High temperatures linked to fewer male births in Africa and India, but for very different reasons
A sweeping new study analysing nearly five million births across sub-Saharan Africa and India has found that high temperatures during pregnancy are linked to fewer male births — and the reasons differ dramatically between the two regions. Researchers from the
James Webb Telescope Charts Uranus Mysterious Upper Atmosphere for the First Time
For the first time, scientists have mapped the upper atmosphere of Uranus in three dimensions — and the findings are pulling back the curtain on one of the solar system’s most puzzling worlds. The research, led by PhD student Paola
I asked AI to find Canada on a map. Here are the results.
By Rohana Rezel I asked the world’s most widely used AI chatbots, ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude, to find Canada on a map. It seemed like a reasonable test of spatial reasoning, the kind of thing that should be trivial for
Oldest known wooden tools unearthed at Greek archaeological site
An international team of researchers from Germany, the United Kingdom, and Greece has discovered in Megalopoli the oldest known wooden tools used by humans. The study, led by Professor Katerina Harvati, director of the Senckenberg Centre for Human Evolution and
It just hit 4°C in Canada’s Arctic. In January.
The subarctic is experiencing spring temperatures in the dead of winter and nobody seems to be screaming loud enough about it Whitehorse hit 4°C on Friday evening. Four degrees Celsius. In mid-January. At 7 PM on January 16th, while it
Diabetes drug Shows Promise as Prostate Cancer Treatment
A recent international study involving researchers at Umeå University in Sweden has discovered that a type 2 diabetes medication may help slow prostate cancer progression. The research found that drugs regulating the PPARγ protein (peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma) played a
Earthquake rattles Vancouver
An earthquake registering 5.1 on the Richter scale has struck off the coast of British Columbia, approximately 36 km northeast of South Pender Harbour and 55 km northeast of City of Vancouver. The seismic event occurred at 1:26 PM local
Testosterone worsens heart attack damage, study finds
Testosterone significantly worsens heart attack outcomes by triggering a surge in white blood cells potentially explaining why men often face more severe cardiac damage than women, according to a groundbreaking study from Sweden. Researchers at the University of Gothenburg found
Depression drives sugar cravings, study finds
Depression doesn’t just affect mood — it changes how people eat, with new research showing that patients significantly favor carbohydrate-rich foods even when their overall appetite decreases. The groundbreaking study, published in Psychological Medicine, challenges previous assumptions about the relationship
Drinking ketones improves heart health, study finds
A drink containing ketones could be the key to improving heart health in people with type 2 diabetes, according to groundbreaking research from British scientists. In a study published Wednesday in the Journal of Applied Physiology, researchers at the University
