Unique Canadian fungus 'bank' with thousands of specimens saved by family foundation | CBC News A unique collection of microscopic fungi used for Canadian medical and biodiversity research has been saved from being shipped overseas.

Fungus is among us. Canada's fungus bank!

www.cbc.ca/news/science...

Chariots of Fire - Wikipedia

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What about the women? Has anyone reported on the facilities they are placed in?

YouTube video by danfalkscience Get ready for the total solar eclipses of Aug. 12, 2026 and Aug. 2, 2027!

Six months from today, lucky folks in Iceland and Span will get to see a total solar #eclipse! Please enjoy my video, aimed at helping people plan for the big day in August, and also for the *next* eclipse, in 2027! 🌞🌗🌍 :)
youtu.be/99qmRY55iFE?...

How much energy is released when supermassive black holes collide? The collision of supermassive black holes shakes the entire cosmos, hard

Hey, if you want your mind absolutely crushed into dust today then read my article at Scientific American about how much energy is released when two supermassive black holes collide. To borrow from Douglas Adams, it's the best bang since the big one.

www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...

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Moderna Won’t Run Phase III Vaccine Trials as Skepticism Grows in US: Bloomberg Growing opposition to vaccines in the U.S., driven by recent government policy changes, makes it difficult to see a return on investment in vaccine development, Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel said this w...

More details. www.biospace.com/business/mod...

Moderna Cans 3 mRNA Vaccines, Secures $1.5B Loan in Quest for 10% Growth Amid an aggressive savings push, Moderna has cut three assets and taken on a loan to increase “flexibility.”

This article from November 2025 says #Moderna was already doing significant cost-cutting, looking for additional funding, doing international layoffs and reducing some (but not all) of the mRNA vaccine work. The back story might be more complicated. www.biospace.com/business/mod...

Our cat can open cupboards and drawers, can slide open the screen door, plays fetch, comes when he's called, goes to the treat cupboard when he wants a treat, pushes his bowl around when he wants food, and is good on short walks with a leash and harness. I think research studies underestimate cats.

NASA is about to send people to the moon — in a spacecraft not everyone thinks is safe to fly | CNN As the four-person crew of Artemis II prepares to launch on a historic mission around the moon as soon as February, some experts are worried about the Orion spacecraft’s heat shield.

Moon mission.
www.cnn.com/2026/01/23/s...

During the Canada-US mega snow storm, try to put food out out in sheltered spaces for our fine feathered friends.

They built wind turbines to make power — but under the sea, they “produce” something no one expected Offshore turbines with nature‑inclusive Reef Cubes help restore oceans, boosting marine life as Dutch wind farms show clean energy can heal underwater ecosystems.

They built wind turbines to make power — but under the sea, they “produce” something no one expected
www.ecoportal.net/en/turbines-...

Time to play Can You Spot the Neighbor's Car?
#Snowmageddon

Lots of ice and snow in your area? If you can, put some feed out for birds and other wildlife. They can't forage in this.

If they're getting support from another regime, there could be other issues...

Me and all my friends...

Trump Officials Discussed $500M Alberta Independence Loan, Separatist Claims Private details from a Washington D.C., meeting about Alberta becoming the 51st state were revealed at a separatism event attended by DeSmog.

Careful #Alberta. A separation vote would be a vote to become the 51st state -- willing or not. That means other interests controlling natural resources, oil, etc. And, it would drag the rest of Canada with you.
www.desmog.com/2025/07/22/t...

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Ottawa plotting a high stakes clean energy strategy After dismantling many of the climate policies put in place by the previous government, Prime Minister Mark Carney has quietly directed his government to craft a national electricity strategy.

🇨🇦⚡️ Canada is set to rollout a national clean electricity strategy this year as a "critical" part of the country's climate strategy, @nationalobserver.com reports.

#cdnpoli #energytransition #climateaction

What, the Stones? (Hehehehehe)

Our brains are *messed up*. And I have to wonder how many myths and legends owe their origins to things like this.

[via @surlyamy.bsky.social]

Buy Canadian. Buy European.

Cow astonishes scientists with rare tool use The discovery suggests cows may have far greater cognitive abilities than previously assumed.

Nature imitates Larson

Read Mark Carney's full speech on middle powers navigating a rapidly changing world | CBC News Read the full text of Prime Minister Mark Carney's speech about a shakeup of the global order and role of middle powers at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

I've never been moved by a political speech before. But wow. Canada's PM at #DAVOs. btw he used to be head of the Bank of Canada, and the Bank of England. His book Values shows how much of a philosopher he is, and he's big on human values. A realist. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

The rate of global sea level rise doubled during the past three decades - Communications Earth & Environment Global mean sea level rise amounted to 4.5 mm per year as a result of warming oceans and melting land ice, more than twice the rate of 2.1 mm/year observed at the start of satellite data in 1993, base...

The rate of global mean sea level rise has increased from ~2.1 mm/year in 1993 to ~4.5 mm/year in 2023. www.nature.com/articles/s43...

Tiny robots swim, sense, and report temperature through small movements Tiny robots smaller than cells can swim, sense surroundings, and decode temperature through miniature dance-like movements

Introducing functioning robots smaller than a grain of sand.
The future: we are here.
www.techradar.com/pro/this-aut...

Coldest New Year's Day in over a decade possible across Ontario and - The Weather Network A blip of Arctic air has set the tone for 2026, bringing some of the coldest New Year's Day temperatures in years to central and eastern Canada, with the chill spreading far beyond the border.

Parts of Canada could ring in 2026 with one of the coldest New Year's Day temperatures in more than a decade! 🥶

https://ow.ly/LuFS50XQnpR

Microsoft blocks Israel’s use of its technology in mass surveillance of Palestinians Exclusive: Tech firm ends military unit’s access to AI and data services after Guardian reveals secret spy project

How private are phone calls? "Unit 8200 had built an indiscriminate new system allowing its intelligence officers to collect, play back and analyse the content of cellular calls of an entire population." #technology #Azure www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

Snow? FEED THE BIRDS. They're really hungry

The CRA spent $18M on 'Charlie,' a new tax information chatbot that is wrong most of the time The Canada Revenue Agency paid $18 million for a chatbot the auditor general says give her team the wrong answer 66 per cent of the time.

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) paid $18 million for a chatbot named Charlie, which the auditor general reported gave her team the wrong answer 66% of the time.

The chatbot's responses were found to be brief and lacking context, with only 2 out of 6 questions answered accurately.

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