With the global population set to reach 8 billion people next week, Robin Maynard argues that investment in family planning, gender equality and education would have a profound positive impact…
We are still struggling to account for consciousness. A new hypothesis by psychologist Nicholas Humphrey challenges the basis of the discussion and argues sentience isn’t what we think Humans 9…
The Hubble Space Telescope has captured a distant star exploding earlier than ever before, allowing astronomers to watch the first eight days of a star’s violent death Space 9 November…
Nine people with lower body paralysis improved in their ability to walk after receiving electrical stimulation to the spine, with researchers then mapping the neurons that seemed to have promoted…
Environmentalists are calling Brazil’s presidential election of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, popularly known as Lula, a big win for the Amazon rain forest. The ecosystem suffered record high levels…
The U.S. can still meet its 2030 climate targets if Republicans are victorious on Election Day. That’s the message behind a new report by America is All In, a coalition…
When billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk completed his purchase of Twitter and pledged that “the bird is freed” last week, Felix Ndahinda saw a threat rising on the horizon. Ndahinda has…
In 2016, I (Catherine) was slated to give Canada’s statement as minister for environment and climate change at the COP 22 climate negotiations in Marrakesh. Instead, I decided to share…
Getting good answers from an artificial intelligence can be a tricky task, and now researchers have found that an AI is better at asking questions of another AI than people…
Cyberpunk, once a glittering picture of the future, now feels passe. A new adaption of sci-fi novel The Peripheral gives a fresh perspective on how tech could transform humanity, says…