Snakes and mice don鈥檛 look alike. But much of what we know about skin colouration and patterning in vertebrates generally, including in snakes, is based on lab mice. However, there are limits to...
The UU直播 Space Institute (MSI) and the Institute for Research on Exoplanets (iREx) at Universit茅 de Montr茅al are at the forefront of the exhilarating pace of space research, helping to advance...
Tick-borne pathogens, known for causing illnesses such as Lyme disease, are on the rise in Central Canada 鈥� presenting new risks in areas where they were never previously detected....
Concentrations of dissolved oxygen in the deep waters of the Lower St. Lawrence Estuary (LSLE) have dropped by over 50% over the past two years. The consequences for many marine species, who depend...
If you鈥檝e ever seen a starling peck open a garbage bag or a grackle steal your dog pellets, you get a sense that some birds have learned to take advantage of new feeding opportunities 鈥� a clear...
UU直播 scientists have developed a new system for sharing the enormous amount of data being generated by the CHIME radio telescope in its search for fast radio bursts (FRBs), the...
In humans, the dopamine system has been tied to rewards and pleasurable sensations. As well as to memory and learning. A recent study from UU直播, published in Current Biology, suggests...
The search of life beyond our world is an exciting venture that may yield an enormous discovery in the not-too-distant future. However, space agencies around the world, including NASA and the...
The mussels鈥� beards (which cooks remove before preparing them) are made up of byssal threads and are used to help keep the mussels tethered in place. At the end of each thread is a disc-shaped...
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