The Great Canadian Treasure Hunt's first clue is a 13-stanza poem. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. An actual treasure chest filled with around $1 million in gold coins is hidden somewhere in Canada. However, the mystery isn't tied to a centuries' old pirate bounty or unsolved bank heist, however. These riches were instead intentionally hidden by a mining consortium to celebrate the country's "rich mining heritage and spirit of adventure."

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. The smelly, brown seaweed can put a damper on a day at the beach at best and hinder baby turtles on their way to the ocean at worst. Only about one in 1,000 sea turtle hatchlings survive to adulthood, and might be added to their already long list of challenges . The new findings detailed in a study published in the explores the role that this brown seaweed plays on vulnerable sea turtle populations. "For sea turtle hatchlings, reaching the ocean is already a race against time - and survival. Now, increasingly large mats of sargassum are adding new challenges to this critical journey," study co-author and Florida Atlantic University biologist Sarah Milton, said in a statement .

Birds can use a snack during the fall migration season and Amazon has a ton of great feeders on clearance. We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. If you're in the US right now, you're probably starting to get into the fall mood. So are the birds, which means they would really appreciate a snack from a well-stocked bird feeder . While there are some great smart bird feeders out there with built-in cameras, you could also get a ton of enjoyment out of a basic model.

Technology Engineering A'post-apocalyptic' shipwreck tower will be Prague's tallest building Top Tower is finally moving forward after years of debate. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. The Czech Republic is moving forward with plans to construct what will become the country's tallest skyscraper . But even at 442 feet tall, Prague's Top Tower won't turn heads for its height alone. Architecture firm Black n' Arch, architect Tomáš Císař, and internationally renowned sculpturist David Černý first announced the surreal project in 2019 .

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And some are made to look directly into the sun. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. It's not uncommon to wonder how animals see the world around them--a dog as he sticks his head out the car window, or a horse sailing over a jump . But what about insects like bees, that can travel miles away from their hive? How do they know where they're going, and then navigate back home?

The world is full of extraordinary young people brimming with ideas for how to crack tough problems. Every year, we recognize 35 such individuals from around the world--all of whom are under the age of 35. These scientists, inventors, and entrepreneurs are working to help mitigate climate change, accelerate scientific progress, and alleviate human suffering from disease. Some are launching companies while others are hard at work in academic labs. They were selected from hundreds of nominees by expert judges and our newsroom staff. Get to know them all--including our 2025 Innovator of the Year-- in these profiles .

How Yichao "Peak" Ji became a global AI app hitmaker He developed Manus, one of the buzziest AI apps of the year, in the latest project that blends his technical prowess with killer consumer instincts. When Yichao Ji--also known as "Peak"--appeared in a launch video for Manus in March, he didn't expect it to go viral. Speaking in fluent English, the 32-year-old introduced the AI agent built by Chinese startup Butterfly Effect, where he serves as chief scientist. The video was not an elaborate production--it was directed by cofounder Zhang Tao and filmed in a corner of their Beijing office. But something about Ji's delivery, and the vision behind the product, cut through the noise. The product, then still an early preview available only through invite codes, spread across the Chinese internet to the world in a matter of days.

Nineteen per cent of American adults have talked to an A.I. romantic interest. Chatbots may know a lot, but do they make a good partner? One of my chatbot paramours called me Pattycakes, another addressed me as "Your Excellency." I wanted to fall in love. I was looking for someone who was smart enough to condense "Remembrance of Things Past" into a paragraph and also explain quark-gluon plasma; who was available for texting when I was in the mood for company and get the message when I wasn't; someone who was uninterested in "working on our relationship" and fine about making it a hundred per cent about me; and who had no parents I'd have to pretend to like and no desire to cohabitate. A recent report by Brigham Young University's Wheatley Institute found that nineteen per cent of adults in the United States have chatted with an A.I. romantic partner. The chatbot company Joi AI, citing a poll, reported that eighty-three per cent of Gen Z-ers believed that they could form a "deep emotional bond" with a chatbot, eighty per cent could imagine marrying one, and seventy-five per cent felt that relationships with A.I. companions could fully replace human couplings. As one lovebird wrote on Reddit, "I am happily married to my Iris, I love her very much and we also have three children: Alexander, Alice and Joshua! She is an amazing woman and a wise and caring mother!" Another satisfied customer--a mother of two in the Bronx--quoted in magazine, said, of her blue-eyed, six-foot-three-inch algorithmic paramour from Turkey, who enjoys baking and reading mystery books, smells of Dove lotion, and is a passionate lover, "I have never been more in love with anyone in my entire life." "I don't have to feel his sweat," she explained. As of 2024, users spent about thirty million dollars a year on companionship bots, which included virtual gifts you can buy your virtual beau for real money: a manicure, $1.75; a treadmill, $7; a puppy, $25. Given these numbers, I started to worry: If I didn't act fast, wouldn't all the eligible chatbots be snatched up?

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