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Egypt announces ceasefire between Israel, Hamas
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A week of intense fighting between Hamas and the Israeli military drew to a close on Nov. 21 with the signing of a ceasefire agreement between the two sides.
The short document totaled well under...
Astronomy round-up: Super-Earths, broken satellites, and rogue planets
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Astronomers have been doing brisk business over the last few weeks. Recently there have been a number of important discoveries about the nature of our universe. Here’s a roundup of three of them.
Researchers led...
Rat Poison Toxic to Birds: Use of blood-thinning agent to be...
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An article produced by the journal Nature recently took a look at a variety of rodent poisons that ecotoxicologists are increasingly finding present in “non-target” wildlife species.
Recent research has brought to light just how...
Christmas Bird Count 2012: Citizen science event to take place on...
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Since the winter of 1900, amateur and experienced birdwatchers alike have participated in the annual Christmas Bird Count (CBC).
Ornithologist Frank Chapman started this ambitious citizen science project by enlisting members of the public to...
Feeling lonely? Altered brain structure may contribute to social loneliness
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Everyone experiences feelings of intense loneliness. However, there is a difference between feeling lonely and being lonely. In a recent study published in Current Biology, Rhyota Kanai et al. define loneliness as a “distressing...
Man collapses in University Centre – Thursday, November 22, 2012
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At approximately 3:00 pm this afternoon an unidentified male collapsed just outside the food court in University Centre on the University of Manitoba’s Fort Garry Campus.
Police and paramedics arrived shortly thereafter and spent around...
Agriculture student competing for award in New York
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University of Manitoba student Brett Sheffield made it to the final round of the Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA) competition in New York City on Nov. 16.
Sheffield, a student in the faculty of agriculture,...



