Credit: Cell (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2025.07.022 A new study led by University of Toronto researchers has shown that immune cells in the gut follow an atypical pathway to produce antibodies that…
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A wolf raided a crab trap. Was it tool use or just canine cunning?
One damp spring evening last year, a wolf hauled a crab trap ashore off the central Pacific coast of British Columbia. The rangy animal made a delectable meal of the…
Mars spacecraft images pinpoint comet 3I/ATLAS’s path with 10x higher accuracy: This could help us protect Earth someday
The path of comet 3I/ATLAS through the solar system has been predicted with an accuracy 10 times greater than previous estimates, thanks to images taken by a European Space Agency…
This parasitic ant tricks workers into committing matricide
Overtaking a throne sometimes takes a touch of matricide. Some newly mated ant queens sneak into other ant colonies and spray their queens with a liquid that sends workers into a…
How do you fire someone into the sun?
Firing our villain straight at the Sun results in a big miss. Credit: Michael Brown, CC BY To point a rocket directly at the sun and hit would require great…
Don’t stress out about overeating during the holidays – a dietitian explains how a day of indulgence won’t harm your overall health
For many, holidays are synonymous with quality time and long-standing traditions. Typically laden with delicious foods, it’s not uncommon to eat more during the holidays than you usually would. You…
How early morning practices affect college athletes’ sleep, data suggest
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A study using more than 27,000 sleep records of collegiate athletes provides the best evidence to date that early morning team practices take a toll on…
Physician responses to patient expectations can affect their income
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Physician responses to patient expectations can affect physician incomes and may help explain lower incomes for many women, racialized, and immigrant physicians, found a new study…
Media professor says AI’s superior ability to formulate thoughts for us weakens our ability to think critically
Credit: CC0 Public Domain AI’s superior ability to formulate thoughts and statements for us weakens our judgment and ability to think critically, says media professor Petter Bae Brandtzæg. No one…
How do ‘AI detection’ tools actually work? And are they effective?
Credit: JUSTIN JOSEPH from Pexels As nearly half of all Australians say they have recently used artificial intelligence (AI) tools, knowing when and how they’re being used is becoming more…
