/channels/news_feeds/all/term/science%20and%20technology/rss en /channels/channels/news/rees-kassen-endless-frontier-frontiers-policy-labs-370647 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><h2>January 14, 2026</h2> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/frontiers_policylabs_banner.png?itok=ug3pC6Cd" width="160" height="26" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">28 </span><span class="month">January </span><span class="year">2026</span></div></div></div></div></div> Wed, 28 Jan 2026 18:05:54 +0000 webfull 215226 at /channels /channels/channels/news/barbara-koremenos-international-scientific-collaboration-frontiers-policy-labs-370646 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><h2>January 14, 2026</h2> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/frontiers_policylabs_banner.png?itok=ug3pC6Cd" width="160" height="26" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">28 </span><span class="month">January </span><span class="year">2026</span></div></div></div></div></div> Wed, 28 Jan 2026 17:17:10 +0000 webfull 215225 at /channels /channels/channels/news/montreal-2140-hopeful-futures-science-and-storytelling-350399 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> </p> <p><img alt="" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/fullwidth_breakpoints_theme_moriarty_small_1x/public/channels/image/screen_shot_2023-06-20_at_11.50.12_am.png?itok=RB35MwkV&amp;timestamp=1687276264" title="" /></p> <p> </p> <p><b>A Solvathon at the Bieler School of Environment, 91������</b></p> <p><b>Keynote speakers: Kim Stanley Robinson and Annalee Newitz</b></p> <p><b>October 12-13, 2023</b></p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">31 </span><span class="month">August </span><span class="year">2023</span></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 31 Aug 2023 18:32:11 +0000 webfull 191730 at /channels /channels/channels/news/canadian-astronomers-determine-earths-fingerprint-hopes-finding-habitable-planets-beyond-solar-299976 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Two 91������ astronomers have assembled a “fingerprint” for Earth, which could be used to identify a planet beyond our Solar System capable of supporting life.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/picture1.png?itok=b365Op48" width="160" height="133" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">28 </span><span class="month">August </span><span class="year">2019</span></div></div></div></div></div> Wed, 28 Aug 2019 14:16:48 +0000 webfull 152325 at /channels /channels/channels/news/glitch-neutron-star-reveals-its-hidden-secrets-299380 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>If parts of the neutron star interior start to move outwards, the star spins faster. This is called a “glitch,” and it’s providing astronomers with a brief insight into what lies within these mysterious objects.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/feature-graber.jpg?itok=6RMs2IhB" width="160" height="226" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">12 </span><span class="month">August </span><span class="year">2019</span></div></div></div></div></div> Mon, 12 Aug 2019 17:13:58 +0000 webfull 151770 at /channels /channels/channels/news/puzzling-shapes-unlocking-mysteries-plant-cell-morphology-299197 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>The discovery of the mechanics and molecular mechanism that dictate cell shape formation in plants by a team of 91������ researchers offers new clues about the fundamental processes governing tissue formation in multicellular organisms. </p> <p>Plants are made of cells that come in a wide array of shapes and sizes, each of which is closely related and essential to the function of a specific tissue. </p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/feature-expidermis.jpg?itok=nM4v7vwU" width="160" height="151" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">8 </span><span class="month">August </span><span class="year">2019</span></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 08 Aug 2019 14:01:20 +0000 webfull 151395 at /channels /channels/channels/news/newly-discovered-labrador-fossils-give-clues-about-ancient-climate-299002 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>The discovery of fossilized plants in Labrador, Canada, by a team of 91������ directed paleontologists provides the first quantitative estimate of the area’s climate during the Cretaceous period, a time when the earth was dominated by dinosaurs. The specimens were found in the Redmond no.1 mine, in a remote area of Labrador near Schefferville, in August 2018. Together with specimens collected in previous expeditions, they are now at the core of a recent study published in Palaeontology.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/fossiltree.jpg?itok=9NhCExVh" width="160" height="131" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">2 </span><span class="month">August </span><span class="year">2019</span></div></div></div></div></div> Fri, 02 Aug 2019 13:16:18 +0000 webfull 151212 at /channels /channels/channels/news/government-canada-promotes-equity-and-invests-discovery-research-mcgill-298329 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>In conjunction with a $35 million <a href="https://reporter.mcgill.ca/nserc-awards-35m-to-mcgill-led-research-projects/">research funding announcement</a> to support 128 researchers through the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada’s (NSERC) <a href="http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Professors-Professeurs/Grants-Subs/DGIGP-PSIGP_eng.asp">Discovery Grants program</a>, Canada’s Minister of Science and Sport, Kirsty Duncan, was on campus today to sign the <a href="http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/NSERC-CRSNG/EDI-EDI/Dimensions_Dimensions_eng.asp">Dimensions Charter.</a></p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/img_7927.jpg?itok=IUmrtN0I" width="160" height="160" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">11 </span><span class="month">July </span><span class="year">2019</span></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 11 Jul 2019 13:56:20 +0000 webfull 150489 at /channels /channels/channels/news/mcgill-universitys-centre-genomics-and-policy-receives-funding-create-ethics-and-governance-297695 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI), The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust, and the Klarman Family Foundation today announced $468,860 in collaborative funding to support ethical biomedical research and responsible data sharing for the Human Cell Atlas (HCA), an international effort to map all cells in the human body. The Centre of Genomics and Policy (CGP) at 91������ will help guide and inform the approach and governance of data sharing to assist participating investigators to collect and share data.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/bartha_knoppers.jpg?itok=0nD7wNER" width="160" height="241" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">11 </span><span class="month">June </span><span class="year">2019</span></div></div></div></div></div> Tue, 11 Jun 2019 19:53:05 +0000 webfull 149827 at /channels /channels/channels/news/study-invasive-predators-watch-prey-297577 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/16869830364_1476c12a60_o.jpg?itok=2SFl_7ti" width="160" height="116" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">5 </span><span class="month">June </span><span class="year">2019</span></div></div></div></div></div> Wed, 05 Jun 2019 19:20:57 +0000 webfull 149747 at /channels