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Online Communities Rarely Focus on Politics, and Many Say It Should Stay That Way
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Horror films exploit how human vision works to deliver movies’ best scares
This article contains spoilers from popular horror movies and shows. Imagine you’re in the movie…
Honey bee hives have ‘living immune systems’ which defend against disease
Open a honey bee hive on a warm afternoon and the first thing you’ll notice…
Americans’ Use of Social Media in 2026
Many Americans use social media to connect with one another, engage with news content, share…
How drones and AI are rewriting the rules of modern warfare
Ukraine’s recent tensions with the United States highlight the importance of technology in contemporary warfare.…
Where does all the hardware go? The hidden environmental footprint of AI data centres
The Canadian government recently launched its Responsible Data Centre Development Principles, enabling the country to…
Americans’ Use of Internet, Broadband in 2026
The internet represents a fundamental shift in how Americans connect with one another, gather information…
Digital natives are buying electric cars as if they were smartphones
Until recently, buying a car meant obsessing over horsepower, transmission types and brand heritage. But…
Scientists are growing human brain tissue in living mice – could this make their welfare harder to assess?
What happens when scientists start changing the brain – the very system through which an…