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If frolicking in the woods foraging for wild mushrooms is on your bucket list, by all means, go forth. But when the time comes to determine whether you can eat the mushrooms you picked, please don’t rely on AI.The Fujifilm X100VI is the Most Fun I’ve Had With a Camera in YearsA new in-depth report from Public Citizen, a nonprofit consumer advocacy group, warns novice mushroomers against using AI identification tools to determine whether their bounty is edible, pointing out that identifying mushrooms is a “high-risk…

Researchers have identified how the Ebola virus reproduces by interacting with the human protein ubiquitin, revealing a new target for therapeutic intervention. This finding, part of a collaborative study involving experts in various medical fields, offers insights into viral replication processes and potential pathways for developing effective Ebola treatments.A U.S.-Canada study co-led by UdeM researchers offers key understanding of Ebola virus replication and potential therapeutic targets.Scientists in Canada and the…

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research.Lead is a potent neurotoxin that causes severe health effects such as neurological damage, organ failure and death.Widely used in products such as paint and gasoline until the late 1970s, lead continues to contaminate environments and harm the health of people around the world.On supporting science journalismIf you're enjoying this article, consider supporting our award-winning journalism by…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Researchers in Europe have identified an underground signal that may be a precursor to strong quakes. Dr. Quentin Bletery has some good news regarding an all-too-often gloomy subject: earthquakes. A researcher at the French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development, or IRD, Bletery thinks it might one…

I N THE COLISEUM, the bull stares down hundreds of men. He’s a half-ton killer, black, head white like a skull, horns curled. Bred for the fight. There’s violence in his DNA. The bull scans the crowd in the ring, alert to any challenge. The crowd watches for the animal’s slightest of movements. When the hundreds of men flee, they move in tandem, like a school of fish dodging a shark. The blazing tropical sun beats down on us all. From the crowd steps a man. Catalino Bravo wears the face of a clown, white…

It’s interesting to think that work is a necessity in life and it’s all kinds of annoying and dreadful. Now, food, on the other hand, is also a necessity, but definitely in the top 5 of the best things that life has to offer. Until either reality or the internet hits.Yes, Reddit has recently been ruining food (but only a little bit) with folks sharing how much of something consumed is lethal. We’re talking about actual foods that, if consumed in excess, would be a lethal dose. Some of these are physically impossible to…

It's been a warm day, maybe even a little humid, and the tall clouds in the distance remind you of cauliflower. You hear a sharp crack, like the sound of a batter hitting a home run, or a low rumble reminiscent of a truck driving down the highway. A distant thunderstorm, alive with lightning, is making itself known.Lightning flashes in thunderstorms at least 60 times per second somewhere around the planet, sometimes even near the North Pole.Each giant spark of electricity travels through the atmosphere at 200,000 miles…

A team of Australian researchers discovered a mutation in E. coli that enables it to cause severe infections by preventing cellulose production, offering new insights into combating antibiotic-resistant bacteria.Mutation in E. coli facilitates severe disease by hindering cellulose production, revealing new approaches to fight antibiotic resistance.Queensland researchers have discovered that a mutation allows some E. coli bacteria to cause severe disease in people while other bacteria are harmless, a finding that could…

John (surname withheld) is an influencer from Florida who has gained notoriety by eating raw chicken for at least 25 days.He uses a blender to grind up the uncooked chicken (wing and breast) with flavourings, raw eggs and lettuce before drinking this chicken smoothie. Raw chicken and eggs have a significant infection risk from harmful bacteria such as salmonella and campylobacter, which can cause severe illness.Symptoms of food poisoning include fever, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea and blood infections that, even in…

The Seattle fault zone, a network of shallow faults threatening the Puget Sound region, has a new origin story based on a study published in Tectonics that suggests its formation around 55 million years ago due to tectonic deformation. This study, revealing ancient volcanic island interactions with the North American plate, aims to enhance hazard modeling for the densely populated area.Magnetic evidence indicates that the dangerous Seattle fault zone may have originated from the continent’s edge splitting in half over 50…