Open-source bioreactor developed to turn plastic into protein serves as prototype
Jeff Renaud
AI and computer vision achieves near-perfect accuracy in detecting ripeness, disease in strawberry cultivation
Western engineers propose a new machine-learning approach that yields the highest-ever precision and accuracy rates for ripeness and disease detection in strawberries of any previous attempts.
New chickadee research finds cognitive skills impact lifespan
New study tracked spatial cognition and lifespan of mountain chickadees and found birds with better spatial learning and memory abilities lived longer.
Researchers identify craters where majority of Martian meteorites most likely originate
An international research team has identified the specific origins of most of the Martian meteorites that are now on Earth.
Condition first discovered by Western neuroscientist named by scientific community
Adrian Owen’s landmark research on consciousness in patients in vegetative state marks milestone.
Interactive platform highlights history of TIFF, geopolitical dynamics over last 50 years
Mapping TIFF explores the history of North America’s biggest film festival, complete with maps, access to open data and unique textual analysis
Northern Hail Project leading first ever major urban hail event investigation in Calgary
Preliminary findings indicate scope of event similar to 2020 storm, which caused $1.2B in insured damages.
New neuroscientific techniques may predict survival rates of ICU patients
Adrian Owen and Karnig Kazazian reveal thoughts of brain-injured patients.
Seismic activity in metro Vancouver mapped out for risk analysis, urban planning
Western-led research team studies variability in earthquake hazards for the metro Vancouver area, one of the most seismically active regions in Canada
‘Becoming Green Gables’ provides unique glimpse into ‘Anne’ extended universe
Personal diary of Lucy Maud Montgomery’s cousin basis of new book by history professor Alan MacEachern
Meteorite impact leaves rare rocks and evidence of extreme heat at remote lake in Quebec
Western planetary geologists team with NASA and Swiss crystallographer to make discovery
Australian study proves ‘humans are planet’s most frightening predator’
New study demonstrates kangaroos, wallabies and other Australian marsupials fear humans far more than any other predator.