Under the supervision of Université de Montréal archaeology professor Christina Halperin, Ph.D. student Jean Tremblay spent six years, from 2018 to 2024, studying how the Mayan city of Ucanal managed its drinking water. Combining geochemistry…
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The Maya engineering paradox: Masters of water, prisoners of mercury
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Proposed shark net near Club Med resort in South Africa sparks conservation clash
On Feb. 13, a juvenile humpback dolphin was caught and killed in one of the many nets strung up off the coast of South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province to protect beachgoers from sharks. The incident, near the city of Richards Bay on the…
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TikTok won’t add end-to-end encryption to direct messages, report says
TikTok will not introduce end-to-end encryption for direct messages (DMs) on its platform, according to a new report from the BBC. The social media giant says end-to-end encryption would make users less safe, as it believes the technology would…
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Remember those pixelated Pokémon battles on your Game Boy? This AI trick lets you remake them in stunning detail
If you grew up clutching a chunky Game Boy and squinting at a pixelated showdown between a stubborn Rattata and your overconfident starter, you know exactly how iconic those old Pokémon battle screens were.
They look incredibly dated now, but…
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Kākāpō chicks surge after rare berry bloom
March 4, 2026
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Love Island: Rare berry bonanza spurs Kākāpō baby boom
A massive bloom of rimu berries fueled a mating surge among the world’s heaviest (and strangest) parrots
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AI fatigue is real and it’s time for leaders to close the organizational gap
After years of intense hype, we are seeing enterprise AI is entering a new phase. One defined less by excitement and more by fatigue.
Many businesses that raced to experiment with generative AI and copilots are now pausing to ask a hard…
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Can the Most Abstract Math Make the World a Better Place?
To predict how an outbreak will progress, epidemiologists often use stock-and-flow diagrams: illustrations featuring stocks of people (susceptible, infected, recovered, dead) and arrows showing flows between them based on factors such as…
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Preparing students to deal with 'reality shock' in the workplace
A new study from Hiroshima University shows that, among university students just entering the workforce, those with optimism about the future better manage “reality shock” through formation of a career-related identity.
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Hackers are turning to easy, fast AI solutions to roll out attacks – so how can your business stay safe?
- Cybercriminals leverage GenAI to accelerate attack creation
- Campaigns prioritize speed and scale over sophistication
- Report shows basic tactics still bypass defenses
Cybercriminals are “vibe-hacking” their way into enterprise environments,…
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Which Chimp Should Wield The Crystal?
More than a century ago, the Chinese paleontologist and archaeologist Pei Wenzhong found an unusual trove in the same cave near Beijing where he found the skulls of the early hominin Peking Man. Along with the remains of a 700,000-year-old Homo…
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