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Experts available to discuss the impact of flooding to personal property

March 12, 2024

While climate change is often talked about broadly, it is also having real-world impacts close to home. Home and property…

Expert explainer: Is Canada in for another extreme wildfire season?

March 11, 2024

Western expert explains the role a warming earth has on wildfire season and what can be done

New study expands understanding of brain blood flow and neurological disorders

March 7, 2024

A study by researchers from Western and Maastricht University provides new insight into what perfusion, the flow of blood to tissues, looks like in a healthy brain.

‘Zero chance’ infamous Apophis collides with another asteroid, redirects to Earth

March 4, 2024

New study led by Western astronomer Paul Wiegert posits what would happen if Apophis’ orbit changed after a collision with another asteroid.

U.S. presidential election: Expert available ahead of Super Tuesday

March 4, 2024

The process to pick the nominees for the U.S. presidential election began in January with the first state primaries. Tuesday…

Experts available to comment on national pharmacare bill

February 29, 2024

Western University has the following experts available to media on topics related to today’s announcement regarding the national pharmacare bill:…

Western experts explain the history and science behind leap years

February 28, 2024

Every four years the world experiences an unusual but necessary event, an extra day known as a leap year. But…

New study links placental oxygen levels to fetal brain development

February 27, 2024

New study shows oxygenation levels in the placenta are an important predictor of cortical growth and is likely a predictor of childhood cognition and behaviour.

Researchers find destruction of oceans’ worth of water per month in Orion Nebula

February 23, 2024

The discovery was made possible by an original multidisciplinary approach combining observations from the James Webb Space Telescope and quantum physics calculations.

Experts available to speak on the two-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

February 21, 2024

February 24 marks two years since Russia’s escalation of its war on Ukraine with a full-scale invasion. The following experts…