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The hailstorm hit northern Calgary in August 2024, causing more than $2 billion in insured losses. https://ow.ly/ZLbG50ZwzGA
August 5, 2024: Revisiting one of Canada's costliest weather disasters - The Weather Network
The hailstorm hit northern Calgary in August 2024, causing more than $2 billion in insured losses
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New satellite data reveal in unprecedented detail how groundwater reservoirs permanently lose their ability to store water. https://scim.ag/4h1qteW
A California aquifer may have crossed the point of no return
Satellite data reveal in unprecedented detail how groundwater reservoirs permanently lose their ability to store water
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Research Infrastructures provide data, services and digital tools to better assess, prepare and respond to climate risks. But how can they become even better at advancing climate resilience research? Read the report to find the answer: link.europa.eu/q49vFm #SciComm 🧪
We're thrilled to announce that Peter Howitt will deliver the 2026 #Beatty Lecture at #McGill University 🎉 The Nobel Prize-winning economist and McGill alumnus joins us on October 22 during Homecoming 👏 🎟️ Tickets on sale August 19 🔗 mcgill.ca/x/UWE
Spin qubits shouldn't be counted out of the fight in the race to create a quantum computer go.nature.com/4hxXRKk
Underdog ‘spin qubits’ leap forward in race to a useful quantum computer
Four independent research teams report big advances in devices built with the underestimated quantum bits, including lower error rates.
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How mosquitoes are conquering the world — in four charts. Mosquito-borne diseases are breaking records as climate change and other human influences allow the insects to expand their range. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
How mosquitoes are conquering the world — in four charts
Mosquito-borne diseases are breaking records as climate change and other human influences allow the insects to expand their range.
nature.com
Check this out @cangeo.bsky.social's recent Dustin Patar cover story about the Canadian Rangers' epic Arctic patrol is now available to read in Inuktitut!
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ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᖅ, ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐅᓇᑕᖅᑐᒃᓴᖑᐊᑦ ᐅᖓᓯᓛᒧᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕆᐊᓕᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᖓᓂᑦ ᐱᒋᐊᖓᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᓪᓗᑎᒃ − ᐊᖅᑯᓯᐅᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᓯᕗᒻᒧᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᓴᐳᒻᒥᔨᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᓕᕆᒻᒪᕆᒋᐊᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥᐅᓄᑦ
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Biological 'superspreader' event could be imminent as more than 1,000 ships idle in the Strait of Hormuz, scientists warn www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
Biological 'superspreader' event could be imminent as more than 1,000 ships idle in the Strait of Hormuz, scientists warn
The prolonged closure of the Strait of Hormuz may pose significant biosecurity hazards as well as economic impacts, with potentially devastating consequences for global ecosystems and human health.
livescience.com
At up to 1,640 feet below ground, water from ancient rock contained about 250 fungal cells per drop, similar to ocean water. Deep carbon stores may be more biologically active than thought. doi.org/hcc3d7
An entire world of fungi nearly a third of a mile underground could affect carbon storage estimates
Hundreds of feet below Earth's surface, rocks and water teem with fungi and support complex ecosystems of tiny organisms, according to a University of Michigan study that finds fungi are far more abundant deep underground than researchers previously thought.
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NASA has released a new geoid model showing the shape of Earth’s gravitational field. The slight, irregular bulges and depressions are caused by variations in the distribution of mass within the planet. www.wired.com/story/nasas-...
NASA’s New 3D Model Shows the Earth Is a Lumpy Mess
We like to think of our home as a nice, smooth sphere. But mapping the Earth’s gravitational field provides a different view of the planet.
wired.com
In the July issue of The Advance: 👥 CCA welcomes two new members to its Board of Directors 🍁 The State of Science, Technology, and Innovation in Canada 2025: Provincial insights 📰 In the news www.cca-reports.ca/the-advance-...
The Advance
In this edition: CCA welcomes two new members to its Board of Directors The CCA...
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Dans le numéro de juillet de *L'Avance* 👥 Le CAC accueille deux nouveaux membres à son conseil d’administration 🍁 L’état de la science, de la technologie et de l’innovation au Canada 2025 : Perspectives provinciales 📰 Dans l’actualité www.rapports-cac.ca/lavance-2026...
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Dans ce numéro : Le CAC accueille deux nouveaux membres à son conseil d’administration Le...
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🦪 L’Houmeau est un ancien marais ostréicole, transformé en site expérimental, est devenu un outil clé pour étudier les écosystèmes marins. Un laboratoire grandeur nature qui aide les scientifiques à anticiper les défis de l'océan face au changement climatique. 🌊
Un ancien marais salant mué en laboratoire à ciel ouvert
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The first of a new generation of drugs that works in a completely different way to existing ones has been approved. Columnist Michael Le Page says this approach could transform treatments for all kinds of conditions
A new kind of drug will help fight previously untreatable conditions | New Scientist
The first of a new generation of drugs that works in a completely different way to existing ones has been approved. Columnist Michael Le Page says this approach could transform treatments for all kinds of conditions
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Concrete makes up half of all human-made stuff on our planet. And its use will double, in part to battle climate threats created by the production of concrete itself.
