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A Buddhist monk from the Thai forest tradition in a magnetoencephalography (MEG) facility. This image was created using a generative artificial intelligence program for illustrative purposes.
Neuroscience
Meditation doesn’t rest the brain, it reshapes it
Meditation doesn’t 'empty the mind', as some imagine. In fact, brain scans reveal that the meditating mind is not in a resting state at all, but is highly active – and that's good for you.
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An artistic representation of hazy exoplanet LP 791-18 c.
Webb reveals a hazy world that shows not all planet twins are identical
Astronomy • Dec 12th
This artistic representation of exoplanet WASP-121 b shows its impressive double helium tail spanning nearly 60% of its orbit around its parent star.
Webb telescope reveals double helium tails escaping from a “hot Jupiter”
Astronomy • Dec 8th
In occupational psychology, goal-blocking is defined as the perception that managers have that something is preventing them from achieving their leadership objectives, and not the achievement of personal goals.
Blocked goals can make managers toxic
Labour • Dec 2nd
The researcher noted that AI relies on more subtle cues than those an average user could detect.
AI vs. online scams: a 5-second diagnostic
Artificial intelligence • Nov 21st
Arabidopsis thaliana is a popular model organism in plant biology and genetics.
How do plants know how large to grow?
Biology • Nov 10th
The study explores the toolmaking skills of young chimpanzees at the Ngogo research site. In the photo, Freddie, a five-year-old chimpanzee, manipulates a branch.
The kids are smarter than you think
Anthropology • Nov 4th
Belém, a city at the estuary of the Tocantins and Pará rivers, in northern Brazil.
COP 30: meet our experts
Climate change • Nov 3rd
Electric vehicles could strain Quebec's power grid
Energy • Oct 30th
In this illustration, an asteroid (bottom left) breaks apart under the powerful gravity of LSPM J0207+3331, the oldest, coldest white dwarf known to be surrounded by a ring of dusty debris. Scientists think the system’s infrared signal is best explained by two distinct rings composed of dust supplied by crumbling asteroids.
A dead star reveals the swallowed remains of its planetary system
Astronomy • Oct 23rd
The vegetated littoral zone of lake Ånnsjön, in Sweden
The “coastline” of lakes: a key part of the global carbon cycle
Environment • Oct 21st
Maintaining the right concentration of drugs in the blood remains a major challenge in modern medicine. Since each patient has a distinct pharmacokinetic profile, the concentration of medications in their blood varies significantly.
A better way to monitor drug therapy at home
Nanotechnology • Oct 16th
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Could mealworms help solve our plastic waste problem?
Biology • Sep 25th
Does isolated REM sleep behaviour disorder predict Parkinson’s disease or dementia?
Neuroscience • Sep 23rd
Statistics don’t lie—but they can be misleading
Research • Sep 19th
UdeM start-up has new and improved battery technology
Chemistry • Sep 15th
Cette photo d'un miroir de LIGO exemplifie bien le lien entre la détection des ondes gravitationnelles et la recherche sur les couches minces réflectrices des miroirs à laquelle nous contribuons.
Ten years later, LIGO is a black-hole hunting machine
Astronomy • Sep 12th
Ce concept d'artiste représente une naine brune, un objet plus grand qu'une planète, mais pas assez massif pour déclencher la fusion de son noyau comme une étoile. Les naines brunes sont chaudes lors de leur formation et peuvent briller comme celle-ci, mais avec le temps, leur température se rapproche de celle des planètes géantes gazeuses comme Jupiter.
A rare molecule detected in space: Jonathan Gagné explains
Astronomy • Sep 9th
The dangers of declawing your cat
Veterinary medicine • Sep 4th
Vertigo-free pirouettes: it’s all in the dancer’s head
Brain • Aug 27th
Représentation artistique de TRAPPIST-1 d passant devant son étoile turbulente, avec d'autres membres du système planétaire en arrière-plan.
Habitable or not? Astronomers probe exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 d
Astronomy • Aug 13th
Using AI to 'see' what we see
Psychology • Aug 7th
Ci-dessus: L'instrument NIRPS est installé sur le télescope de 3,6 mètres de l'observatoire de La Silla, au Chili. Ci-dessous: Spectre pris par NIRPS lors des tests préliminaires de l'étoile Proxima du Centaure, notre plus proche voisine, en juin 2023.
In the infrared, the quest for distant worlds delivers its first results
Astronomy • Jul 29th
A diverse cast of rocky worlds around a small star revealed by Montreal astronomers
Astronomy • Jul 22nd
Cette image saisissante dévoile un amas de galaxies lointain débordant d’énergie : les galaxies brillent en lumière visible (blanc), des nuages rougeâtres révèlent un mini-halo radio nouvellement découvert — le plus lointain jamais détecté — et des filaments bleus tracent le gaz chaud émettant en rayons X.
Discovery of ‘mini halo’ points to how the early universe was formed
Astronomy • Jun 26th
A blueprint for adapting to climate change
Archaeology • Jun 19th
Investigating the environmental impact of rare-earth metals
Chemistry • Jun 17th
Image générée par IA représentant une tasse de café avec un latte art en forme de cerveau endormi, créée à l’aide de DALL·E / Prompt de Karim Jerbi
How does coffee affect a sleeping brain?
Neuroscience • May 29th
AI takes only minutes to tell how mature an infant's brain is
Psychology • May 27th
When art meets science: the hidden risks of musical expression
Kinesiology • Apr 28th

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