Exercising 25 Minutes a Week Increases Brain Volume - and May Slow Memory Decline

Researchers used AI to assess brain scans from 10,125 “mostly healthy adults of all ages who’d come to the university medical center for diagnostic tests.”

== can’t believe this is a good thing
Companies Once Focused On Mining Cryptocurrency Pivot To Generative AI

Tech companies are cashing in on an unprecedented demand for computing power needed to operate artificial intelligence.

Saving the Panama Canal Will Take Years and Cost Billions

A combination of climate change and infrastructure is to blame for critical shipping delays at the Panama Canal.

== yjc, I remember that program, though never did use it, but would not have expected a documentary on finding Mavis
Seeking Mavis Beacon is a wild Sundance doc about the search for a lost tech icon

And yes, the real Mavis was in our hearts all along.

Why deadly, invasive strep A infections are surging in Canada and beyond

Rates were quietly rising pre-pandemic, then spiked. Expert cite a variety of factors

== I am a lousy photographer; read this and decided to share
The experts: photographers on 20 easy, enjoyable ways to vastly improve your pictures

You don’t need an expensive camera – a smartphone can capture a great shot. Just move that plastic bag out of the frame, make your subject laugh and practise your selfies.

Aviation Sector Sees No Fast Tech Solution To GPS Interference Problem [Global regulators, aviation security specialists and manufacturers failed to reach an agreement on a quick technical fix to the problem of GPS spoofing near war zones.] Astronomers Discover Giant Ancient Stars in Milky Way

Stars sat fading quietly for years before suddenly puffing out vast clouds of smoke

Meet the economist who wants the field to account for nature

We cannot maintain the vitality and security of the biosphere without valuing nature.

Hermit crabs are ‘wearing’ our plastic rubbish

Hermit crabs all over the world, which scavenge shells as armour for their bodies, are turning increasingly to plastic waste instead.

NASA’s Ingenuity Helicopter has flown on Mars for the final time

The helicopter suffered rotor blade damage on its 72nd flight.

Japan’s SLIM lunar spacecraft landed upside down on the moon

The JAXA space agency did say it managed to collect some data before it shut down the lander.

MIT researchers have developed a rapid 3D-printing technique that uses liquid metal

The process can create large aluminum parts in minutes, and not hours.

== personally don’t understand why this would surprise anyone
Alberta’s oilsands pump out more pollutants than industry reports, scientists find

Data collected by air finds levels of harmful pollutants can be more than 60 times higher than estimated.

New York City has designated social media as a ‘public health hazard’

Mayor Eric Adams said young people are particularly vulnerable to harm during an address.

Blockchain Computing Simulates Early Earth

Using cryptocurrency’s infrastructure to simulate primordial geophysical chemistry.

== yjc
This N.L. fishing vessel endured stormy seas and heartbreak before it ever touched salt water

Petten’s Legacy, named in honour of Dwight Petten, buffeted by a pandemic, shipyard turmoil and more

Asante Gold: UK to loan back Ghana’s looted ‘crown jewels’

The UK is sending some of Ghana’s “crown jewels” back home, 150 years after looting them from the court of the Asante king.

Top Harvard Cancer Researchers Accused of Scientific Fraud; 37 Studies Affected

Researchers accused of manipulating data images with copy-and-paste.

== article on NYT, but paywalled, here’s the scientific paper
== videos and images can be downloaded from “supporting info” section
A Bird’s-Eye View of a Technicolor World

Scientists have a devised a new video system that reveals how animals see color, and us.

New Blood Test That Screens For Alzheimer’s May Be a Step Closer To Reality, Study Suggests

A blood test that’s already commercially available is nearly as accurate as more invasive tests like spinal taps at detecting potential signs of Alzheimer’s disease, a new study shows.

== was curious, maybe you are. Don’t think Canada has that kind of money to throw at the situation.
What Canada can learn from Norway, the EV capital of the world

The nordic country aims to phase out gas vehicle sales by next year, and observers say it’s well on its way

== yjc
The World’s Writing Systems

Did you know that 131 of the 293 writing systems we know of today aren’t encoded in the Unicode standard and thus can’t be used on a computer?

== yjc, never been to Japan, likely never will; but, as always, I enjoy good photos
The Most Beautiful Places in Japan

From Tokyo to Osaka, the Land of the Rising Sun is full of destinations just waiting to dazzle the senses.

== HP’s effort to prevent people using 3rd party ink cartridges is, I believe, criminal
== Viruses – bull! Lengthy.
HP CEO Evokes James Bond-Style Hack Via Ink Cartridges

“Our long-term objective is to make printing a subscription.”

Humans Still Cheaper Than AI in Vast Majority of Jobs, MIT Finds

AI could overtake humans if the costs of its deployment come down or if it is deployed via AI-as-a-service platforms that have greater scale than individual firms.

Vibrating belt that treats low bone density gets FDA approval

The device is the first of its kind to provide a medication-free treatment option for post-menopausal women that have weakened bones.

Report raises questions around growing mining exploration in northern B.C.

Most mining claims in the region are close to rivers, researchers find.

How shade coffee lends conservation a hand

When managed in the right way, the farms that provide our morning brew can be a refuge for plant and animal biodiversity.

Lamborghini licenses MIT’s new high-capacity, fast-charging organic battery tech

This new battery from MIT may soon be found in Lambo’s future EV.

Most CEOs Won’t Prioritize Return-to-Office Policies, Survey Finds

Executives are increasingly resigned to a world where employees don’t come in every day, as hybrid work arrangements — mixing work from home and in-office — become the norm for knowledge workers.

== rather cool
How Disney’s A Real Bug’s Life docu-series turns insects into giants

Weird lenses and hand-made robots deliver cinematic shots on a teeny-tiny scale.

Routine malaria vaccines start to roll out to protect children in Africa

‘Giant step forward’ to save children’s lives, says UNICEF.

== seen article on this before, Alberta specific, but expect it is occurring all over the world
Climate scientists raising concerns over Alberta’s groundwater levels amid Prairie drought

More than half a million Albertans depend on groundwater.

Potential Cancer Vaccine Entering Stage 3 Trials

Each shot would be completely personalized to the patient.

== have had article on this use of phages before, but…
How Scientists are Fighting Drug-Resistant Superbugs with Phages

Superbug crisis threatens to kill 10 million per year by 2050. Scientists may have a solution

== yjc, I do like great photos
Travel Photographer of the Year: Lyrical landscapes win awards

From the lyrical beauty of European agricultural landscapes to intriguing portraits of shamans performing rituals on a frozen Siberian lake - the winning images from the latest Travel Photographer of the Year competition have been announced.