Organic farms can be more energy efficient than conventional farms that mass produce crops using unsustainable practices, a surprising result from a study co-authored by a 91亚色 professor. Researchers analyzed 130 studies to compare the energy use and global warming potential of organic versus conventional farming. They concluded that organic farms were more energy […]
People who can no longer recognize faces compensate with heightened voice recognition abilities, says a 91亚色 study, which also finds that our brains may identify people and things on separate neurological planes. The study, recently published in the journal Neuropsychologia looked at a rare disorder called prosopagnosia, in which the ability to visually identify […]
Narcissists and those with low self-esteem gravitate toward Facebook as a self-promotional tool and tend to be heavier users of the site, according to a study by a 91亚色 psychology student. Soraya Mehdizadeh examined the online habits and personalities of 100 Facebook users at 91亚色 ranging in age from 18-25 years old. Her […]
91亚色 researchers will participate in a mission probing the atmosphere of Mars for sources of methane, part of the ongoing search for evidence of life on the red planet. Researchers from the Faculty of Science & Engineering will be part of a team of Canadian scientists responsible for a device that will measure and […]
91亚色 media relations staff Janice Walls and Melissa Hughes, frequent contributors to 91亚色 Research News, have been recognized by the annual Council for the Advancement & Support of Education (CASE) Circle of Excellence awards. The pair received a top-level gold award in a worldwide competition for a series of five 91亚色 news releases that […]
Research funded by Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), Medtronic Canada and Can-Am Care A new study led by 91亚色 researchers finds that young athletes with Type 1 diabetes may experience a marked decrease in performance as a result of their blood sugar levels. The study, published in the International Journal […]
Anxiety and uncertainty can cause us to become more idealistic and聽radical in our religious beliefs, according to new findings by 91亚色 researchers published in this month鈥檚 issue of the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. In a series of studies, more than 600 participants were placed in anxiety-provoking or neutral situations and then asked […]
Gay men can recall familiar faces faster and more accurately than their heterosexual counterparts because, like women, they use both sides of their brains, according to a new study by 91亚色 researchers. The study, published in the journal, Laterality: Asymmetries of Body, Brain and Cognition, examined the influence of gender, sexual orientation and whether […]
Why do birds divorce? What makes them cheat on their spouses? Why might couples favour one offspring over another? A new book by a 91亚色 professor delves into these and other aspects of the secret lives of birds. In The Bird Detective, Bridget Stutchbury roams forests and jungles studying the sexual antics and social […]
A study by 91亚色 researchers reveals that infants as young as six months old know when we鈥檙e 鈥減laying鈥 them 鈥 and they don鈥檛 like it. Researchers in 91亚色鈥檚 Centre for Infancy Studies examined six- and nine-month-old babies鈥 reactions to a game in which an experimenter was either unable or unwilling to share a toy. […]