The Aporia
The Aporia is an independent editorial project that collects news articles from 52 news sources (and growing). It analytically compares content from various publishers to draw connections and break down information to make the first look at a new topic clear.
Our goal is to help give you a straightforward first perspective on a new topic by giving you the information to do so rather than thinking for you. Our methodology is public and our mistakes are documented openly.
1,400 of the 2,583 articles collected in the last 24 hours are analysed so far. The newest stories may be missing some outlets until the rest are.
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Later this week, delegates from around the world will meet near Versailles, France, to decide whether to abandon the leap second for good. Introduced in 1972, leap seconds were added to keep atomic clocks aligned with Earth's rotation…
Joshua Kutryk, a Canadian astronaut, is two weeks into a six-month mission on the International Space Station (ISS) following his launch from Earth on October 1, 2026. During an interview with reporters in Longueuil, Quebec, Kutryk…
Bob McDonald, a longtime CBC science correspondent, has an asteroid named after him: 2006 XN67, now officially called Bobmcdonald. The asteroid was discovered by David Balam on December 12, 2006, using the Canada-France-Hawaii telescope in…
Canadian researchers, including Nichole Scheerer from Wilfrid Laurier University, are studying "decreased sound tolerance" (DST), a condition that includes misophonia, which causes intense irritation and even aggressive reactions to…
Canadian astronaut Joshua Kutryk, 44, has been aboard the International Space Station since October 1 as part of NASA's Crew 13 mission. Kutryk, who grew up in northern Alberta, expressed awe at seeing Earth from space, describing it as…
Canadian astronaut Joshua Kutryk, who is currently on the International Space Station, emphasizes that his presence highlights Canada's ability to contribute to advanced space exploration efforts. Kutryk, aged 44, began a six-month mission…
New research, published in Science, has decoded the DNA of 160 bison, creating an ancestral roadmap spanning 20,000 years. Before being hunted to near extinction, bison roamed North America by the millions. The study, involving nearly 40…
Researchers at the University of Alberta have discovered evidence suggesting a small raptor fed on an Albertosaurus, an apex predator related to Tyrannosaurus rex, which lived in what is now Alberta during the Late Cretaceous period. The…
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