Pushing the speed limit: What will the future of the Internet look like?

Published: 14 June 2023

More people rely on the Internet to work, play, shop, and connect with others, growing the demand for global data traffic by 40% every year. To keep pace with the drive for more bandwidth, McGill...

What skin piercings can teach us about environmental change

Published: 4 December 2023

In a new study from McGill University, researchers bring science into an unexpected setting: a tattoo parlor. In this first characterization of the human piercing microbiome, the uniquely human...

The global human day – A bird’s eye perspective

Published: 15 June 2023

Everyone has 24 hours per day. Across the global population of 8 billion people this adds up to approximately 190 billion human hours per day. How those hours are spent determines the impacts we...

Environmental risks and opportunities of orphaned oil and gas wells

Published: 20 June 2023

McGill University researchers are leading an international team whose goal is to create a framework to help governments in the U.S. and around the world assess and prioritize remediation strategies...

What controls the pathways of the Labrador Current?

Published: 28 June 2023

Changes to the flow of the Labrador Current along the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador to Nova Scotia are leading to sudden warmings or drops in the oxygen levels of the waters in several regions...

Maintaining good cardiorespiratory fitness can protect your memory from the effects of sleep loss

Published: 5 July 2023

If you’re sleep deprived, you will likely have a harder time remembering things than if you’re well-rested. But if you have good cardiorespiratory fitness, your memory may be less affected by the...

McGill University, in partnership with Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, and IEFA announce 'Future-charged: the renewable energy revolution’

Published: 13 June 2023

Today McGill University, in partnership with Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR) and the International Economic Forum of the Americas (IEFA) announced the launch of ‘Future-Charged: the...

A first look inside Li-ion batteries

Published: 4 December 2023

What if you could charge your electric vehicle in the same amount of time it takes to fill a tank of gas?...

Expert: Canada reaches online news deal with Google

Published: 30 November 2023

The Canadian government has reached a deal with Google over the Online News Act that will see the tech giant pay $100 million annually to publishers, and continue to allow access to Canadian news...

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