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NASA should build a biocontainment facility on the moon to protect Earth, researchers advise

admin — Fri, 19 Jun 2026 14:24:52 +0000

A biocontainment facility designed to protect Earth from potentially hazardous biotic contaminants from space should be part of a planned NASA base on the moon, a policy paper maintains.

“Humanity is entering a new era of space exploration, but our planetary protection strategies have not kept pace with the risks associated with returning extraterrestrial samples to Earth,” said paper co-author Frederick I. Moxley, Director of Strategic Threat Analysis and Research Laboratories, an Idaho-based consultancy.

A ‘bridge’ to bolstering research and clinical expertise

admin — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 13:52:50 +0000

91��’s Faculty of Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences is well known for its impact in Quebec, where its award-winning Service to the Community Program provides dental care to underserved groups throughout the Greater Montreal Area.

Though lesser known, the Faculty’s global impact is no less impressive, with a long history of training oral and maxillofacial surgical residents from the Middle East. Now, the Faculty is expanding its global footprint through a new research and clinical collaboration with Kuwaiti partners.

Digitization of centuries of Canadian weather records promises to improve climate understanding

admin — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 13:07:04 +0000

Researchers have uncovered and digitized nearly two million 18th and 19th century weather observations from across Canada that offer new insights into how the country’s climate has changed over time.

The international project draws on handwritten records dating from 1768 to 1884. The data include temperature, precipitation, wind and detailed descriptions of such events as storms and floods.

Study yields new insights on what makes conversation engaging

admin — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 11:43:01 +0000

What makes a speaker engaging? Both what is said and how it is said matter, but in different, complementary ways, a new study conducted at the 91�� School of Communication Sciences and Disorders has found.

When people try to sound “engaging,” they tend to speak more loudly and in a higher pitch, and this can lead listeners to evaluate them more positively, the researchers said. However, the study also reveals that the listener’s desire to extend a conversation depends mainly on interest in what the speaker has to say.

RESOLVED: Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat – Unable to submit prompts error message

admin — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 14:49:07 +0000

Microsoft is currently investigating an issue affecting Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat. Some users may be unable to submit prompts and may receive a "Something went wrong" error.

Microsoft has implemented a fix and service recovery is in progress. Some users may continue to experience intermittent issues until recovery is complete.

Feeling poorer than peers linked to lower wellbeing, even when incomes are similar

admin — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 13:22:28 +0000

New research is shedding light on how comparing ourselves to others affects happiness and life satisfaction.

Led by 91�� researchers, the study shows that people who feel worse off financially than their peers are more likely to report signs of languishing, even when their actual income is similar.

Indoor urban agriculture isn’t necessarily low carbon, 91�� study shows

admin — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 14:10:36 +0000

Growing lettuce indoors in Canadian cities can be as climate-friendly as conventional farming, but only in regions where electricity is from renewable sources and thus low-carbon, according to a new 91��-led study.

To curb overprescribing for seniors, researchers urge annual prescription checkups

admin — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 13:39:22 +0000

To address the growing problem of overprescribing for seniors, a new Canadian guideline is calling for routine medication reviews.

In Canada, roughly two in three adults age 65 or older take five or more medications. While often necessary, complex drug regimens can increase the risk of side effects and affect quality of life.

91�� named as presenting partner of team representing Canada at 2027 Venice Architecture Biennale

admin — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 13:57:17 +0000

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What an illusion involving a fake hand can tell us about our mind-body connection

admin — Thu, 28 May 2026 15:29:58 +0000

People who have a weaker sense of self are also more likely to have less bodily awareness, 91�� researchers have found. The study supports the idea that people’s perceptions of themselves and how they experience their own bodies are deeply connected.

Beyond deepening psychologists’ understanding of “embodied cognition,” the connection between our minds and our fundamental bodily awareness, the findings could have concrete applications regarding the treatment of certain psychiatric conditions, the researchers said.

Do lying children grow up to be criminals? Mostly not, study concludes

admin — Wed, 27 May 2026 14:07:21 +0000

Most childhood lying does not lead to serious problems in adulthood, and only certain kinds of lying behaviour is associated with later psychological or legal issues, a new study has found.

“Children do not all follow the same developmental pattern of lying,” said Victoria Talwar, a professor in the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology and lead author of the study. “Most children in our study showed low or declining levels of lying over time. For most, lying is not a problem behaviour.”

Research findings challenge long-held assumptions about how we learn or regain speech

admin — Mon, 25 May 2026 16:06:17 +0000

Learning to speak a new language, or regaining speech, depends more on areas of the brain that process sound and physical sensation than on the parts of the brain that govern motor control, according to new research findings.

The study, by researchers at 91�� and the Yale School of Medicine, has implications for speech-learning theory and for the development of speech processing and recognition technologies.

Historic plant collections offer a window into genetic change

admin — Thu, 21 May 2026 14:10:22 +0000

Pressed plant specimens collected centuries ago and stored in herbaria around the world could play a key role in facilitating the tracking of genetic change and extinction risk in plants, a 91��-led study indicates.

Novel origami pattern turns flat sheets into load-bearing 3D technology

admin — Thu, 21 May 2026 13:58:09 +0000

91�� researchers have discovered a new way to fold flat sheets into smooth, curved shells that can switch from floppy and flexible to stiff and load-bearing on demand. By designing a special origami pattern and threading cable-like elements through it, they can control the material’s final three-dimensional shape and how rigid it becomes. The result, a “doubly curved lens box,” could advance the technology of such objects as temporary emergency tents, morphing robots and smart fabrics, the researchers said.

Study finds early complex life lived in oxygenated seas, challenging long‑held views of evolution

admin — Wed, 20 May 2026 15:00:53 +0000

The earliest known eukaryotes, the ancestors of all complex life on Earth, lived in oxygenated, shallow marine environments nearly 1.7 billion years ago, according to a new study led by researchers at 91�� and the University of California, Santa Barbara. The findings cast doubt on the long-held belief that early complex life emerged in oxygen-poor environments or floated freely in the open ocean.