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TORONTO -- From the depths of the Northwest Passage to Baffin Island and beyond, science has stalled in the Arctic. The pandemic that has gripped the world is also wiping out a full field season of research in the northernmost region of Canada. Source

On a crisp December afternoon, as the sun slowly fell behind the nearby Sawatch Range, Addie and Jude Schuenemeyer stared at a nearly dead tree, a few apples dangling off its last living branch. "In that moment, I felt hope," recalls Addie. Source

The U.S. Commerce Department will roll out a ban of transactions in the United States using TikTok and WeChat starting Sunday. The order Friday was put into place, according to Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, to "combat China's malicious collection of American citizens' personal data. Source

The U.S. Commerce Department plans to restrict access to TikTok and WeChat on Sunday as the Trump administration's executive orders against the two apps are set to take effect. The Department said Friday that as of Sunday, any moves to distribute or maintain WeChat or TikTok on an app store will be prohibited. Source

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Commerce Department said Friday it will ban Chinese-owned TikTok and WeChat from U.S. app stores on Sunday and will saddle the apps with technical restrictions that could seriously limit their functionality in the U.S. Source

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Commerce Department said Friday it will ban Chinese-owned TikTok and WeChat from U.S. app stores on Sunday and will bar the apps from accessing essential internet services in the U.S. - a move that could effectively wreck the operation of both Chinese services for U.S. Source

Male and female whale sharks — filter-feeding marine behemoths — grow at different rates, with females doing so more slowly but getting much larger than the guys, according to research that offers deeper insight into the biology of Earth's largest fish. Source

If you've ever wondered what exactly lies beneath the linen wrappings of ancient mummies, a new exhibit at the Royal Ontario Museum uses modern technology to peel through the layers and reveal the remains — all without unravelling their bandages. Source

LETHBRIDGE -- Researchers at the University of Lethbridge are developing new testing equipment that will pave the way for exploring deep outer space, and possibly future moon landings. The Astronomical Instrumentation Group at the University of Lethbridge has received funding to build a large facility cryostat that would be able to evaluate the performance of instruments destined for space exploration. Source

A paleontologist in Montana has "uncovered" a connection between the painted dinosaurs of Drumheller and the fabulous outfits worn by drag queen RuPaul. Amy Atwater is the collections manager for the Museum of the Rockies in Bozeman, Mont. She visited Drumheller in 2017 while in Calgary for a paleontology convention and took a lot of selfies with the painted dinosaur statues all over Drumheller. Source