What causes innocent-looking snow slopes to collapse? A physicist and skier explains, with tips for surviving
An avalanche swept up skiers at Lake Tahoe’s largest ski resort on Jan. 10, 2024,…
What if every germ hit you at the exact same time? An immunologist explains
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Digital replicas of patients can help them get healthy
In a laboratory in the Italian capital Rome, Marco Evangelos Biancolini and his team are poking…
Do they see what we see? Bees and wasps join humans in being tricked by illusions of quantity
If you’ve ever been tricked by a visual illusion, you know the feeling of disconnect…
Canadian schools need to address digital sexual violence in their curricula and policies
Technology-facilitated sexual violence (TFSV) is on the rise among Canadian youth. In an international study…
An international body will need to oversee AI regulation, but we need to think carefully about what it looks like
Artificial intelligence (AI) will have serious societal impact globally. So it is more urgent than…
I wrote a play for children about integrating the arts into STEM fields − here’s what I learned about encouraging creative, interdisciplinary thinking
Often, science and art are described as starkly different things. That narrative can start early…
Less than 10% of Australian scorpions are known to science. We’ve added two new species to the list
Scorpions are among the most ancient of land animals. Fossils indicate they were roaming the…
How much life has ever existed on Earth?
All organisms are made of living cells. While it is difficult to pinpoint exactly when…
Otters, beavers and other semiaquatic mammals keep clean underwater, thanks to their flexible fur
Underwater surfaces can get grimy as they accumulate dirt, algae and bacteria, a process scientists…