Peter Guest Business Jul 6, 2023 2:00 AM How to Win a War With Trucks, Trolls, and Tourniquets Ukraine’s armed forces rely on a human chain of fundraisers, keyboard warriors, and drivers to supply everything from drones to combat medicine. Illustration: Mark Harris Ukraine: 500 Days of Resistance How a …
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The urban mosquito is thriving farther north than it’s ever been, and scientists are worried
The Culex pipiens is thriving in Alberta. Now experts are trying to figure out what that means, and what the implications are when it comes to the spread of the West Nile virus. Pest known to carry West Nile virus is now being seen in the Prairies In an Edmonton …
Read More »Canada’s Tornado Alley may be moving from Prairies to Ontario-Quebec, warn researchers
The tornadoes that ripped across suburban Ottawa and near Montreal on Thursday highlight a growing concern for researchers. Preliminary data trends suggest Canada’s most densely populated zone, in Ontario and Quebec, may become the country's epicentre for twisters, with increasingly devastating consequences. Building codes need updating to reflect growing tornado …
Read More »Why dozens of turtles march through this Connecticut dry-cleaner each year
How did the turtle cross the road? In Middletown, Conn., with the help of a dry cleaner. Staff at Best Cleaners help turtles along their migratory path, which runs through the business How did the turtle cross the road? In Middletown, Conn., with the help of a dry cleaner. Middletown …
Read More »India spacecraft begins journey to the moon’s south pole
India's space agency launched a rocket on Friday that sent a spacecraft into orbit and toward a touchdown on the moon next month. A successful landing could put India among a select group of countries. Chandrayaan-3 lunar landing is expected on Aug. 23 India's space agency launched a rocket on …
Read More »London Wants American Crypto Refugees
Joel Khalili Business Jul 6, 2023 2:00 AM London Wants American Crypto Refugees With US authorities cracking down, the UK government hopes to create a “Goldilocks zone” of regulation. Rishi Sunak, UK prime minister, leaving a session at Parliament in London.Photograph: Chris J. Ratcliffe/Bloomberg/Getty Images Save this story Save Save …
Read More »5 Uses for ChatGPT that Aren’t Fan Fiction or Cheating at School
Justin Pot Gear Jul 5, 2023 8:00 AM 5 Uses for ChatGPT that Aren’t Fan Fiction or Cheating at School Chatbots are great for lots of things, but these ones may be unexpected. Photograph: Elen11/Getty Images Save this story Save Save this story Save AI is so powerful that it …
Read More »AI Could Change How Blind People See the World
Khari Johnson Business Jul 5, 2023 7:00 AM AI Could Change How Blind People See the World Assistive technology services are integrating OpenAI's GPT-4, using artificial intelligence to help describe objects and people. Illustration: Jacqui VanLiew; Getty Images Save this story Save Save this story Save For her 38th birthday, …
Read More »N.S. shark derbies cancelled after Fisheries officials say events don’t advance research
Fisheries and Oceans Canada has stopped issuing the science licences used to authorize the derbies and organizers say trying to use recreational licences isn't practical. Far more sharks die as commercial bycatch, according to watchdog report All three shark-fishing tournaments remaining in Nova Scotia have been cancelled this summer, a …
Read More »James Webb telescope marks 1 year of peering into far corners of the universe
In its first year of collecting mind-blowing images of deep space, the James Webb Space Telescope has shown us a universe never seen before. See some of the highlights. Telescope has 'transformed humanity's view of the cosmos': NASA Astronomers and fans of its stunning images of deep space are celebrating …
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