Fear, fearlessness and animal extinction

Published: 24 July 2017

Too much fear can be dangerous for species’ survival. In fact, fear alone, even in the absence of a live predator, can lead to species’ extinction if the population size is small enough suggests a...

Are we alone in this huge and planet-filled universe?

Published: 3 October 2014

The Gazette:(by Joe Schwarcz, director of McGill University’s Office for Science & Society on the upcoming Trottier Symposium) Read more

Could black phosphorus be the next silicon?

Published: 7 July 2015

As scientists continue to hunt for a material that will make it possible to pack more transistors on a chip, new research from McGill University and Université de Montréal adds to evidence that...

Researchers identify gene associated with intracranial aneurysm in French-Canadian population

Published: 31 October 2016

Scientists have identified a gene in the French-Canadian population that predisposes them to the development of intracranial aneurysm (IA), a potentially life threatening neurological condition...

FitzGerald Seminar Series

Wednesday, May 8, 2013 05:00

Pseudoscience in Medicine Presenter: Dr.Faculty Club, University of Toronto, CA, 41 Willcocks Street, Toronto, ON, CA/ossCategory: Public lectures and conferences

Honey, I shrunk the ants: how environment controls size

Published: 11 March 2015

Until now scientists have believed that the variations in traits such as our height, skin colour, tendency to gain weight or not, intelligence, tendency to develop certain diseases, etc., all of...

Critical information missing in fight to save wildlife

Published: 8 September 2016

With global temperatures continuing to rise at an alarming rate, predictions for the impact of climate change on plants and wildlife must improve to give scientists a clearer picture of which...

Targeting the biological clock could slow the progression of cancer

Published: 16 February 2017

Does the biological clock in cancer cells influence tumour growth? Yes, according to a study conducted by Nicolas Cermakian, a professor in McGill University’s Department of Psychiatry....

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