A NEW variant of COVID-19 with deadly mutations that give it "increased resistance to antibodies" was discovered in a Kentucky nursing home. One of these, a mutation termed E484K located...
Climate scientists and food systems researchers worry about the stress climate change may put on crops, and on global food security. Crops in troubleGoverning plants’ responses to environmental stress are...
For the first time, researchers from McGill University have calculated Canada’s nitrogen footprint (akin to a carbon footprint) – at both national and provincial levels. Using this new hybrid approach,...
Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)Chemotherapy drug puts young children with cancer at high risk of hearing loss Science, Health & Technology75 per cent of...
Initially, he proposed building a quantum computer based not on digital coding but rather on a direct imitation of quantum systems. His core idea, which continues to inspire the development...
World Animal Day is a global event celebrated each year on the 4th of October and it works to address localized issues surrounding animal welfare. According to www.worldanimalday.org.uk, World Animal...
When infection risk is high, this “parasite stress” behavior increases, potentially manifesting as attitudes and even voting patterns that champion conformity and reject “foreign outgroups” – core traits of authoritarian...
He said: ‘My first thought was that I was overwhelmed and very honoured to receive the prize. And my second was for type 1 diabetes, because the disease is the...
Communities once reliant on the coal industry are now more politically disenchanted, with residents less likely to vote, than places with similar levels of deprivation but without the “narrative of...
A doctoral programme has been established to expand the teaching and research of smart buildings at the Aalto University School of Electrical Engineering. Donors wish to see doctoral candidates in...