How stepping into nature affects the brain

Published: 26 February 2026

Spending time in nature, even briefly, triggers changes in the brain that calm stress, restore attention and quiet mental clutter, a new study has found....

Making solar power’s land use more efficient

Published: 25 February 2026

As solar energy rapidly is becoming the world’s largest renewable power source, new research from McGill University offers a clearer picture of how much land that growth could require and how...

Findings of McGill study could lead to new longevity therapies and improved fall prevention

Published: 23 February 2026

A new McGill University study has found a direct link between age‑related declines in neuron activity in the cerebellum and worsening motor skills, including gait, balance and agility. While it is...

Colourism might help explain health inequities suffered by dark-skinned Black Americans, researchers say

Published: 19 February 2026

A study of Black Americans is among the first to show how the internalization of negative messages about dark skin tones could be linked to harms to health....

Engineered nanoparticles could deliver better targeted cancer treatment

Published: 18 February 2026

Scientists at McGill University and the Rosalind and Morris Goodman Cancer Institute have developed a new way to deliver cancer immunotherapy that caused fewer side effects compared to standard...

Kering Foundation, SVRI and McGill launch research program on the intersection of violence against women and children

Published: 8 December 2025

The Kering Foundation, in partnership with McGill University and the Sexual Violence Research Initiative (SVRI), is launching an innovative research program to tackle the often-overlooked links...

McGill study identifies most effective methods for early detection of tench, an invasive freshwater fish

Published: 21 January 2026

As tench continue to spread through the St. Lawrence River, a study from McGill University provides fisheries managers with guidance on how to detect the invasive species, an essential first step...

Plants retain a ‘genetic memory’ of past population crashes, study shows

Published: 12 February 2026

Researchers at McGill University and the United States Forest Service have found that plants living in areas where human activity has caused population crashes carry long-lasting genetic traces of...

Study offers evidence that racial bias is at play in overrepresentation of Black youth in Canadian child welfare systems

Published: 12 January 2026

Researchers who examined Canadian child welfare data found that Black children were not only investigated at a higher rate than their white peers but were also more likely to be taken from their...

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