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It's 4 years since the first COVID case in Australia. Here's how our pandemic experiences have changed over time

Oct 17, 2024

Findings show that as the conditions of the pandemic and government management have changed, so have Australians’ experiences. Five days later, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a “public health...

M87* One Year Later: Proof of a persistent black hole shadow

Oct 17, 2024

The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) Collaboration, including Professor Daryl Haggard at McGill University, has released new images of M87*, the supermassive black hole at the center of the galaxy Messier...

Hidden threat: the rise of deadly fungal pathogens

Oct 17, 2024

“There are many pathogens with different transmission routes and many challenges with therapies and diagnostics.”An emerging fungal threatThe threat of fungal pathogens is now gaining worldwide attention from public health...

Trump’s Gaffes and Slurring This Weekend Should Be Leading Every Newscast — Why Aren’t They?

Oct 17, 2024

Former President Donald Trump looks more likely than ever before to secure the Republican nomination for the 2024 presidential election. While he has mostly been sharp and lucid during rallies...

Just because you can pay to have your ashes buried on the moon doesn't mean you should

Oct 17, 2024

Sending human ashes and personal mementoes to the Moon is now possible, but it opens up a maze of legal and ethical conundrums. The Peregrine lander (which completed its controlled...

AI meets citizen science to unlock the nature of storytelling

Oct 17, 2024

A new project led by McGill University researchers seeks to understand one of humanity’s oldest practices and most powerful tools—storytelling. “Characters are the scaffolding of great storytelling,” explains Andrew Piper,...

Meeting the clean energy needs of tomorrow

Oct 17, 2024

Yuri Sebregts, chief technology officer at Shell, succinctly laid out the energy dilemma facing the world over the rest of this century. While the goals of energy security and energy...

Supports help keep Aussie firefighters safe

Oct 17, 2024

And in such physically demanding roles, maintaining a high level of fitness and movement quality is essential. This is the first study on the effect of age on movement quality...

Three honored with 2023 School of Science teaching prizes

Oct 17, 2024

The MIT School of Science has announced the winners of its 2023 Teaching Prizes for Graduate and Undergraduate Education. The prizes are awarded to School of Science faculty members who...

How a Team at Bobst Cares for NYU Libraries' Treasures

Oct 17, 2024

Bobst library houses millions of volumes, 53,320 serial titles, and over 43,000 linear feet of archives. That’s a LOT of physical objects—many of them old and irreplaceable—that need constant care...