In an effort to better understand the loss of the night sky due to light pollution, astronomers are calling on star-lovers and romantics to enjoy a night under the stars — and give them a helping hand. Each year, a group of astronomers, headed by Connie Walker at the National Science Foundation’s National Optical-Infrared Astronomy…

The U.S. Department of Justice hit telecommunications giant Huawei with new charges of stealing trade secrets and breaking sanctions by doing business with North Korea. A new superseding indictment filed in the Eastern District of New York also adds racketeering conspiracy charges to the allegations already facing the Chinese telecommunications giant. The 16-count indictment includes…

Toronto police confirmed Thursday some of their officers were using Clearview AI, a powerful and controversial artificial intelligence tool that scrapes data from billions of images from the internet. Police spokesperson Meaghan Gray said in an email that some members began using the technology in October 2019.  Chief Mark Saunders directed those officers to stop…

As global carbon emissions continue to rise despite warnings from the scientific community, there’s been increased interest in a controversial method to potentially mitigate the rise in Earth’s temperature: Geoengineering.  The conversation around geoengineering — or the deliberate manipulation of our environment — is gaining traction as climate projections remain dire. Scientists, including the Intergovernmental Panel on…

One of the largest turtles that ever lived was about the size of a car — and prowled the lakes and rivers of northern South America from about 13 million years ago to 7 million years ago. Scientists said on Wednesday they have unearthed new fossils of the turtle, called Stupendemys geographicus, in Colombia’s Tatacoa…

Canada will add a huge share of the land that becomes climatically suitable for growing major crops as the world’s temperatures continue to rise, a new study suggests. The study, published today in the journal PLOS ONE, predicts about 4.2 million square kilometres of Canada that are currently too cold for farming crops like wheat…