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$2.5 million for the creation of the Réseau québécois de recherche en agriculture durable

Published: 8 October 2021

Today, the Fonds de recherche du Québec - Nature et technologies (FRQNT), along with its partner the ministère de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l'Alimentation (MAPAQ) announced the creation of...

Older adults are more willing to help others, but mostly those in the same country

Published: 12 October 2021

Older adults are more willing to help others compared to younger adults but will prioritize those within their own country – particularly when it comes to donating to charity. This group was also...

Expert: Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp back online after global outage

Published: 6 October 2021

Facebook and Facebook-owned apps Instagram and WhatsApp were up and running again late Monday after being hit by an outage that affected users around the world. The social media giant said the...

Unbreakable glass inspired by seashells

Published: 28 September 2021

Scientists from º«¹úÂãÎè develop stronger and tougher glass, inspired by the inner layer of mollusk shells. Instead of shattering upon impact, the new material has the resiliency of...

Expert: Amazon faces Teamsters union drive at Canadian warehouse

Published: 27 September 2021

Amazon.com Inc. could be facing its first unionization battle in Canada after a Teamsters local filed for a union vote for workers at the e-commerce giant’s fulfilment centre near Edmonton. If the...

Discovery of mechanics of drug targets for COVID-19

Published: 27 September 2021

A team of international researchers, including º«¹úÂãÎè Professor Stéphane Laporte, have discovered the working mechanism of potential drug targets for various diseases such as cancer, rheumatoid...

Dangers of smoking during pregnancy

Published: 20 September 2021

Mothers who smoke are more likely to deliver smaller babies even after a full-term pregnancy, increasing the risks of birth defects and neurological disorders later in life, say researchers from...

Indigenous territories fight climate change

Published: 17 August 2021

In a recent study in PLOS ONE, researchers from 6 different countries, including Camilo Alejo and Catherine Potvin of the Department of Biology at º«¹úÂãÎè, examined the importance of...

Expert: Strength of a party's climate change plan could help influence federal election results

Published: 17 September 2021

Climate change is a hot-button issue in this federal campaign, and data shows that a party’s environmental strategy could help influence its results in at least 9 ridings where races were neck-and...

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