A US startup plans to deliver ‘sunlight on demand’ after dark. Can it work? Would we want it to?

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A proposed constellation of satellites has astronomers very worried. Unlike satellites that reflect sunlight and produce light pollution as an unfortunate byproduct, the ones by US…

Child famine has reached the highest level in Gaza, with tens of thousands of kids affected—new study

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain More than 54,000 children aged under five in Gaza are suffering acute malnutrition, including more than 12,800 who are severely malnourished, according to a study published…

What could burst the AI bubble?

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Some of the world’s biggest tech firms have soared in value over the last year. As AI evolves at pace, there are hopes that it will…

Scams in the age of AI

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain As a college student, Gabriel Aguilar fell victim to an elaborate scam. The fraudsters posed as employers offering job opportunities that provided quick income. He completed…

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 181 — World Space Week

World Space Week – A UN-Established Global Celebration of Space – YouTube Watch On On Episode 181 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by…

A new scalable approach to realize a quantum communication network based on ytterbium-171 atoms

Science cell with tweezer forming objective lenses. Credit: Covey Lab. Quantum networks, systems consisting of connected quantum computers, quantum sensors or other quantum devices, hold the potential of enabling faster…

National pharmacare for contraception can’t wait

by Elizabeth Nethery, Amanda Black, Amanda K Downey, Laura Schummers, Wendy V. Norman, The Conversation Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Why should women in British Columbia, Manitoba, Prince Edward Island and…

People with ADHD may be more creative because they let their minds wander

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain New research confirms that ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) can be linked to increased creativity and suggests that this creativity is associated with a greater tendency…

Ancient coastal defences reveal 2,000 years of sea-level change

Archaeologists have uncovered a series of ancient wooden palisades off the coast of Grado in northeastern Italy, providing rare evidence of how sea levels along the Adriatic have changed since…

Elite Bronze Age burial complex unearthed at Yavneh-Yam

Archaeologists have announced the discovery of a Bronze Age burial complex during excavations at Israel’s coastal port of Yavneh-Yam. The discovery, published in the journal Antiquity, is a monumental rock-cut…