The first brains in the world of animals marked a decisive step in evolution. Combining experiments and theory, the funded project “Decoding the gelatinous origins of brain evolution”, aims to...
Pausing AI development will give our governments and culture time to catch up with and steer the rush of new technology. I worked at Google until 2020, when I left...
A topical gel to fight gum disease developed by scientists at NYU College of Dentistry was the winning innovation of this year’s STAT Madness, a virtual tournament celebrating recent breakthroughs...
Outside the bougainvillea-covered walls of Mar-a-Lago, few are braving the Florida heat to share the outrage of their indicted leader, former President Donald Trump. Throughout the day, small clutches of...
When Joy Domingo-Kameenui spent two weeks in her native Hawaii as part of MIT class 1.091 (Traveling Research Environmental eXperiences), she was surprised to learn about the number of invasive...
The European Research Council (ERC) has announced the award of 218 Advanced Grants to outstanding research leaders across Europe, as part of the Horizon Europe programme. The ERC Advanced Grant...
CNN Law Enforcement analyst John Miller says orders have gone out from the NYPD for every cop in the city “of every rank” to “show up in uniform tomorrow” following...
New Musqueam art featured at UBC’s annual Storm the Wall event University NewsThe University of British Columbia’s Athletics and Recreation department unveiled an exciting new piece of xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) artwork...
But our vital kelp forests won’t return without our help. Kelp forests have even influenced human migration patterns. Kelp forests are dying at a rate similar to coral reefs or...
In a recent paper published in Current Biology, the team reports the discovery of a queen-like mutant in a colony of clonal raider ants, a queen-free species. This spontaneous birth...