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50 of the greatest archaeological discoveries of all time

More articles are now created by AI than humans

Generative AI artificial intelligence generate text document and abstract papers as symbolized by person typing on laptop icons of many docs covering the image.

The AI data center boom is here. What will it mean for land, water and power in Canada?

Conceptual illustration representing the world’s largest data centre to be built in a drought-stricken region in Alberta, without the consent of an affected First Nation.

We know primary care is crucial, so why is it declining?

An empty examination room in a clinic with a computer, exam tamble, stool and various medical devices on the wall in Muscle Shoals, Alabama USA.

The overlooked nutrient critical for your baby’s brain and easy meal ideas to get it in

Pregnant woman, whose face is not shown, is illuminated by light of open fridge holding a glass in one hand and bottle of milk in the other.

America’s hardest water: The 10 US cities with the highest water hardness

An aerial view of a modern suburban residential neighborhood situated in a mountainous desert area.

The advent of the ‘abundance’ movement

A tower crane owned by Torre Cranes in operation in downtown San Antonio, Texas.

How single-stream recycling works — and how your choices can make it work better

A truck dumps recyclable items at the Brookhaven Material Recycling Facility in Yaphank, New York.

Climate change is delaying the arrival of spring in NYC parks, researchers find

Pedestrians under trees of the Mall in Central Park, New York City.

Installing heat pumps in factories could save $1.5 trillion and 77,000 lives

View of a smokestack coming from the Pinova plastic resin manufacturing facility in Brunswick, Georgia.

Wildfire retardants help stop fires, but also impact ecosystems

A firefighting aircraft drops the fire retardant Phos-Chek near homes during the Palisades Fire on January 10, 2025 in Topanga, California.

Oysters are breathing life into the Chesapeake Bay

A cage full of baby oysters being hauled from the Chesapeake Bay and bound for the Manokin River.

Atlanta is embracing a cheap, effective way to beat urban heat: ‘cool roofs’

Karim Peoples help to make preparations to make it a cool roof in Baltimore.

New survey explores how much Americans trust their tap water

Water being poured onto a glass.

Drought is a big problem in Canada — and it’s getting worse

An aerial view of the Wesley Ridge wildfire on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada on August 1, 2025.