Wild chimpanzees and gorillas can form long friendly associations that last decades

To survive, animals compete for resources, be it food, mating partners or territory. But a ground…

Gender diversity reforms have helped UK company boards, but they are failing in other countries—new research

It may take close to 300 years to achieve gender equality and the empowerment of all…

What quantum technology means for Canada's future

Canada is a world leader in developing quantum technologies and is well-positioned to secure its place…

A new control system for synthetic genes

Using an approach based on CRISPR proteins, MIT researchers have developed a new way to precisely…

When it comes to addressing global climate impacts, who should pay?

In 2016, Tropical Storm Winston hit the Pacific island of Fiji as the strongest recorded storm…

Simulating the shear destruction of red blood cells

Many medical devices for treating heart failure generate nonphysiological shear flow. This can trigger the destruction…

Gun violence across America: Unexpected trends revealed by statistical analysis

Only a handful of U.S. states showed a surge in gun violence incidents in mid-2020 during…

Capturing and analyzing subtle combination tones produced by violins

When two musical notes are played simultaneously, the human ear can perceive weak additional tones called…

Physicists have proposed a theory of solidification of iron-nickel alloy

Physicists at the Ural Federal University (UrFU) have created a theory for the solidification of iron-nickel…

GPCR signaling coordinates inter-tissue mitochondrial stress communication in C. elegans

The nervous system is essential for coordinating the organismal stress response. Neurons with mitochondrial stresses could…