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Canadian researchers have embarked on a mission to produce year-round berry crops pretty much anywhere. The Agrotunnel vertical farm provides optimum growing conditions monitored by AI, and meets electricity needs with proprietary solar panels.

The human body's microbe makeup is increasingly linked to the onset of many diseases, with a lot of the focus on the gut. A new study, however, has found that changes in the bug populations in not just the gut but in salivary and urinary microbiomes are linked to kidney stones forming.

When Captain Kirk stepped out with a tricorder in hand in Star Trek in 1966, the data sensing, scanning and analyzing gadget seemed a rather useful but far-in-the-future piece of technology. With the Swift Ray 1, we're a step closer to its reality.

Meteorites often burn up in Earth’s atmosphere, but a fireball over Canada last year may shake up our understanding of the solar system. Scientists traced its origins back to a distant cloud of comets that wasn’t thought to host any rocky material.

A new study has for the first time revealed one of the molecular mechanisms by which CBD directly blocks the negative psychiatric side effects generated by THC.

​Made by our kidneys, interleukin 37 is a protein that has powerful anti-inflammatory properties. It's produced in small quantities in the body, but if made externally in larger amounts, it could be used to treat many conditions. Scientists have now developed a way of producing it in tobacco plants.

​When Dr. Tarek Loubani travelled to Gaza to work as an ER physician, stethoscopes were in short supply. Later, he noticed that a toy stethoscope worked quite well. This prompted him and a team from Western University to design a plastic stethoscope that can be made anywhere, using a 3D printer.

​Studies have already shown that following a long-term exercise regimen has a beneficial effect on one's brain. A new study conducted at Canada's Western University, however, indicates that even just 10 minutes of aerobic activity temporarily makes us better at problem-solving.

​​Smile and the whole world smiles with you, isn't that how the song goes? Well that might not be the case if the results of a small study have any impact on things. The study from a university in Canada, shows that your grin doesn't necessarily help you win – in the age department, that is.

How drugs are delivered can make these weapons more effective against disease. Researchers are developing "mini-suitcases" that can release drugs exactly when and where they're needed. These packages could also be useful in agriculture, to protect seeds and deliver fertilizer more efficiently.

CRISPR-Cas9 has the potential to radically change how disease is treated. Now, scientists have edited the editor, adding a new engineered enzyme to CRISPR that can prevent the target DNA from repairing itself and cancelling out the desired changes.

​We've all had the sensation of "burning with embarrassment." According to new research, however, awareness of that phenomenon can help us. Given that a sensation of heat is associated with feelings of shame, it's claimed that alleviating the sensation can lessen those feelings.