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UBC’s “Great Shuffle” sees thousands of students’ rooms cleaned in just seven days

May 5, 2023

This annual logistical exercise, aptly and fondly known on UBC’s Vancouver campus as the “Great Shuffle,” takes place in late April to early May. “It’s a busy time with all...

Study: Covid-19 has reduced diverse urban interactions

May 5, 2023

The Covid-19 pandemic has reduced how often urban residents intersect with people from different income brackets, according to a new study led by MIT researchers. But even after such restrictions...

In first, astronomers see star engulf planet

May 5, 2023

De suspected that he was witnessing a star absorbing a planet. And that data removed the last doubts: These were the crumbs of a star eating its planet. A few...

Five drug-induced deaths per day in Australia in 2021: new report

May 5, 2023

Five drug-induced deaths per day in Australia in 2021: new reportA new report sheds light on trends in overdose and other drug-induced deaths in Australia and identifies steps to avoid...

Aalto ARTS Summer School 2023 studies sustainability, forests and use of wood

May 3, 2023

The summer school is a unique chance to learn in an international, multidisciplinary context and experience hands-on work in high-quality workshops at Aalto University campus. The Summer School course will...

More children and adolescents in mental health crisis since beginning of COVID-19 pandemic: study

May 3, 2023

More children and adolescents in mental health crisis since beginning of COVID-19 pandemic: studyThe COVID-19 pandemic has had serious and lasting negative impacts on children’s and adolescents’ mental health. “Mental...

Poverty hurts young brains but social safety net may help

May 3, 2023

The researchers relied on the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study, which follows more than 11,000 youth in 17 states. ABCD collects troves of parent-reported behavioral health data and uses...

Two trillion tonnes of greenhouse gases, 25 billion nukes of heat: are we pushing Earth out of the Goldilocks zone?

May 3, 2023

Recent research shows we’ve added the energy of 25 billion nuclear bombs to the Earth system in just the last 50 years. (The world’s average surface temperature in the 20th...

Search is on for ‘super memorisers’ to help scientists unlock the secrets of memory

May 3, 2023

Anyone who believes they have an exceptional memory is invited to take an online survey and memory test. Based on their performance, some people will be invited to Cambridge to...

NYU’s Glucksman Ireland House Launches Collaboration with the Princess Grace Irish Library in Monaco

May 3, 2023

Yeats and James Joyce: a diplomatic odyssey.”About the Princess Grace Irish Library:The Princess Grace Library was inaugurated on 20th November 1984 by Prince Rainier III of Monaco as a tribute...