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After decades of controversy, one of the worst toxic waste dumps in Canada is finally being cleaned up.

Researchers at Newfoundland’s Fisheries and Marine Institute use a huge flume tank to test various designs of shrimping nets.

In their quest for bigger air, skiers and snowboarders at Whistler Mountain use a giant inflatable bag as the landing pad for their extreme practice jumps.

Physicist John Swain demonstrates the wierd phenomenon that allows water to form a fairly stong bridge.

With 200 to 300 flights per day, Scotland’s oil rigs need to ensure that their helicopter landing pads are safe and secure.

Ed Robertson goes to the University of Toronto to learn how to pole vault.

An elite military dive team that specializes in recovery scours Peugot Sound to clear out gill nets.

‘Catoms’ are small spherical computers that scientists hope to make small enough to build objects that can change size and shape.

Alon Bodner has developed a way to extract breathable air from ordinary water

Can you imagine living in less than 90 square feet as you sail around the world?