N.L. institution says due diligence on OceanGate wasn't necessary prior to Titan implosion

N.L. institution says due diligence on OceanGate wasn't necessary prior to Titan implosion

The Marine Institute and OceanGate signed a partnership in early 2023, but it remains unclear if the Memorial University campus knew the ill-fated Titan submersible was unregulated, unclassed and uncertified.

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Nova Scotia biologist adapting COVID-19 technology to detect oyster disease

Nova Scotia biologist adapting COVID-19 technology to detect oyster disease

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.

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After dismal start, UN hosts 'halftime summit' in bid to save development plan

After dismal start, UN hosts 'halftime summit' in bid to save development plan

After a dismal start, the UN is hosting a "halftime summit" about its 15-year plan to meet a series of human-development targets by 2030. Delegates will try to focus on problems like extreme poverty and gender equality while watching for sparks between the representatives of Ukraine and Russia.

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This pediatrician has a stark warning about the risks of 'anti-science'

This pediatrician has a stark warning about the risks of 'anti-science'

A pediatrician, author and co-inventor of a low-cost COVID-19 vaccine warns that the anti-vaccine movement has morphed into a political force that threatens the world's gains against deadly childhood infections like measles.

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Cement is everywhere. The industry is turning to carbon capture to curb emissions, and it's not alone

Cement is everywhere. The industry is turning to carbon capture to curb emissions, and it's not alone

Cement is ubiquitous, but the process of making it emits carbon into the atmosphere. The industry says there's no easy way to avoid that, which is why it's turning to carbon capture and storage technology as a way to decarbonize.

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Can the free market ensure artificial intelligence won't wipe out human workers?

Can the free market ensure artificial intelligence won't wipe out human workers?

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.

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Whale scientists capture the sights and sounds of a baby sperm whale birth for the first time

Whale scientists capture the sights and sounds of a baby sperm whale birth for the first time

Scientists are using machine learning to decode and eventually translate how sperm whales communicate with Morse code-like clicks and pauses.

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Electric vehicles could save thousands of lives by reducing pollution, new study finds

Electric vehicles could save thousands of lives by reducing pollution, new study finds

Researchers calculated that if 30 per cent of vehicles in Chicago currently running on combustion engines were converted to electric, the reduction in pollution would save billions in health care costs every year. 

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Artificial intelligence is being used in university classes. How it's being used matters, say profs

Artificial intelligence is being used in university classes. How it's being used matters, say profs

As artificial intelligence becomes more common in university classrooms, some professors are weighing the benefits — and downsides — of students using it for research projects.

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What does a mummy smell like? Woodsy and sweet, with 'note of pistachio'

What does a mummy smell like? Woodsy and sweet, with 'note of pistachio'

Scientists have recreated the scent of the embalming fluid used to preserve a noblewoman more than 3,500 years ago — and they say it's quite lovely, indeed.

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2 grizzlies follow hikers down trail for 20 minutes in Banff National Park

2 grizzlies follow hikers down trail for 20 minutes in Banff National Park

Two large grizzly bears followed 13 hikers down a trail in Banff National Park for 20 minutes — with one even making a few quick runs at the group.

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