Western researchers collected micro-CT scans showing saltwater species transitioned to freshwater
Jeff Renaud
Wolves fear human ‘super predator’ – for good reason
New Western-led study shows human-wolf conflict based on finding food
Traces of life found in meteorite crater offer clues to life’s origins
International team of researchers discovered and successfully dated the birth of microorganisms in a meteorite crater.
Western part of international collaboration critical for planetary defence
Western astrophysicists help decode chemistry behind cosmic butterfly’s beauty
James Webb Space Telescope reveals unexpected molecules that unlock secrets of stellar evolution
Western expands use of meteor cameras to tackle aviation-induced climate change
Western researchers have a plan for tracking contrails with financial backing from heavy hitters like Google and Breakthrough Energy.
Western biologists solve long-held mystery of how crickets sing
Western biologists have developed an innovative way to reconstruct how crickets sing using measurements from preserved samples and computational modelling.
Machine learning reveals historical seismic events in Yellowstone caldera
Engineers re-examined earthquake data from Yellowstone over a 15-year period and retroactively detected and assigned magnitudes to approximately 10 times more than previously recorded.
Canadian project monitors satellites over High Arctic for first time
New machine learning model improves early tsunami warnings
New Western study buoyed traditional statistics with novel machine learning techniques, using artificial intelligence, to test early warning models for Tofino, B.C.
Western researchers show nostalgia’s influence on grooving to music
Neuroscientists studied impact of familiarity and nostalgia on the desire to tap, move and dance along to music and found nostalgic songs elicited a higher desire to get groovy than familiar songs across all three.
Passive scrolling linked to anxiety, other mental health concerns in teens
New study tracked screen time of 580 adolescents over nine months, including frequency, total time, posting content on social media and passive scrolling, which showed the strongest negative influence on youth.