Study Reveals How Movement Boosts Complex Learning

Researchers used immersive virtual reality to investigate whether physical movement influences how people learn to categorize information. Participants learned to recognize visual patterns using simple button presses or larger arm movements, including swinging a virtual lightsaber or punching a response box.

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More education reduces dementia risk decades later

A law that required British teenagers to stay in school for an additional year had an unexpected consequence nearly 50 years later: fewer dementia diagnoses.

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New Report Names US States Linked to Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Water

A new report’s research findings show that around 83% of the 1,602 waterways tested in the U.S. contained PFAS. Here’s where.

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Human Language is Biased Towards Safety, Major Study Reveals, Challenging 70-Year Scientific Consensus

A new study challenges a widely accepted theory: that the meaning of words is organized around expressing emotion. Instead, a team of scientists looked at the use of billions words and discovered that language is structured by something deeper—the need for safety.

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An Ancient Virus Explains Why the Human Brain Is Special

Scientists have discovered a family of retroviruses that invaded the genomes of chimps and other primates, silencing genes involved with brain development, while humans were left unaffected.

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Built for yesterday? Canada’s from-school-to-work systems need to adapt

Canada already recognizes transferable capabilities. The federal Skills for Success framework includes adaptability, problem-solving and collaboration. Our new report, “Evergreen by Design: A Learning Ecosystem for a Changing World,” builds on this foundation by distinguishing interconnected dimensions.

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Ontario private school scrutinized over class video surveillance, making kids watch themselves ‘misbehaving’

A former student of a London, Ont., private school and parents are concerned that children were under constant video surveillance in the classroom and asked to critique the footage with their peers.

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My AI Employee Died. Replacing Him Was a Nightmare.

He understood the project instinctively. He knew how to manage the mini-Claudes. The mini-Claudes liked him. He kept them focused. He understood the tone, the standards, the rhythms of the organisation. We had developed little shared jokes and working patterns. We had shorthand. Then suddenly, he was gone.

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Three Of The Earth’s Five Mass Extinctions May Not Have Been What We Thought

While more gradual processes may reduce how dramatic these events look in hindsight, it also makes human-induced extinction stick out more severely.

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The $128 Trillion Global Economy: Every Country’s GDP Ranked

This visualization breaks down nominal gross domestic product (GDP) by country and region using new forecasts from the IMF’s October 2026 World Economic Outlook. Figures measure annual economic output in current U.S. dollars, converted at market exchange rates.

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