This startup pulls dairy-free butter out of thin air
A startup backed by Bill Gates has come up with a revolutionary way to create dairy-free butter out of nothing more than hydrogen and carbon dioxide. The company is called …
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Bacteria found in poop can help heal wounds quicker
Scientists may soon turn to bacteria originally found in feces to help cure chronic wounds more quickly. An open wound, for example, is a perfect little breeding pool for bacteria. But not …
Who might Kamala Harris choose as her vice-presidential running mate?
The U.S. presidential election has been jolted with just over 100 days remaining by Joe Biden’s decision to become the first president in 56 years not to seek a second …
Scientists found strange ‘dark oxygen’ on the ocean floor
A new oxygen source found at the bottom of the ocean has scientists scratching their heads. The “dark oxygen,” as some have referred to it, appears to be created by …
Scientists created ‘smart soil’ that grows 138% bigger crops with less water
A group of scientists have created a smart soil that can use 40 percent less water than traditional soil options. Additionally, they say that the new soil can help crops …
Most customers don’t want companies to use AI for customer service
64% of customers would prefer that companies did not use artificial intelligence (AI) in their customer service. This is according to a survey by analyst firm Gartner, which also found …
Loneliness may cause food to taste bad in space, new study claims
Space is inherently lonely. Sure, the crew members of the International Space Station have fellow astronauts to work alongside, but they’re often isolated from their friends and family here on …
Meet the centenarians: Canada’s oldest age group is also its fastest-growing
Vi Roden said she reads an average of 50 books a year, attends history lectures at her local seniors centre, and does yoga twice a week. She’s 101, and still …
With AI Tools, Scientists Can Crack the Code of Life
In 2021, AI research lab DeepMind announced the development of its first digital biology neural network, AlphaFold. The model was capable of accurately predicting the 3D structure of proteins, which …
A brain implant reduced this boy’s epilepsy seizures by 80%. And he charges it with headphones
As It Happens6:21A brain implant reduced this boy’s epilepsy seizures by 80%. And he charges it with his headphones Before he got his new brain implant, 13-year-old Oran Knowlson’s whole …