University of Toronto
asteroids
Asteroids Crash Into Earth Over Twice as Often as 290 Million Years Ago
Scientists find that a surge in Earth impacts began during the Permian period, possibly because of disruptions in the asteroid belt.
Becky Ferreira
1.17.19
Moveable
Electric Cars Make Excellent Autonomous Vehicles—So Why Are Most AVs Gas-Powered?
These engineering students are making an autonomous electric car.
Tracey Lindeman
5.3.18
Dark Matter
Astronomers Can’t Explain Why This New Galaxy Has Hardly Any Dark Matter
Dark matter was thought to be the glue that holds galaxies together, so how did this galaxy end up with hardly any of it?
Daniel Oberhaus
3.28.18
CHIME
This Huge Telescope is Built Like A Halfpipe and Hunts for Dark Energy
Dark energy is driving the accelerating expansion of the universe. No one knows what it is.
Jacob Dubé
9.7.17
Cosmic Jam Band
The TRAPPIST-1 Star System Is Alive With the Sound of Music
“The goal is try to convert as many things in space into music as possible.”
Becky Ferreira
5.10.17
uber
Uber’s AI Hub in Pittsburgh Gutted a University Lab—Now It’s in Toronto
Will Uber be a partner in Toronto?
Jordan Pearson
5.9.17
Brain Drain
A New AI Hub In Canada Is Welcoming the Scientists Trump Is Pushing Away
The Vector Institute will focus on AI research and commercialization.
Jordan Pearson
3.29.17
SURVEILLANCE
This Map Will Show If Your Web Traffic Passes Through an NSA Listening Post
IXmaps wants to “make visible the secret, dangerous, often illegal forms of surveillance that are increasingly becoming part of everyday life.”
Farnia Fekri
3.28.17
Canada
This Ice Cream Cone Shaped Creature Finally Has a Home on the Tree of Life
20-year-old Toronto undergrad Joe Moysiuk helped solve a paleontological mystery.
Bryson Masse
1.11.17
Canada
Why Tiny Ripples on Icicles Baffle Scientists
“It’s kind of ironic that we understand exotic things like the Higgs boson particle, [yet] icicles remain mysterious, even in the 21st century.”
Kate Lunau
1.6.17
News
The Science Behind Not Wiping Out on Ice This Winter
A team of researchers is finding out how to make a better boot.
Jordan Pearson
12.14.16
disease
It Took 15 Years to Map Every Gene Interaction in a Yeast Cell
Understanding how thousands of individual yeast genes interact in pairs could expose the underlying genetic bases of human diseases.
Daniel Oberhaus
10.2.16
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