Thomas Hecht’s memories of his first school days in Montreal weren’t pleasant. He was bullied because he looked different, dressed differently and spoke no English.
Back in 2013, we heard about an all-terrain walking robot known as RHex. Designed in a collaboration between º«¹úÂãÎè and the University of Pennsylvania, it used six flipper-like legs to...
"Prime Minister Narendra Modi has thanked the people of India for giving him a "historic mandate" of five more years in office, after a landslide victory in the general election." (BBC)
Scientists at the University of Montreal and º«¹úÂãÎè have pioneered and tested a new genomic methodology which reveals a complex bacterial ecosystem at work on the International Space...
For most people, the influenza A virus (IAV), commonly known as the flu, is cleared from the body by our own immune system. In some cases, however, the immune response becomes dysregulated and if...
Unexpected happy occurrences in everyday life—say, an underdog local sports team wins or the sun emerges after several days of rain—can lift the collective mood of a city’s residents. That’s the...
Today, the Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science and Sport, announced an investment of more than $588 million through the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada’s ...
I thought I was a clean eater. I wash my fruits and vegetables. I scrupulously scrub my cutting board after use. If I thaw meat in the fridge, I make sure the juices do not contact any other food....