McGill University

Credit: Andre Renard, Dunlap Institute for Astronomy & Astrophysics, University of Toronto; CHIME Collaboration.

Canadian telescope detects 500 fast radio bursts in a year, quadrupling number of known FRBs

The CHIME telescope detected 535 new fast radio bursts during its first year of operation – from 2018 and to 2019 – quadrupling the number of known occurrences of the puzzling pulses of radio energy from far outside our galaxy.

Jun 9, 2021

Arctic ground squirrels were the major seed eaters in the Yukon Credit: Sandra Angers-Blondin, University of Edinburgh

Mega experiment shows species interact more towards tropics and lowlands

One of the largest field experiments ever conducted is providing the best evidence yet in support of a key Darwinian theory—that interactions between species are stronger toward the tropics and at lower elevations.

Feb 20, 2019

CHIME telescope detects second-ever repeating fast radio burst

CHIME telescope detects second-ever repeating fast radio burst

A team of scientists in Canada has found the second repeating fast radio burst (FRB) ever recorded, providing new clues about the brief, puzzling pulses of radio energy from far outside our galaxy.

Jan 9, 2019

Pick a card, any card: Researchers show how magicians sway decision-making

Pick a card, any card: Researchers show how magicians sway decision-making

Magicians have astonished audiences for centuries by subtly, yet powerfully, influencing their decisions. But there has been little systematic study of the psychological factors that make magic tricks work.

Feb 11, 2015