The Spread of Concrete Is Wrecking the Planet. And Saving It
Concrete makes up half of all human-made stuff on our planet. And its use will double, in part to battle climate threats created by the production of concrete itself.
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We like to think of our home as a nice, smooth sphere. But mapping the Earth’s gravitational field provides a different view of the planet. www.wired.com/story/nasas-...
NASA’s New 3D Model Shows the Earth Is a Lumpy Mess
We like to think of our home as a nice, smooth sphere. But mapping the Earth’s gravitational field provides a different view of the planet.
wired.com
Novelists, journalists, and power LinkedIn posters are embracing first-person narratives and idiosyncrasies to avoid being mistaken for chat bots. www.wired.com/story/more-t...
More Typos, Fewer Em Dashes: Writers Are Creating an Anti-AI ‘Literary Counterculture’
Novelists, journalists, and power LinkedIn posters are embracing first-person narratives and idiosyncrasies to avoid being mistaken for chat bots.
wired.com
We have a significant vacancy! Director of Library, Archives and Learning Services & University Librarian. Full details here ⤵️ jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/dire...
Jobs - The University of York
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Dans le numéro de juillet de *L'Avance* 👥 Le CAC accueille deux nouveaux membres à son conseil d’administration 🍁 L’état de la science, de la technologie et de l’innovation au Canada 2025 : Perspectives provinciales 📰 Dans l’actualité www.rapports-cac.ca/lavance-2026...
L’Avance
Dans ce numéro : Le CAC accueille deux nouveaux membres à son conseil d’administration Le...
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In the July issue of The Advance: 👥 CCA welcomes two new members to its Board of Directors 🍁 The State of Science, Technology, and Innovation in Canada 2025: Provincial insights 📰 In the news www.cca-reports.ca/the-advance-...
The Advance
In this edition: CCA welcomes two new members to its Board of Directors The CCA...
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Could 'biophotons' represent a new signalling mechanism in cells? Or be used to diagnose disease? go.nature.com/44OuH29
All living things emit a faint glow. Could this light be useful?
Ultra-weak ‘biophotons’ might be used to diagnose disease, or could even represent a new signalling mechanism in cells.
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📅 Save the date! The Metascience 2027 conference will be held in Montreal on June 14–16, 2027. Metascience 2027 is a global gathering for knowledge sharing, community building, and opportunities to define research and intervention priorities to improve science.
Save the Date: Metascience 2027 Set for Montreal
The Tanenbaum Open Science Institute and Center for Open Science (COS) are bringing the Metascience 2027 conference to Montreal on June 14–16, 2027.
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Vaccine mis‑ and disinformation isn’t just a threat to public health, but also to our autonomy, Kari Pahlman and Diego S. Silva write. This article and more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth
Vaccine mis- and disinformation isn’t just a threat to public health, but also to our autonomy
Vaccine mis- and disinformation isn’t just a threat to public health, but also to our autonomy
When we are mis- or disinformed, it is difficult to act with autonomy. We may make decisions that do not align with our beliefs, even when we seem to be acting voluntarily.
theconversation.com
Bacteria can gain dozens of extra copies of resistance genes through a hidden DNA-linking amplification mechanism. It appears far more common than expected and may speed adaptation to antibiotics. doi.org/hccvks
Hidden DNA copying may give bacteria a faster route to antibiotic resistance
The dangers of antibiotic overuse have become increasingly clear in recent decades. Excessive use accelerates the evolution of bacterial resistance to antibiotics, raising the alarming prospect of infections that no longer respond to existing drugs and pose a serious threat to public health.
phys.org
"On Friday, wildfires in Spain overran one of three observatories the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration uses to connect with spacecraft, including Voyager 1, the James Webb Space Telescope, and the recently completed Artemis mission around the Moon." www.wired.com/story/spanis...
One of NASA’s Most Important Deep Space Observatories Hit by Spanish Wildfires
Flames burned through the Deep Space Communications Complex near Madrid, but NASA has been unable to assess the damage as a wildfire emergency grips the region.
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Non-Nunavummiut Canadians don’t have the same ability to open businesses that operate hunting, fishing, trapping and wilderness tourism, or ventures involved in the sale of live animals, hides, skins and fur-skins nunavutnews.com/2026/07/25/n...
Nunavut scores lowest in Canada for internal trade barriers due to hunting and fishing protections - Nunavut News
Separate safety training and not recognizing out-of-territory products also a factor
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Sentinelles du Nunavik : une introduction au monde scientifique pour de jeunes autochtones ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/227...
Introduction au monde scientifique pour des jeunes inuit
L’Insectarium de Montréal a engagé 18 jeunes inuit pour récolter des insectes sur leurs territoires dans le cadre du projet de recherche Les sentinelles du Nunavik.
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