Infectious disease outbreaks in African countries are, unfortunately, all too common. Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or Uganda; Marburg…
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For the first time, astronomers have captured images that show a star consuming one of its planets. The star, named…
Like most people I check my emails in the morning, wading through a combination of work requests, spam and news…
Whether it’s Facebook’s News Feed or TikTok’s For You page, social media algorithms are constantly making behind-the-scenes decisions to boost…
There is a growing movement among Gen Z to do away with smartphones and revert back to “less smart” phones like old-school…
Most diamonds are formed deep inside Earth and brought close to the surface in small yet powerful volcanic eruptions of…
On March 22, 2023, thousands of researchers and tech leaders – including Elon Musk and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak –…
The technology to decode our thoughts is drawing ever closer. Neuroscientists at the University of Texas have for the first…
Between March 2020 and June 2022, families in Toronto experienced some of the longest lockdowns in the world. Ontario schools closed…
Silicon solar cells are an established technology for the generation of electricity from the sun. But they take a lot…