This tool-wielding assassin turns its prey’s defenses into a trap

Add a little-known species of assassin bugs to the list of animals that can fashion and wield tools. And true to their name, the insects use that tool to draw…

Does the TikTok Grounding Trend Really Improve Sleep?

Summary: Grounding, or physically connecting the body to the Earth, has gained traction as a wellness trend, now even through high-tech mats and sheets designed to replicate direct Earth contact.…

New recommendations for regulating neurotechnology in Canada include protecting Indigenous rights

by Judy Illes, Bartha Knoppers, Jennifer Chandler, Ross Upshur and Vardit Ravitsky, The Conversation Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain With Canada’s federal election behind us, we can now focus on a…

What lessons in cyber resilience can be learned from the UK high street attacks?

In a visual sense, cyber resilient organizations are those that know how to shrink the circle of impact. Credit: World Economic Forum and the University of Oxford from Linkov, I.,&…

Twist of Light: New Tool May Unlock Gravity, Quantum Mechanics Link

Newswise — A team of physicists has uncovered a surprising new way to explore one of science’s greatest challenges: uniting the two fundamental theories that explain how our universe works…

Let’s use early milestones to stay focused on climate action 

Mukhtar Babayev is COP29 President and Azerbaijan’s Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources. It has been a noisy few months since the COP29 climate summit in Baku. Unpredictability, volatility, distraction…

Calorie counts on menus and food labels may not help consumers choose healthier foods, new research shows

Knowing the calorie content of foods does not help people understand which foods are healthier, according to a study I recently co-authored in the Journal of Retailing. When study participants…

Sci-fi cult classic ‘Event Horizon’ scares up a prequel comic series later this year and we can’t wait

British director Paul W.S. Anderson’s 1997 sci-fi horror flick “Event Horizon” has become a certified cult classic over the years and it’s considered one of the best space horror movies…

Opioid prescribing standards changed practices in British Columbia, but with caveats

Credit: CC0 Public Domain In an effort to curb misuse of opioids and prevent overdose deaths, the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia released a legally enforceable practice…

Archaeologists begin exploration of recently discovered Roman town

In 2024, archaeologists from AOC Archaeology, working on behalf of East Park Energy, discovered the remains of a Roman town south of Great Staunton in Cambridgeshire, England. East Park Energy…