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Chatbots can help clinicians become better communicators, and this could boost vaccine uptake
Strengthening doctors' communications skills is a public health benefit. (Shutterstock)Measles is back. In recent months, outbreaks have re-emerged across North America including 2,968 cases in Canada as of May 31, 2025. At the heart of many of thes...
Horses have a complex repertoire of facial expressions, just like primates
KAZLOVA IRYNA/ShutterstockWhen I started horse riding lessons at the age of eight, I was told that if a horse had its ears forward that was a good sign, and if horse had its ears back it wasn’t happy. Those riding lessons sparked a fascination with equ...
Light is the science of the future – the Africans using it to solve local challenges
Light-based technologies have wide practical applications. Wikimedia Commons, CC BYLight is all around us, essential for one of our primary senses (sight) as well as life on Earth itself. It underpins many technologies that affect our daily lives, includi...