A study published Wednesday in Nature used climate records dating back thousands of years to demonstrate that warming in the Arctic is associated with fewer storms and increased aridity in a huge swath of the Northern Hemisphere, including most of the continental United States.
As researchers work to understand how humans impact animals and their natural habitats, it’s critical that the data we use to make these assessments have ecological validity, says Sigal Balshine, a professor in the Department of Psychology, Neuroscience and Behaviour.
According to a new study, global warming began in the Arctic and tropical oceans before thermometers were widespread enough to record the early signal.
Eczema, or atopic dermatitis, can be very stressful for babies and their parents. Assistant professor of medicine and allergy physician Derek Chu offers some tips to manage eczema in babies.
Researchers have developed a solar-powered technology that converts carbon dioxide and water into liquid fuels that can be added directly to a car’s engine as drop-in fuel.
Scientists have traced the family trees of two transmissible cancers that affect Tasmanian devils and have pinpointed mutations which may drive growth of deadly diseases.
Researchers tested samples of raw pheasant dog food and discovered that the majority contained high levels of lead that could put dogs’ health at risk if they eat it frequently.
New research involving Cambridge University has found evidence — locked into an ancient stalagmite from a cave in the Himalayas — of a series of severe and lengthy droughts which may have upturned the Bronze Age Indus Civilization.
An enzyme that drives the growth of an often-lethal childhood brain cancer may hold the key to a future treatment, says a McMaster University-led study.
Infections that can’t be treated with antibiotics are a global health crisis and experts are calling for the Canadian government to use COVID-19 resources to address the “silent pandemic” of superbugs.
Tropical butterflies with bigger, longer and narrower wings are better able to stay cool when temperatures get too hot.
PROTEOMICS Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have developed a first-of-its-kind method called Deep Visual Proteomics. It allows them to combine the visual features of cells with their underlying molecular profile, giving the researchers an unprecedented insight into diseases such as cancer.
Some bacteria have double-layered membranes that prevent antibiotics from effectively reaching their targets, but researchers at McMaster University have discovered a new way to overcome these barriers.
he world’s oceans are getting hotter and acidifying under climate change at unprecedented rates, threatening coastal and high-mountain communities, marine ecosystems and global fishing stocks, according to a new Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate (SROCC) released this week by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
With intense wildfires in the western United States and frequent, intense hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico, the nation is again affected by extreme weather-related events resulting from climate change.
FATHERS Conceiving a child becomes more difficult with age. Nevertheless, a lot of young men postpone having their first child. New research shows that these men postpone starting a family because they want to do things in the ‘right order’ and, among other things, fear losing their friends in the process.
The COVID-19 pandemic has altered energy use and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions globally and continues to influence emissions as the response to COVID-19 evolves.
McMaster University researchers Dena Zeraatkar and Tyler Pitre have found that the drug solriamfetol is the most effective treatment for excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) for people with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).
As masking policies ease and vaccine mandates drop, McMaster scientists are leading research to understand ways to protect older Canadians, who still make up the vast majority of people dying and being hospitalized for COVID.
New research conducted by psychologists from the Universities of Exeter, Bath, and Lancaster has revealed a novel approach to understanding social groups and their dynamics.