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After fires devastated parts of the Amazon rainforest in 2023–24, researchers collaborated with firefighters, Indigenous groups and other stakeholders to produce guidance on how to tackle future blazes. Credit: Apolline Guillerot-Malick/SOPA Images/LightRocket/GettyClimate change, the COVID-19 pandemic and conflicts have all contributed to current national and global instability. In this age of polycrises, politicians and policymakers often need to make fast decisions. Scientists in academia can struggle when asked for research to support those decisions, often because their institutions are not set up to provide authoritative knowledge for rapid decision-making. The sprint to solve coronavirus protein structures — and disarm them with drugsOne high-profile exception to this offers a blueprint for how to mobilize and do high-quality research reliably in a crisis. During the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers in academia and industry, working with policymakers, together solved the protein structures of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in record time; conducted fast, randomized controlled trials to test drugs; and quickly developed vaccines that subsequently gained rapid approval.

TorontoPublished: October 17, 2026 at 2:31p.m. EDTThe next Lotto Max draw is on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026. The largest lottery prize ever offered in Canada is still up for grabs after there were no winners for Friday’s Lotto Max draw. The winning numbers were 01, 11, 13, 36, 41, 43, 51. The next draw for the $90 million Lotto Max will take place on Tuesday, Oct. 20. The jackpot is unchanged, as $90 million is the cap. While no one claimed the jackpot on Friday, the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation said four Maxmillion tickets worth $1 million each were sold in Ontario. Fourteen other tickets won $100,000 each, including seven in the Greater Toronto Area. Tuesday’s draw will also feature 20 Maxmillions prizes worth $1 million each and at least 90 Maxplus prizes worth $100,000 each. How to set CP24 as your preferred source on GoogleHow to set CTV News as your preferred source on Google

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Browse this and many other websites without banner ads, personalized tracking and video ads. Mercedes-AMG is bringing its sports car DNA to the full-size electric SUV segment. The new GT SUV is officially here with up to 1,153 horsepower, a 0-60 mile-per-hour time of 2.4 seconds, and DC fast charging at up to 710 kilowatts.