Rhinos and elephants can cause huge problems if reintroduced badly – here’s how to get it right
Moving large animals around is a seductive idea in conservation. If there are plenty of animals in one…
Tropical trees built homes for ants. Wasps are taking them over
Scientists studying the tropical forests of Malaysian Borneo have discovered an unexpected shift in one of the region’s…
Quebec Liberals projected to win 4 of 5 Outaouais seats
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APOD: 2026 October 6 – A Complete Auroral Oval from SMILE
Explanation: Have you ever seen a complete auroral oval? You can’t see one from the ground because it…
Linearly polarized light-induced magnetism in bilayer MoSe₂
Theoretical prediction of light-induced phonon-driven magnetism in a non-magnetic bilayer MoSe2 We consider an AA′-stacked bilayer MoSe₂, where…
Trump shares AI image of penguins welcoming him to Greenland – an island that has no penguins
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New Species of Freshwater Mosasaur Identified in France
Fossils from southeastern France reveal a previously unknown, roughly 2.5-m (8-foot) long tethysaurine mosasaur that appears to have…
‘The best of the worst’: Anglo leaders react to PQ minority victory
At a TV watch party for anglos at the headquarters of advocacy group TALQ, the mood shifted from…
Where are the best places for life in the cosmos? A universe in a supercomputer yields the answer
Earth seems like a troubled place right now, but at least our cosmic surroundings appear peaceful. But this…
Partnership to advance Australia’s quantum capability
Australia’s quantum capability will be boosted by a agreement between The University of Western Australia and quantum computing…
“I had to walk slowly to minimise the flow of venom travelling through my body. It was one of the most frightening experiences of my life”
Louis Guillot is a zoologist and wildlife photographer whose work has featured in BBC Wildlife. His work has…
Reka AI’s omni-model Rho-1 handles text, images, video, and robot control in a single model
Reka AI has released a research preview of Rho-1. The 19-billion-parameter omni-model processes and generates text, images, video,…