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Behavioral ecologist Michael Weiss was browsing through new drone footage of the orca pods he studies in the Salish Sea when he spotted one of the killer whales carrying something green in its mouth and noticed an unusual behavior: Some orcas were rubbing against each other for up to 15 minutes at a time.
Scientists have found a way to use the bacteria E.Coli to convert plastic waste into a popular painkiller, a study said Monday, though outside experts doubted the technique would make a dent in the fight against plastic pollution.
Geoffrey Hinton, the University of Toronto professor emeritus widely known as the 'Godfather of AI,' says the technology he helped pioneer is set to unleash sweeping changes on the job market, with many workers at risk of being replaced by machines.
Canada’s Federal Court has rejected legal challenges disputing the approval of a so-called 'floatel' used to house workers near Squamish, B.C., as they build a liquefied natural gas facility at an abandoned pulp mill.
Canada’s fire ever beach cleaning robot hit the shores of Lake Simcoe Monday morning.
The first test images from a groundbreaking observatory named for trailblazing astronomer Vera Rubin have captured the light from millions of distant stars and galaxies on an unprecedented scale — and are expected to reveal thousands of previously unseen asteroids.
Whether it’s answering work emails or drafting wedding vows, generative artificial intelligence tools have become a trusty copilot in many people’s lives. But a growing body of research shows that for every problem AI solves, hidden environmental costs are racking up.
Elon Musk promised in 2019 that driverless Tesla 'robotaxis' would be on the road 'next year,' but it didn’t happen. A year later, he promised to deliver them the next year, but that didn’t happen either.
A new study is challenging long-held assumptions about animal movement, suggesting that baboons don’t march in line to protect themselves or to follow a leader, but rather, to stay close to their friends.
She doesn’t eat, sleep or breathe. But she remembers you, desires you and never logs off.
Amanda Smith celebrates the day, August 1, nearly two years ago, when she stopped taking insulin to manage her type one diabetes, just a few months after getting a dose of experimental stem cells as part of a study.
In the year since the abrupt closure of the Ontario Science Centre, the cost of a new site at Ontario Place has escalated, its opening date has been pushed back, there is no sign of a temporary location – and the old building’s roof that was said to be at risk of collapse appears to be intact.
A NASA spacecraft around the moon has photographed the crash site of a Japanese company’s lunar lander.
Researchers at cybersecurity outlet Cybernews say that billions of login credentials have been leaked and compiled into datasets online, giving criminals “unprecedented access” to accounts consumers use each day.
Major adult websites Pornhub, YouPorn and RedTube were back online in France Friday after a court suspended a decision requiring pornographic platforms based in the EU to verify users’ ages.
Pope Leo XIV warned Friday that artificial intelligence could negatively impact the intellectual, neurological and spiritual development of young people as he pressed one of the priorities of his young pontificate.
