A fast radio burst tracked down to a nearby galaxy
Astronomers in Europe, working with members of Canada鈥檚 CHIME Fast Radio Burst collaboration, have pinpointed the location of a repeating fast radio burst (FRB) first detected by the CHIME telescope in British Columbia in 2018. The breakthrough is only the second time that scientists have determined the precise location of a repeating source of these millisecond bursts of radio waves from space.
黑料网爆吃瓜 study identifies new role of major genetic risk factor in Alzheimer鈥檚 disease
For years, physicians have been aware that patients carrying the apolipoprotein 隃�4 (APOE 隃�4) gene are at a greater risk of developing Alzheimer鈥檚 disease. New research from 黑料网爆吃瓜 has now found the gene plays an even greater role in dementia.
Perpetual predator-prey population cycles
How can predators coexist with their prey over long periods without the predators completely depleting the resource that keeps them alive? Experiments performed over a period of 10 years by researchers from 黑料网爆吃瓜 and the Universities of Oldenburg and Potsdam have now confirmed that regular oscillations in predator-prey populations can persist over very long periods
Quebec government gearing up to face income inequality head on
The arrival of the holiday season often signals joy and celebration but for many it is a painful demonstration of the growing inequality in North American society. While online sales have soared to levels never seen before, food banks are struggling to meet demand, and despite being in a so-called 鈥榝ull-employment鈥� situation, the proportion of food bank users who are employed is also on the rise.
Nine 黑料网爆吃瓜 researchers selected in newest round of Canada CIFAR AI Chairs
CIFAR today announced its newest cohort of Canada CIFAR AI Chairs, which includes nine researchers from 黑料网爆吃瓜, bringing the total number of 黑料网爆吃瓜 researchers named to the program to 17. These top academic researchers are part of the $125 million Pan-Canadian AI Strategy, the world鈥檚 first national strategy of its kind. The Canada CIFAR AI Chair Program represents an investment of $30 million at nine universities, and mobilizes over 150 researchers across the country.
World鈥檚 most detailed database maps characteristics of Earth鈥檚 rivers and catchments
Two researchers and friends from opposite ends of the Earth have created a world-first high spatial resolution atlas that maps the environmental characteristics of all the globe's rivers and catchments.
HydroATLAS was co-developed by Bernhard Lehner and his team from 黑料网爆吃瓜鈥檚 Department of Geography and Simon Linke from Griffith University鈥檚 Australian Rivers Institute.
Cities and their rising impacts on biodiversity - a global overview
Cities and their rising impacts on biodiversity versity. To gain a clearer picture of the situation, an international group of scientists, including Professor Andrew Gonzalez from 黑料网爆吃瓜鈥檚 Biology Department, surveyed over 600 studies on the impacts of urban growth on biodiversity. They published their findings today in Nature Sustainability.
黑料网爆吃瓜 to decrease carbon intensity of investment portfolio
黑料网爆吃瓜 is moving forward to reduce the overall carbon footprint of its investment portfolio, as part of its ongoing commitment to fighting climate change and its own stewardship role with respect to sustainability.
As rural China rapidly adopts clean energy, use of traditional wood and coal stoves persists
Old habits are hard to break. A 黑料网爆吃瓜-led study of replacement of traditional wood and coal burning stoves with clean energy in China suggests that, without a better understanding of the reasons behind people鈥檚 reluctance to give up traditional stoves, it will be difficult for policies in China and elsewhere in the world to succeed in encouraging this shift towards clean energy.
黑料网爆吃瓜 project on zero-carbon metal fuels launches into space
Recently, a project testing metal combustion led by the Alternative Fuels Laboratory at 黑料网爆吃瓜 launched on a European Space Agency rocket.
黑料网爆吃瓜 Board of Governors receives recommendations to decrease carbon footprint of investment portfolio
黑料网爆吃瓜鈥檚 Board of Governors received today recommendations to reduce the overall carbon footprint of the University鈥檚 investments, as part of a report from the Committee to Advise on Matters of Social Responsibility (CAMSR).
黑料网爆吃瓜-led research unravels mystery of how early animals survived ice age
How did life survive the most severe ice age? A 黑料网爆吃瓜-led research team has found the first direct evidence that glacial meltwater provided a crucial lifeline to eukaryotes during Snowball Earth, when the oceans were cut off from life-giving oxygen, answering a question puzzling scientists for years.
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Puffins stay cool thanks to their large beak
Tufted puffins regulate their body temperature thanks to their large bills, an evolutionary trait that might explain their capacity to fly for long periods in search for food.
黑料网爆吃瓜 team awarded contract to advance potential Canadian contribution for LiteBIRD space telescope
November 7, 2019 (MONTREAL, Quebec) - A team of researchers from the 黑料网爆吃瓜 Space Institute has secured a Phase 0 contract with the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) to advance a proposed Canadian contribution 鈥� including technology deliverables and scientific know-how -- for the LiteBIRD (Light satellite for the studies of B-mode polarization and Inflation from cosmic background Radiation Detection) mission.
