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1. App scans faces of pub patrons to guess age, gender
   
   

   A new app is being launched this weekend that will scan the faces of patrons in 25 bars across San Francisco to determine their ages and genders.

2. SpaceX rocket launch aborted in last half-second
   
   

   A new private supply ship for the International Space Station remains stuck on the ground after rocket engine trouble led to a last-second abort of the historic flight.

3. Is private industry ready for space?
   
   

   SpaceX is set to make history with its launch in May, as a number of private companies in the U.S are trying to reach above Earth's atmosphere

4. Chris Hadfield prepares for 'pinnacle' in space
   
   

   Astronaut Chris Hadfield has spent the past four years preparing to pliot a Russian rocket to the ISS, where he will be the first Canadian to command the multi-national orbiting station.

5. Facebook closes just above $38 IPO price
   
   

   Facebook CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg took the company public on Friday but the stock price closed just barely above its IPO price as stock markets closed.

6. Disease-resistant elms aim of Canadian research
   
   

   Scientists at the University of Guelph are cloning elm trees they believe are resistant to Dutch elm disease, a fungus that has devastated the North American elm tree population.

7. Ultra-Orthodox Jews mull internet's risks at huge forum
   
   

   Ultra-Orthodox Jews who believe that the internet threatens their way of life have rented a baseball stadium for a massive gathering on how they might embrace modern technology.

8. Vulva images in France are among oldest cave art
   
   

   Rock engravings and traces of painting discovered in southwest France are believed to be from at least 37,000 years ago, making them among the world's oldest cave art.

9. Meal times determine weight gain in mice
   
   

   Mice that could only eat for eight out of every 24 hours stayed healthy, while those allowed to snack all day long on the same foods gained weight and lost motor skills, a new study reports.

10. Perfect lamb chop is Aussie scientists' goal
    
    

    Researchers in Western Australia are using medical technology to work out which rams and ewes will breed the best lambs for eating.

11. Guzoo wolves allegedly poisoned at private Alberta zoo
    
    

    The owners of Guzoo, a private zoo in central Alberta, are waiting for a necropsy to find out how two wolves died but suspect they were poisoned.

12. Partial solar eclipse in Canada on Sunday
    
    

    Canadians will be able to view a partial solar eclipse on Sunday, though the viewing gets better the further west in the country you are.

13. 800-year-old cedar taken from B.C. park
    
    

    A giant 800-year-old red cedar tree has been poached from a provincial park on southern Vancouver Island, but the culprits who repeatedly returned to the site to hack it down may never be brought to justice.

14. Budget cuts claim famed freshwater research facility
    
    

    A famous research facility in Ontario that pioneered investigations into acid rain is the latest victim of federal budget cuts.

15. Paralyzed woman controls robotic arm with her mind
    
    

    Using only her thoughts, a Massachusetts woman paralyzed for 15 years directed a robotic arm to pick up a bottle of coffee and bring it to her lips, researchers report.