider that option. Source link
These tiny snails were once feared extinct. Now, scientists say, ‘they’re doing absolutely brilliantly’
A decade ago, the only known surviving population of greater Bermuda land snails were discovered in an alleyway in the capital city of Hamilton, where they’d made a home on concrete slabs in the moisture created by a dripping air conditioner. Now the native creatures appear to be thriving in the wild once again. Source […]
Canadian physics professor steps back from job over Epstein questions
A highly regarded theoretical physicist has “agreed to pause his working relationship” with the Perimeter Institute in Waterloo, Ont., where he was one of the founding faculty members, over questions about his presence in the Jeffrey Epstein files released by the U.S. government last month. He’s one of several Canadian scholars and businesspeople named in […]
Company in Alberta to turn cattle manure into natural gas, bury CO2
Manure from thousands of southern Alberta cattle will be used to supply renewable natural gas, while at the same time harmful carbon dioxide emissions will be buried, in a first-of-its-kind project. Source link
Company behind proposed sand mining project partnering with U of Manitoba on groundwater monitoring research
An Alberta company that has proposed mining silica sand in Manitoba is partnering with the U of M on the experimental design of a groundwater monitoring network, using technology experts say is becoming more important for global groundwater research. Source link