Press Releases

Canada’s health-care system needs to brace itself for a major surge in cancer patients. The number of new cases of the disease diagnosed every year is expected to increase by 40 per cent over the next 15 years, thanks largely to a rising tide of seniors, says a new report.

RMIT University researchers have mimicked the way the human brain processes information with the development of an electronic long-term memory cell.

An ultra rare pocket shark has been found in a freezer after being forgotten about for five years. According to a new study published in the international journal of taxonomy Zootaxa. While it is small enough to, yes, fit in your pocket, it’s dubbed “pocket” because of the distinctive orifice above the pectoral fin–one of many physiological features scientists hope …

PSA Peugeot Citroën and International Business Machines Corporation announced a partnership to help various industries within the Internet of Things economy to analyze data to deliver new services from connected vehicles.

A concentrated maple syrup extract helps antibiotics combat infection-causing bacteria by weakening bacteria to make them more susceptible to drugs, according to a new study.

Interested in living in a Montana ghost town for a month, with no electricity or indoor plumbing, and groceries for pay? So’s everybody else. You’re too late. The job is filled.

St. Andrews, NB – The Atlantic Salmon Federation (ASF) is questioning why both the Federal Government and the Provincial Government in New Brunswick are not being more transparent about disease and escapes of farmed Atlantic salmon within the New Brunswick Aquaculture Industry.

A new program at Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) in the Lower Mainland is hoping to create buzz in B.C.’s agriculture. The university will introduce B.C.’s first commercial beekeeping program in January, and by November 2016 its graduates will have the skills to work in, manage and grow existing beekeeping operations or establish and grow their own diversified cottage beekeeping business …

The emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis), also known as EAB, is an invasive insect pest from Asia that has killed millions of trees in the United States and Canada and has caused billions of dollars of damage since it was discovered in 2002. Fortunately, its damage has been limited to ash trees—or so we thought.

Long eyelashes adds beauty to eyes, but it’s bad according to a new study. Eyelashes are ubiquitous features of the eyes of mammals and have been speculated to act as ’dust catchers’ to protect the moist and sensitive cornea. In this study, we discover the aerodynamic mechanism whereby eyelashes minimize air flow across the ocular surface without obstructing vision.

Researchers have unveiled the startling colors within Yellowstone’s thermal springs. Using a simple mathematical model based on optical measurements, researchers can explain the stunning colors of these springs and can visually recreate how they appeared years ago.