4 affordable housing strategies that are working in Canada
Cities like Vienna or Singapore are often referenced in news headlines proposing solutions for Canada’s…
AI is closer than ever to passing the Turing test for ‘intelligence’. What happens when it does?
In 1950, British computer scientist Alan Turing proposed an experimental method for answering the question:…
Ancient Egypt had far more venomous snakes than the country today, according to our new study of a scroll
How much can the written records of ancient civilisations tell us about the animals they…
Why is space so dark even though the universe is filled with stars?
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What to know about Australia’s most common flies and how to keep them away
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How they evolved to cope with climate change-driven dietary shifts
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Scientists can’t agree on when the first animals evolved – our research hopes to end the debate
There are estimated to be nearly 8 million species of animals living today, making up…
Nasa reveals evidence of water and carbon in sample delivered to Earth from an asteroid
On September 24 this year, a Nasa capsule parachuted down to Earth carrying a precious…
Israel’s Iron Dome air defense system works well – here’s how Hamas got around it
Because of its unique national security challenges, Israel has a long history of developing highly…
Cars are a ‘privacy nightmare on wheels’. Here’s how they get away with collecting and sharing your data
Cars with internet-connected features are fast becoming all-seeing data-harvesting machines – a so-called “privacy nightmare…