Researchers are getting their first glimpses inside distant spiral galaxies to see how stars formed and how they change over time, thanks to the James…
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Juvenile North American red squirrel in the Yukon, Canada. Credit: Ryan Taylor Imagine overhearing the Powerball lottery winning numbers, but not being aware of when…
Scientists in the journal Nature Ecology & Evolution challenge three commonly held beliefs regarding the abilities of common mycorrhizal networks (CMNs), which are underground fungi…
A rendering of Microraptor zhaoianus. Credit: Ralph Attanasia III New research on the preserved gut contents of Microraptor reveals a more varied diet than previously…
Cancer is a group of diseases characterized by the uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells. It is a leading cause of death worldwide. Some…
The new findings will be important to the broader study of fungal evolution, particularly how fungi inherit important biotechnological features like enzymes that break down…
Study reveals how reducing sodium intake can help patients with heart failure. Surprising findings show a low-salt diet doesn’t prevent death or hospital visits, but…
Lower humidity and higher temperatures are driving extreme weather that makes wildfires more frequent and intense, say experts. The world’s eight most extreme wildfire weather…
“In the shallows near shore, Tetrapodophis amplectus glides through a tangle of branches from the conifer Duartenia araripensis that have fallen into the water, sharing…
University of Alberta biologist Stephanie Green captures a lionfish for her research on invasive species. Green led a new study suggesting that managing invasive species…
Artist’s rendering of Gavialimimus almaghribensis, a newly discovered species of mosasaur that ruled the seas of what is now Morocco some 72 to 66 million…
Diamonds from Kankan, Guinea, analyzed in this study The imperfections inside the diamond are small inclusions of a mineral called ferropericlase, which is from the…
Physicists Explain Why Changes to Earth’s Magnetic Field Are Weaker Over the Pacific A new study by University of Alberta physicists provides an explanation for…
Conjunctivitis, better known as pink eye, should be considered a symptom of possible COVID-19 infection, and eye doctors should take proper precautions when treating patients,…
Life reconstruction of Priosphenodon avelasi. Credit: Nobu Tamura, CC BY-SA 4.0 Priosphenodon specimens found in Argentina show the Late Cretaceous reptile evolved to have resilient…
Pictured is CIDER-Seq, a newly developed tool for sequencing circular and extrachromosomal circular DNA, in action. Credit: Devang Mehta New method will provide insight into…
A small comma shrimp fossil held between fingertips demonstrates the fine details preserved in the fossils. Credit: Javier Luque Tiny Fossils, Big Findings: Paleontologists Discover…
Hannah’s skull. Credit: Scott Persons. University of Alberta paleontologists uncover spiky skull—and overturn long-standing assumptions in identifying horned dinosaurs. A team of researchers at the…
Primordial chemical signatures discovered in modern kimberlites trace back 2 billion years. Scientists have detected primordial chemical signatures preserved within modern kimberlites, according to new…
This new mineral has a curious chemical signature, and was discovered inside a diamond by UAlberta student Nicole Meyer. The mineral has been named goldschmidtite…