Researchers’ novel lab technique reveals how ice crystals form in clouds

Published: 23 July 2025

Researchers have developed a novel method to detect and study how ice forms in mixed-phase clouds, significantly boosting scientists’ ability to forecast weather and model climate change. 

Youth at risk of suicide show early warning signs that adults often miss

Published: 23 July 2025

Drawing on a landmark 25-year study that followed Quebec children into adulthood, McGill University researchers have identified two distinct patterns in how suicidal thoughts emerge and the early...

Racial-minority business owners can benefit from ‘white guilt,’ marketing study finds

Published: 22 July 2025

Researchers who explored how consumers’ ethical values can shape their shopping habits suggest that business owners from marginalized racial groups can appeal to socially conscious consumers by...

Ancient viruses in our DNA may hold clues to what makes us human

Published: 21 July 2025

Fragments of ancient viral DNA once dismissed as “junk” may play a role in controlling our genes, according to a new international study....

Common hereditary cancer mutation in Quebec traced to single ancestor

Published: 17 July 2025

Researchers have shed new light on the most common genetic variant linked to hereditary cancer in Quebec’s French-Canadian population. Their findings could result in cheaper and more effective...

Simple texting platform helps farmers adopt greener methods, McGill-led study finds

Published: 16 July 2025

Farmers who exchanged text messages with peers were significantly more likely to adopt sustainable agricultural practices, highlighting the power of peer learning in digital formats, a new study co...

Study helps explain why chronic pain is often discounted

Published: 15 July 2025

A new study by McGill University researchers shows that chronic pain, often invisible to medical tests, can be better assessed when doctors take a holistic approach....

New study reveals promising strategy to retrain neutrophils to target breast cancer 

Published: 14 July 2025

A ground-breaking study conducted by researchers from McGill University, the Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research (LDI) at the Jewish General Hospital, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre and MIT...

McGill scientists develop cleaner, cheaper way to make lithium-ion batteries

Published: 11 July 2025

A team of McGill University researchers, working with colleagues in the United States and South Korea, has developed a new way to make high-performance lithium-ion battery materials that could help...

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