A model for the evolution of intelligence

Published: 28 February 2024

When certain species of wild birds and primates discover new ways of finding food in the wild, it can serve to measure their flexibility and intelligence....

Energy poverty in Canada

Published: 20 February 2024

As many as one in five Canadian households can be considered to be in energy poverty, according to researchers from McGill University. Energy poverty occurs when households cannot afford or access...

Uncertainty in measuring biodiversity change could hinder progress towards global targets for nature

Published: 16 February 2024

More than ever before, there is a growing interest in dedicating resources to stop the loss of biodiversity, as recently exemplified by the

Surprising new evidence on happiness and wealth

Published: 8 February 2024

Global polls typically show that people in industrialized countries where incomes are relatively high report greater levels of satisfaction with life than those in low-income countries....

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

Published: 19 January 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...

Stuck in traffic: Researchers identify cellular traffic jams in a rare disease

Published: 10 January 2024

Researchers from McGill University, led by Professor Alanna Watt of the Department of Biology, have identified previously unknown changes in brain cells affected by a neurological disease. Their...

How does one species become many?

Published: 8 January 2024

Evolutionary biologists have long suspected that the diversification of a single species into multiple descendent species – that is, an “adaptive radiation” – is the result of each species adapting...

Tête-à-tête Sweden: Conversations about science engagement around the world

Thursday, February 16, 2023 10:00to11:00

Around the globe, people dedicate their lives to the fascinating, weird, and powerful world of science./researchCategory: Research and innovation

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