Black carbon particles — more commonly known as soot — absorb heat in the atmosphere. For…
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An iron-clad asteroid
Mineralogists have discovered a previously unknown phenomenon in soil samples from the asteroid ‘Itokawa’: the surface…
DNA discovery can lead to new types of cancer drugs
Researchers have discovered that our cells replicate their DNA much more loosely than previously thought. The…
Paleontologists discover why the oceans are so diverse
Slow, steady evolution in animal groups that contain many different ecological lifestyles has been a key…
An iron-clad asteroid
Itokawa would normally be a fairly average near-Earth asteroid—a rocky mass measuring only a few hundred…
Discovering what makes durian stink
Researchers at the Leibniz-Institute for Food Systems Biology at the Technical University of Munich (Leibniz-LSB@TUM) have…
Cartilage cells, chromosomes and DNA preserved in 75 million-year-old baby duck-billed dinosaur
This study is lead by Dr. Alida Bailleul (Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, the Chinese…
Study: Anxious preschoolers have worse relationships with teachers
Children with sadness and anxiety are more likely to experience relationships that deteriorate with their preschool…
A 3-point plan to reach net-zero emissions by 2050
Every January Larry Fink, the head of the world’s largest funds manager, BlackRock, sends a letter…
New study reveals what fish are up to under the ice
Ever wondered how fish spend the winter? Using new technology, researchers from U of T Mississauga…