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BEYOND LOCAL: From besting Tetris AI to epic speedruns – inside gaming’s most thrilling feats

BEYOND LOCAL: From besting Tetris AI to epic speedruns – inside gaming’s most thrilling feats

Despite the stereotypes, most gamers are anything but lazy. And they’re anything but mindless
BEYOND LOCAL: Rise in fishing-related shark deaths worldwide despite more anti-finning laws: study

BEYOND LOCAL: Rise in fishing-related shark deaths worldwide despite more anti-finning laws: study

Around one-third of the sharks killed between 2012 and 2019 belonged to species facing extinction, study authors say
BEYOND LOCAL: Hopes remain for Rideau Canal Skateway opening after last year’s historic closure

BEYOND LOCAL: Hopes remain for Rideau Canal Skateway opening after last year’s historic closure

For the skateway to open, the canal needs at least 30 centimetres of ice, which demands 10 to 14 days of weather between -10 C and -20 C
BEYOND LOCAL: Earth isn’t the only planet with seasons, but they can look wildly different on other worlds

BEYOND LOCAL: Earth isn’t the only planet with seasons, but they can look wildly different on other worlds

Since seasons come from variations in how much sunlight reaches the planet’s surface, a planet that’s perfectly aligned wouldn’t have seasons
BEYOND LOCAL: NASA delays Artemis II moon mission

BEYOND LOCAL: NASA delays Artemis II moon mission

Artemis II will be pushed back to September 2025 from its intended launch this November
CANADA: Canadian men's figure skating championship a wide-open race

CANADA: Canadian men's figure skating championship a wide-open race

Canadian champions in men's and women's singles, pairs and ice dance will be crowned after Saturday's free skates at WinSport Arena
BEYOND LOCAL: Avian flu feared in Canadian polar bears after disease kills bear in Alaska

BEYOND LOCAL: Avian flu feared in Canadian polar bears after disease kills bear in Alaska

It's not clear yet how far the virus has spread among Arctic mammals. Alaska has found it in red foxes, a black bear and a Kodiak bear
BEYOND LOCAL: Invasive clover in Yukon can help clean mine water, even in the cold: researcher

BEYOND LOCAL: Invasive clover in Yukon can help clean mine water, even in the cold: researcher

Belansky's work at Yukon University focused on bacteria that can remove nitrates from mine water by converting the contaminant into gas. But doing that most effectively depended on finding the right source of nutrients for the bacteria
BEYOND LOCAL: White rhino gives birth to calf at Toronto Zoo after 11 years in the facility

BEYOND LOCAL: White rhino gives birth to calf at Toronto Zoo after 11 years in the facility

A white rhino calf was born at the Toronto Zoo this week. Zoo officials say a rhino named Sabi gave birth to a healthy calf just before 8 a.m. on Thursday. This is the 14-year-old rhino's first calf.
BEYOND LOCAL: From the Moon’s south pole to an ice-covered ocean world, several exciting space missions are slated for launch in 2024

BEYOND LOCAL: From the Moon’s south pole to an ice-covered ocean world, several exciting space missions are slated for launch in 2024

The following articlke, written by Ali M.