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“The Tale of Genji,” often called Japan’s first novel, was written 1,000 years ago. Yet…
what China’s decision to send bears to the US reveals about its economy
A deal was signed between San Diego Zoo and China’s Wildlife Conservation Association in February…
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From the bristles of brushes to the porous surfaces of sponges, your makeup kit can…
How open source tech can make Canada’s immigration system fairer
Federal immigration minister Marc Miller recently announced the government is implementing a two-year cap on…
We discovered a ‘gentle touch’ molecule is essential for light tactile sensation in humans – and perhaps in individual cells
You were probably taught that we have five senses: sight, sound, smell, taste and touch.…
AI could transform ethics committees
The role of an ethics committee is to give advice on what should be done…
fire and rain affect how zebras, wildebeest and gazelles make the journey
Tanzania’s Serengeti ecosystem is like a time machine. As one of the world’s last remaining…
AI promised humanlike machines – in 1958
A roomsize computer equipped with a new type of circuitry, the Perceptron, was introduced to…
What is IVF? A nurse explains the evolving science and legality of in vitro fertilization
Since the overturning of Roe v. Wade in June 2022 ended the federal right to…
How climate change is messing up the ocean’s biological clock, with unknown long-term consequences
Every year in the mid-latitudes of the planet, a peculiar phenomenon known as the phytoplankton…