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Discovery of new praying mantis species from the time of the dinosaurs

Jan 19, 2021

Fossilized sycamore leaves have been found in the same deposits as the mantis wings and show that this new insect species would have lived in a lush warm temperate forest...

Parental mental health worsens under new national COVID-19 restrictions

Jan 19, 2021

We are particularly concerned about the level of strain felt by parents in low income families, those in single parent families, and those supporting children with special educational needs.' Indeed,...

A master cancer gene hijacks a `molecular crowbar` to make breast cancer cells invasive

Jan 19, 2021

Researchers at the University of Helsinki have defined a cancer invasion machinery, which is orchestrated by a frequently mutated cancer gene called Ras. The new study has been published today...

Successive governments’ approaches to obesity policies have destined them to fail, say researchers

Jan 19, 2021

This is the conclusion of new research by a team at the University of Cambridge funded by the NIHR School for Public Health Research. The researchers say their findings may...

A ‘super-puff’ planet like no other

Jan 18, 2021

The planet is very close to its star — over 16 times closer than the Earth is to the Sun. The astronomers first used observations of WASP-107 obtained at the...

Low-carbon policies can be ‘balanced’ to benefit small firms and average households – study

Jan 18, 2021

The findings are published today in the journal Nature Climate Change. “Preventing climate change cannot be the only goal of decarbonisation policies,” said study lead author Dr Cristina Peñasco, a...

Covid concerns, razor wire and no Trump: An inauguration like no other

Jan 18, 2021

- Lockdown -Since Trump supporters stormed the Capitol on January 6, security officials are preparing for anything that could threaten Biden and his supporters. - No Trump -Traditionally, an outgoing...

Troops at Inauguration Pre-Screened for Extremism, Says DC Guard Commander

Jan 18, 2021

The roughly 25,000 National Guardsmen deployed to the U.S. capital to ensure President-elect Joe Biden is able to be sworn in peacefully went through an additional background check to weed...

FBI vetting Guard troops in DC amid fears of insider attack

Jan 18, 2021

He said Guard members are also getting training on how to identify potential insider threats. Multiple officials said the process began as the first Guard troops began deploying to D.C....

McGill researchers launch Multicultural Mental Health Resource Centre

Jan 18, 2021

Bell Let's Talk, McGill University, The Neuro (Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital) and the Lady Davis Institute at the Jewish General Hospital are pleased to announce the official launch of the Multicultural...