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Massive piece of Chinese rocket barrelling out of control toward Earth

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China says there is little threat of rocket causing harm as it returns to Earth

China says the upper stage of its Long March 5B rocket that launched the core module of its space station will mostly burn up on re-entry, posing little threat to people and property on the ground.

Genetically modified grass can suck toxic explosives out of the ground

Radio Quirks & Quarks May 7

Animals 'rarely avoid' mating with relatives, new study says

Radio Quirks & Quarks May 7

Listen to the Ingenuity helicopter humming through the Martian air

Bird-like dinosaur could hunt in total darkness, pointing to thriving prehistoric 'nightlife'

Under the cover of darkness in desert habitats about 70 million years ago, in what is today Mongolia and northern China, a gangly looking dinosaur employed excellent night vision and superb hearing to thrive as a menacing pint-sized nocturnal predator.

Reusable takeout options are popping up across Canada

In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at innovations in reusable takeout containers and why some food lovers are taking beef off their menus.

DNA used to ID sailor from doomed 1845 Franklin Expedition with living relative

The 1845 Franklin Expedition to find the fabled Northwest Passage in the Canadian Arctic resulted in the deaths of nearly 130 sailors, and left more questions than answers. But 176 years later, a DNA match has identified the skeletal remains of a sailor aboard HMS Erebus.

Canada Thunder Bay May 7

Free divers stumble upon illegal crab traps off Vancouver beach

Canada British Columbia May 7

Albertans are hot for solar right now, even with the pandemic pinch

Canada Calgary May 7

'Goodwill' money from proposed nuclear waste site pours into declining Ontario farm town. What if it stops?

Canada London May 7

Astronauts with disabilities can apply to Europe's space agency for 1st time

Nicole Mortillaro

Homesteading lifestyle making a comeback in New Brunswick

Alexandre Silberman

Canada New Brunswick May 6

SpaceX finally nails the landing of the rocket that will take humans to the moon

Nicole Mortillaro

Tree poaching on Vancouver Island prompts spike in forest patrols

Canada British Columbia May 6

Antigonish's green dreams include net-zero carbon emissions

Canada Nova Scotia May 6

Cougar believed to be responsible for B.C. attack has been killed, conservation service says

Canada British Columbia May 6

U.S. supports waiving intellectual property rules for COVID-19 vaccines

Trillions of cicadas from Brood X set to emerge

9 babies born to Malian mother 'all doing well'

'It's powerful': London, Ont., woman finds 2 ancient weapon tips in her garden

Sofia Rodriguez

Canada London May 5

Stalled project reveals archeological conflict between First Nations and B.C. government

Canada British Columbia May 5

Deer Lake family, park developer butt heads over environmental concerns

Colleen Connors

Canada Nfld. & Labrador May 5

U.K. man delighted that a mother duck returned to his 9th-floor balcony to hatch her eggs

Radio As It Happens May 5

Woman airlifted to hospital after cougar attack in B.C.'s Fraser Valley

Canada British Columbia May 5

'New normal' in the United States is half a degree hotter than it was 20 years ago

Not available in Canada: A look at COVID-19 vaccine tech from China, India and Cuba

Children born in Sarnia more likely to develop asthma than those in Windsor or London, study indicates

Canada London May 4

New Russian film on Chornobyl nuclear disaster skips the coverup, focuses on heroes

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