Stardust Shines New Light on the Formation of the Solar System
The study of a tiny grain of stardust — older than our solar system — is shining new light on how planetary systems are formed….
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Prehistoric Teeth Reveal Details on Ancient Africa’s Climate
Models of wetter conditions than contemporary climate suggest human ancestors lived in environments other than open, arid grasslands New research out of South Africa’s Wonderwerk…
Astronomers Observe Unprecedented Detail in Pulsar PSR B1957+20
A team of astronomers has performed one of the highest resolution observations in astronomical history by observing two intense regions of radiation, 20 kilometres apart,…
Habelia Optata – A 508-Million-Year-Old Sea Creature
Paleontologists at the University of Toronto (U of T) and the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) in Toronto have entirely revisited a tiny yet exceptionally fierce…
Research Shows K2-18b Could be a Scaled-Up Version of Earth
New research using data collected by the European Southern Observatory (ESO) has revealed that a little-known exoplanet called K2-18b could well be a scaled-up version…
Archaeologists Find Earliest Evidence to Date of Winemaking
Archaeologists reveal evidence of the earliest winemaking anywhere in the world, dating the origins of the practice to the Neolithic period around 6000 BC. Excavations…
Researchers Identify a Prehistoric Sea Creature That Once Patrolled the Ocean Floor
A team of biologists has identified a small marine predator that once patrolled the ocean floor and grabbed its prey with 50 spines that it…
Green Bank Ammonia Survey Peers Deep into the Stellar Nursery of the Orion Nebula
In a newly published study, astronomers present an overview of the first data release (DR1) and first-look science from the Green Bank Ammonia Survey (GAS)….
Astronomers Show Planetary Harmonies Save The TRAPPIST-1 System From Destruction
In a newly published study, astronomers describe the planets in the TRAPPIST-1 system as being in something called a “resonant chain,” which strongly stabilizes the…
Kepler Finds Evidence of Daily Weather Cycles on Exoplanets
Using Kepler data, researchers from the University of Toronto reveal evidence of daily weather cycles on six extra-solar planets. Toronto, Ontario – “Cloudy for the…
Astrophysicists Examine the Possibility of Planets Forming around HL Tauri
A newly published study examines the concentric gaps in the protoplanetary disk surrounding the young star HL Tau, revealing the possibility of planets forming within…
Colloidal Quantum Dots Allow Solar Cells to Be Sprayed on Products
Using miniscule light-sensitive materials known as colloidal quantum dots, scientists from the University of Toronto have developed new technique for spraying solar cells onto products….
First Direct Evidence That Intergalactic “Wind” is Stripping Galaxies of Star-Forming Gas
A newly published study provides the first direct evidence that an intergalactic “wind” is stripping galaxies of star-forming gas as they fall into clusters of…
Engineers Design and Test a New Class of Solar-Sensitive Nanoparticles
University of Toronto researchers have designed and tested a new form of solid, stable light-sensitive nanoparticles that could lead to cheaper and more flexible solar…
Physicists Measure Photons in an Entangled NOON State
Physicists from the University of Toronto have successfully measured multiple photons in an entangled NOON state, overcoming a major challenge in the science of measurement…
Quantum Simulator Reveals Clues about How Ultracold Atoms Interact
Using a vacuum system that isolates ultracold atoms from room temperature and pressure, scientists reveal new clues about how ultracold atoms interact. Assembling the puzzles…
Engineers Demonstrate Active Electromagnetic Cloaking
By surrounding an object with small antennas that collectively radiate an electromagnetic field, engineers demonstrate active electromagnetic cloaking. Invisibility cloaking is no longer the stuff…
Scientists Develop a New Way to Kill Cancer Cells
By targeting mitochondria with the anticancer drug cisplatin, chemists have developed a new way to kill cancer cells that have shown resistance to cisplatin. Cisplatin…