Justin Trudeau’s youngest brother drowned in an avalanche in 1998. His body was never found. The Trudeau family was hit by an insurmountable tragedy in 1998 when Michel Truedau, the younger son of Canada’s former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, died in an avalanche. Michael was only 23 at that time. On November 13, 1998, Michel…
For his project, Kang trained AI models to detect patterns associated with neurodevelopmental disorders from a large public dataset of retinal images. Instead of one approach, he used several techniques to improve the performance of the models. What if a simple picture of the eye could help doctors diagnose neurodevelopmental conditions earlier? For 17-year-old Edward…
August may look like a busy month in a garden, meadow or city park, but for honeybees, late summer can be surprisingly difficult. New research from the University of Sussex has found that honeybees expend more effort and gain less energy while collecting nectar in late July and August than during much of spring. The…
US universities are pausing CPT programs after new memo from ICE. Curricular Practical Training (CPT) is a temporary work authorization that allows F-1 international students in the US to gain off-campus work experience, such as internships or co-op programs, while completing their degree. Unlike Optional Practical Training (OPT), which is approved directly by USCIS after…
Carr remained determined to defend what she believed was hers (Photo: NPS) In the early 1900s, an Indiana widow spent more than two decades fighting to defend her claim to 120 acres along Lake Michigan. Drusilla Carr had lived on the land for decades before it became valuable. As the city of Gary, Indiana, grew…
Dr. Savannah Ulalian Bishop photographs an archaeological amphora (Picture: KOC University) Imagine an ancient amphora recovered from the seabed after centuries underwater. It may be cracked, covered with deposits or missing large sections. Restoring such an object is difficult without causing further damage.To overcome this problem, researchers at Koc University in Turkiye have developed a…
A nest box occupied by a Eurasian scops owl might seem an unlikely place to find a live snake, yet that is exactly what researchers repeatedly encountered in central Türkiye. Across six breeding seasons, they inspected 109 owl nests and found the small worm snake Xerotyphlops vermicularis in 44% of them. The reptiles were not…
Larry Walters could not take any photo as his flight turned chaotic but this photo was taken by his girlfriend before the flight. The Internet still can’t believe that a Los Angeles man in 1982 tied a few balloons to a lawn chair and flew in the sky for 45 minutes. Larry Walters became a…
Flor Juanga, a Shuar community representative from Ecuador’s Sucumbios Province. In Ecuador’s Amazon, planting a tree can mean much more than restoring a patch of forest. For Indigenous women such as Flor Juanga, a Shuar community representative from Sucumbíos Province, trees are tied to food, wildlife, family, culture and the future of the community. Juanga…
You can be at the peak one moment and then at the base the next. That’s how unpredictable life’s highs and lows can be. For a 22-year-old Scottish athlete who won the country a bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games 2026, life returned to normal with her shifts at McDonald’s continuing. Judo competitor Summer Shaw…
