Science
Scientific discoveries and research
Simple cell migration mechanism may explain how hair follicles organize before birth
In mammals, hair follicles emerge during embryonic development, forming geometric patterns that vary from one species to another. But how is the position of eac...
New study finds clear‑cut logging can dramatically increase flood risk
In the past 30 years, floods have affected more than 2.8 billion people worldwide and caused more than 500,000 deaths. In Canada, flooding has caused significan...
Tracking your employees doesn't make them more productive
In June, TD Bank told staff that it would begin running software called WorkiQ on their work computers, tracking time spent in browsers, internal chat and meeti...
Researchers develop AI tool that finds the equations behind complex systems
Clarkson University researchers have developed an artificial intelligence tool that can uncover the mathematical equations governing complex and chaotic systems...
Inferring multicellular interactions in tumors from standard pathology slides
Understanding how cells within and around a tumor interact provides key information about a cancer's architecture, a patient's immune response to the disease an...
South Pole Telescope analysis releases new catalog of more than 7,000 galaxy clusters
Researchers working with data from the South Pole Telescope have released a major catalog of galaxy clusters, giving scientists a powerful new tool for studying...
Red cards have more than tripled since the last World Cup, data show
In a reversal Sunday, FIFA announced that it was suspending U.S. striker Florian Balogun's one-game red-card ban, allowing the star player to compete in the U.S...
Sunlight-powered chemistry reduces hazardous oxidant risk
Researchers at the University of Osaka developed a light-driven method for synthesizing Davis reagents that generates the hazardous oxidant mCPBA only on demand...
AI faces trusted more than faces of real people, warn researchers
Images of faces created by artificial intelligence (AI) are seen as more trustworthy than images of genuine faces, researchers say, warning of the risks of onli...
Wolves around the world have evolved different skull shapes—humans are also shaping their evolution
A new international study led by researchers at the University of Oulu, Finland, shows that wolves living in different parts of the world are not anatomically i...
Homegrown catnip lotion proves to be an effective mosquito repellent in rural Uganda
Plant researchers from Wales and Uganda have collaborated on a community enterprise project in rural Uganda, becoming the first to create an affordable and high...
Ancient jaw wound reveals possible violence in Homo sapiens 90,000 years ago
Violence, the care of injured or ill individuals, and funerary behavior are among the most challenging aspects of the human past to reconstruct. A study publish...