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The Tablelands in Gros Morne National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is one of the most unique landscapes in the world — and its orange peridotite rocks could hold the secret to finding life on Mars.  Despite high pH levels, Penny Morrill and her team found bacteria in the …

A biologist at Cape Breton University is hoping a piece of technology used to keep people safe in the pandemic can help protect Nova Scotia’s oysters against the effects of warming waters.  Spread of parasite becoming ‘more of a concern’ as waters warm, Rod Beresford says. A biologist at Cape …

People keep predicting that each wave of new technology will mean humans can put their feet up. It hasn’t happened yet. Some economists and anthropologists who study the subject say even with the arrival of artificial intelligence, humans will remain integral to making the world go round.  Humans are fundamental …

As artificial intelligence becomes more common in university classrooms, some professors are weighing the benefits — and downsides — of students using it for research projects.  2 professors weigh in on how large-language models may help — or hinder — student research. As artificial intelligence becomes more common in university …

In this week’s issue of our environment newsletter, we look at the carbon capture potential of the world’s oceans and what effect beavers are having in the Arctic (spoiler: it’s not good). Also: Humidity can make apartments unsafe in a heat wave. Our planet is changing. So is our journalism. …

NASA said Thursday that the study of UFOs will require new scientific techniques, including advanced satellites as well as a shift in how unexplained sightings are perceived.  Independent panel says no evidence found that unidentified anomalous phenomena had extraterrestrial origin. NASA said Thursday that the study of UFOs will require …

More than 80 per cent of B.C.’s water basins are experiencing level 4 or 5 drought conditions, with salmon in many parts of the province struggling to make it to their spawning grounds. More than 80% of B.C.’s water basins are experiencing level 4 or 5 drought conditions. Biologists are …

Fisheries and Oceans Canada whale researchers recently spotted one of the largest pods of orca whales ever reported off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador. DFO researchers observe one of the largest pods recorded since data collection began in 1700s. Whale researchers with the federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans …

Monash University has found that increased awareness of the advantages of generative AI has also posed a threat to skill development across the globe. As generative AI applications such as ChatGPT become more convenient for learners and educators, academic integrity is being challenged, it said. AI has the ability to …

Inside that heart is the Bootes supercluster of galaxies, which is surrounded by a vast void sometimes called ‘the Great Nothing.’ Astronomers have discovered the first “bubble of galaxies,” a nearly unimaginably massive cosmic structure thought to be a fossilized remnant from just after the Big Bang sitting in our …