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Will AI drones, robots and wearable sensors revolutionize workplace safety?

Around 60 per cent of Canadian employees can expect their job to be transformed through artificial intelligence (AI). For many, AI will complement, rather than replace, their work. For some, it could prevent illness, injury or death.

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How one massive gas field shapes the global stakes of conflict in the Middle East

The Middle East plays a central role in global energy and therefore global markets. As tensions escalate and the strait of Hormuz, a key trade route, faces disruption, headlines assessing the wider impact of the Iranian conflict often centre on oil and gas supply.

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‘AI will be the end of us’ – is Colm Tóibín right about the threat to creative writing?

In 1950, William Faulkner delivered a famous acceptance speech for the Nobel prize in literature in which he rallied for the “inexhaustible [human] voice” and his belief in its supremacy – not merely to endure but to prevail. Faulkner reasoned this was because the human voice, transmuted into art, possesses…

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Congress once fought to limit a president’s war powers − more than 50 years later, its successors are less willing to assert their authority

Article 1 of the U.S. Constitution gives Congress the power to declare war, not the president. But most modern presidents and their legal counsel have asserted that Article 2 of the Constitution allows the president to use the military in certain situations without prior congressional approval – and have acted…

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Housing First helps people find permanent homes in Detroit − but HUD plans to divert funds to short-term solutions

A bureaucratic shift in Washington is threatening to undo years of progress in Detroit’s fight against homelessness, potentially forcing thousands of the city’s most fragile residents back onto the streets.

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Trauma patients recover faster when medical teams know each other well, new study finds

When a trauma patient enters the emergency department, their potential for survival often depends on what happens within the first minutes after their arrival. After studying trauma resuscitation teams at UPMC Presbyterian in Pittsburgh, the largest major trauma center in Pennsylvania, it’s clear that trauma teams aren’t organized ahead of…

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When unpaid cooking, cleaning and child care get a dollar value, income inequality in the US shrinks – but the gap has grown since 1965

When economists track inequality, they typically focus on income and spending.

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I study why zebrafish larva prefer to circle left or right, to understand how and why human brains encode right- and left-handedness

Being right- or left-handed is a familiar fact about yourself you likely don’t think about much on a day-to-day basis. However, your handedness affects how you interact with the world.

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With Artemis II facing delays, NASA announces big structural changes to the lunar program

Throughout February 2026, people at the Kennedy Space Center got to witness an exciting sight: NASA’s behemoth Space Launch System rocket, SLS, standing on the launch pad, aimed toward the sky. The launch system has been key to the Artemis program – an ambitious series of missions intended to culminate…

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AI and 3D printing help researchers create heat- and pressure-resistant materials for aerospace and defense applications

From hypersonic aircraft to nuclear-powered submarines, many of today’s most advanced defense systems rely on a special class of materials known as refractory alloys. This class refers to metals that do not melt or weaken easily, even in extreme heat.

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Far from random, China’s global port network is clustering near the world’s riskiest trade routes

In late February 2026, the Panamanian government took control of two ports in the Panama Canal that had been operated by a Hong Kong conglomerate for two decades. The move is the latest in a long-simmering legal battle after Panama’s high court voided the company’s contracts.

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Front lines of humor: Dark humor voices Ukrainians’ hopes for victory

In 1991, a simple line appeared in Broom, a Lithuanian satire and humor journal. “A shortest joke: Communism,” it said. A one-liner to celebrate the collapse of the Soviet Union.

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Brazilian jiu-jitsu is having its #MeToo moment

A #MeToo-style reckoning appears to be unfolding within Brazilian jiu-jitsu.

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That cosy candle? It’s also polluting the air you’re breathing

During the winter months, when days are short and cold and nights are long and dark, creating a warm and cosy indoor atmosphere can feel especially important.

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Most plastic waste is contaminated – our new ‘nano’ recycling tech embraces this messy reality

A plastic drinks bottle is one of the most “recyclable” objects in the modern waste stream. It is lightweight and collected in huge volumes. Yet even for this item, the reality of recycling is messy: labels, inks, caps, food residues, colourants and the occasional wrong plastic all get bundled together.…

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The novel that changed my mind – ten experts share a perspective‑shifting read

Our beliefs aren’t fixed. They’re shaped, stretched and sometimes overturned by the ideas we encounter as we move through life. For many of us, novels are the moments where that shift happens.

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Is legal uncertainty softly killing remote-work innovation?

As France debates the “end of the golden age of remote work”, both workers and employers face growing confusion: are today’s working from home practices really compatible with emerging work habits in in the public and private employment sectors — and more importantly, with the law?

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Commercial flights will be your best way out of Middle East, Wong tells stranded Australians

The Australian government has deployed six “crisis response” teams to the Middle East to help deal with the consulate overload caused by the huge number of Australians stranded by the conflict that has spread far and wide in the region.

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Israel’s ‘Iron Beam’: why laser weapons are no longer science fiction

As conflict escalates following the US and Israeli attacks on Iran, and Iran’s subsequent retaliatory strikes, reports have emerged that Israel may have used laser weapons to shoot down rockets fired by Hezbollah from Lebanon.

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Australian economy picks up speed, but managing inflation and rates is getting harder

Australia’s economy grew at its fastest annual rate in almost three years in the December quarter, rising 2.6%, although this is still modest growth by historical standards.

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In a heatwave, a cool library or shopping centre is a lifeline. Do we need more climate shelters?

Many of our homes and workplaces were built for a milder climate that no longer exists. As Australia braces for more days above 40ºC and hot nights, many homes – especially older or poorly insulated ones – become unsafe as heat overwhelms the body’s natural cooling systems.

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Mourning, celebration and a divided legacy: why the death of Ali Khamenei reverberates far beyond Iran

The death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei triggered immediate and sharply polarised reactions, in Iran and around the world.

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We discovered lethal new fungal diseases in wild Australian reptiles. It’s time to act fast

When a coastal carpet python was brought into a wildlife hospital in South East Queensland in August 2024, vets were confronted with something they didn’t recognise. The python had damaged scales, crusted lesions across its body and a mysterious fungal infection that defied explanation.

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‘She made us feel comfortable’: how trusting and safe pharmacy services improve First Nations health

Aunty Mary stands reluctantly back from the busy counter at her local community pharmacy, not quite sure how to get some help.

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‘I want someone submissive’: Married At First Sight gives the manosphere a prime time slot

The current season of Married at First Sight is shaping up to be one of the most controversial yet, with the inclusion of Tyson Gordon demonstrating how the manosphere has breached containment.

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