Mark Carney finds himself in a tough spot just a week after winning Canada’s general election, preparing for a major meeting with Donald Trump. The former banker will likely want to use his White House visit to express his gratitude…
Video: Medieval skeletons found in central Brussels during archaeological excavations Archaeologists in Brussels, Belgium, recently discovered the remains of an ancient cemetery located in a busy area of the city. The remains date back to the Middle Ages. (Source: @mijnmivb…
Our planet has four seasons, thanks to its 23.5-degree tilt and the shape of its orbit around the sun. But do other planets have seasonal changes, too? (Image credit: ANDRZEJ WOJCICKI/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY via Getty Images) Every year on Earth…
One of the most threatening fault zones for the United States is located off the coast of the Pacific Northwest. It has the potential to trigger tsunamis across the Pacific Ocean and significantly alter the coastal landscape forever. The Cascadia…
President Donald Trump on Monday observed National Astronaut Day, marking the 64th anniversary of Alan Shepard becoming the first American to fly into space. On May 5, 1961, Shepard piloted the Freedom 7 capsule to an altitude of 116.5 miles…
A new study shows that people are able to detect subtle eye movements that indicate another person’s intentions. (Image credit: We Are via Getty Images) Recent research confirms that people can interpret intentions in each other’s gazes, supporting a common…
Female divers on Jeju Island have been freediving to harvest seafood for generations. (Photo: Melissa Ilardo) A group of women on South Korea’s largest island, Jeju, have a unique tradition of diving to depths of about 10 meters (about 33…
A new computer using human neurons could help treat brain diseases. (Image credit: koto_feja/Getty Images) A new kind of computer that combines traditional silicon hardware and human neurons is now available for purchase. CL1, released March 2 by Melbourne startup…
(Image credit: SEAN GLADWELL/Getty Images) While the ways humans and artificial intelligence (AI) systems think differ greatly, recent research has shown that AI sometimes makes decisions as irrationally as we do. In nearly half of the situations examined in the…
A scandal over wine production at a secluded Italian abbey has left a senior nun distraught. The monastery’s abbess, Alina Pereira Gammachi, was invited to help the financially strapped monastery of Saints Gervasio and Protasio in Vittorio Veneto in northern…