Temperatures in a patch of Antarctic moss can vary as much as an entire mountain range
If you were to wander along the parts of Antarctica that are ice-free, you might…
Coral reefs have orchestrated Earth’s climate for 250 million years
When we think of coral reefs, we picture bright fish, clear water and colourful corals.…
From earthquakes to wildfires, Canada is woefully ill-prepared for disasters
A fault line in Canada’s Yukon territory has stirred after more than 12,000 years of…
Down-ranking polarizing content lowers emotional temperature on social media – new research
Reducing the visibility of polarizing content in social media feeds can measurably lower partisan animosity.…
Can entrepreneurship be taught? Here’s the neuroscience
Despite countless programmes and initiatives, rates of entrepreneurial intention — a marker of how willing…
How scientists are growing computers from human brain cells – and why they want to keep doing it
As prominent artificial intelligence (AI) researchers eye limits to the current phase of the technology,…
what ancient hunter-gatherer genomes reveal
New genetic research is shedding light on some of the earliest chapters of our human…
Most normal matter in the universe isn’t found in planets, stars or galaxies – an astronomer explains where it’s distributed
If you look across space with a telescope, you’ll see countless galaxies, most of which…
Far-right extremists have been organizing online since before the internet – and AI is their next frontier
How can society police the global spread of online far-right extremism while still protecting free…
how voice recognition tech fails for Aboriginal English speakers
“I asked it to call one of my sisters, and it then started calling an…