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Our planet is changing. So is our journalism. This weekly newsletter is part of a CBC News initiative entitled "Our Changing Planet" to show and explain the effects of climate change. Keep up with the latest news on our Climate and Environment page.Sign up here to get this newsletter in your inbox every Thursday.This week: From fashion to burials: How fungi can help fight climate change 2024 has barely started and is already threatening to set temperature records World's globetrotting animals at risk due to habitat…

Infographics are a creative way to display data that breaks up complex information into bite-sized pieces. For this reason, it can be a great learning tool in education.For one, such visualization can hold a person’s attention for longer. As people are exposed to more and more information every day, it’s hard to keep them focused and prevent them from quickly moving on to the next shiny piece of statistics.Just for us to imagine how distracting it can get, 2.5 quintillion bytes of data were created daily in 2021,…

As It Happens6:05Spider webs catch more than prey. They're also jam-packed with animal DNAJosh Newton probably isn't very popular with spiders. After all, the Australian scientist has a tendency to go around undoing their hard work. "I liken it to when Princess Fiona in Shrek makes some cotton candy for Shrek from spider webs, where she collects a stick and just wraps around the spider web for him. But I do it with a clean, sterile stick," Newton, a PhD candidate in life sciences at Curtin University, told As It Happens…

Film: UpgradedCast: Camila Mendes, Archie Renaux, Marisa Tomei, Rachel Matthews, Lena Olin, Anthony HealdDirector: Carlson YoungRating: 2.5/5Runtime: 104 min It took three Screenwriters - Christine Lenig, Luke Spencer Roberts, and Justin Matthews to dream up this romcom. The story is about Ana (Camila Mendes) and her ambitions. She is an employee at an art auction house run by Claire (Marisa Tomei, doing a great riff on Meryl Streep’s ‘Devil Wears Prada’ character). Claire is an imposing perfectionist…

While your 2nd grade teacher might have told you to never compare yourself to other kids in your class or to never compare apples to oranges, it’s not to say that comparing is wrong in general. In fact, it’s sometimes necessary or plain mildly interesting. Or both.We never knew we needed to see these particular comparisons, but we’re better off now that we have contrasted X and Y, or A and B, or and . While your 2nd grade teacher might have told you to never compare yourself to other kids in your class or to…

Since navel oranges have no seeds, they are all clones of the original mutated fruit discovered by a Brazilian monk a century ago. The billions and billions of navel oranges that have been grown, sold and consumed since are all genetically identical. JK_NC , Shang Ning Report While it might sound like a cross between dystopian fiction and body horror, some researchers believe that there is a lot of potential to store data and information in our DNA. After all, in one sense, that’s exactly what…

Tesla (TSLA) is about to release Q4 2023 and full-year 2023 financial results on Wednesday, January 24, after the markets close. As usual, a conference call and Q&A with Tesla’s management are scheduled after the results. Here, we’ll take a look at what both the street and retail investors are expecting for the quarterly results. Tesla Q4 2023 deliveries While Tesla is an “AI/robotics” company, according to CEO Elon Musk, its automotive deliveries remain the biggest drivers of financial…

The Museum of Ridiculously Interesting Things might be an imaginary institution, but it's so captivating that over 4 million people have already paid it a visit.Created by curator and art historian Dr. Chelsea Nichols, the museum celebrates the odd, the creative, the spooky, and the eccentric. Oftentimes all at once, too.From early twentieth century German Halloween accessories to eighteenth century Japanese medical book illustrations, the display showcases a diverse array of artifacts that defy conventional…

Non-player characters (NPCs) in video games generally have a pretty limited range. They might have a restricted number of canned responses to your questions but generally act as cannon fodder or story exposition.Convai, however, believes they have a lot more potential.Purnendu Mukherjee The AI firm turned heads at CES earlier this month at the Nvidia press conference, showcasing a technology that blended generative AI with NPCs and letting players have conversations with the in-game characters that weren’t scripted and…

Some people really enjoy the thrill that comes with fear. It makes them feel alive. Things like rollercoaster rides and horror movies are often associated with the release of adrenaline and endorphins, creating a unique and exhilarating sensation.But there might be an even simpler way to explore your limits — a subreddit dedicated exclusively to interesting yet terrifying content. The pictures that its 670K members share allow everyone to do so from the safety of their screens.So continue scrolling to check out the…