Researchers at the University of Waterloo have identified a new method for scheduling radiation therapy that could be as much as 22 percent more effective at killing cancer cells than current standard radiation treatment regimens.
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New Quantum Tool Developed in Groundbreaking Experimental Achievement
For the first time in experimental history, researchers at the Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) have created a device that generates twisted neutrons with well-defined orbital angular momentum.
Half of Replanted Tropical Trees Don’t Survive, New Study Finds
On average, about half of trees planted in tropical and sub-tropical forest restoration efforts do not survive more than five years, but there is enormous variation in outcomes, new research has found.
Iron-Rich Dust From South America Played Role in Last Two Glacial Periods, Says Study
Dust from the high Andes of southern Bolivia and northern Argentina was an important source of iron for the nutrient-deficient South Pacific in the last two glacial cycles, especially at the beginnings of these cycles.
Quantifying the Impact of Vegetation Changes on Water Availability
Dr Chris Huntingford from the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology collaborated on a new study which explains how global water availability is affected by changes in vegetation cover.
Planet’s rarest birds at higher risk of extinction
A new study finds that bird species with extreme or uncommon combinations of traits face the highest risk of extinction.
525-million-year-old fossil defies textbook explanation for brain evolution
According to a new study, fossils of a tiny sea creature with a delicately preserved nervous system solve a century-old debate over how the brain evolved in arthropods, the most species-rich group in the animal kingdom. Combining detailed anatomical studies of the fossilized nervous system with analyses of gene expression patterns...
New catalyst could be key for hydrogen economy
A light-activated catalyst efficiently converts ammonia into clean-burning hydrogen using only inexpensive raw materials.
Thanksgiving Weekend Weather: Mild for Most, Rainy for Some
As we head into Thanksgiving, NOAA forecasters anticipate temperatures close to seasonal normals in most areas of the country, but there will be increased chances of precipitation in some places.
NASA Program Predicted Impact of Small Asteroid Over Ontario, Canada
2022 WJ1 was a tiny asteroid on a collision course with Earth. But astronomers saw it coming, and NASA’s Scout impact hazard assessment system calculated where it would hit.