Collaborate Disseminate
With well over 4,000 exoplanets discovered to date, there are worlds out there so weird they’d put Dr. Who writers to shame. The latest to join the ranks is K2-141b, a scorching planet where it rains rocks, winds whip around at supersonic speeds and hu… Continue reading Extreme exoplanet likely has lava oceans and rain made of rocks
A new study from scientists at McGill University has gone to extraordinary lengths to investigate how strong the placebo effect may be in psychedelic research. The experiment, led by a former magician turned psychiatry PhD candidate, created a fictiona… Continue reading Testing psychedelic placebos: Study watches people trip on fake drugs
A trio of recent studies are uncovering compelling new insights into the role gut bacteria play in the development of type 2 diabetes (T2D). From discovering higher than average bacterial loads in tissue samples from diabetes patients, to a newly disco… Continue reading Gut microbiome studies reveal new bacterial links with diabetes
Fast radio bursts (FRBs) are one of the most intriguing mysteries of modern astronomy. Picked up from all corners of the cosmos, these perplexing radio signals usually only last milliseconds before fading forever, but some particularly strang… Continue reading Eight new repeating radio signals detected from deep space
With a few experimental exceptions, bandages generally just cover wounds, as opposed to actively healing them. That’s not the case with a new heat-activated “active adhesive dressing” (AAD), however, which forgoes antibiotics while mimicking … Continue reading Hydrogel bandage uses body heat to speed wound healing
A compelling new study from scientists at McGill University has, for the first time, described precise microbiome alterations that can be confidently correlated with fibromyalgia, a disease fundamentally characterized by widespread chronic pa… Continue reading Novel research links chronic pain condition with gut microbiome alterations
Taiga Motors’ electric snowmobile goes from 0 to 60 mph in 3 seconds. Continue reading These Canadians Are Building the First Commercial Electric Snowmobile
The world’s most famous whistleblower addressed a Montreal crowd amid revelations of police spying on journalists. Continue reading Edward Snowden Calls Police Spying on Quebec Journalists a ‘Threat to Democracy’