News /newsroom/taxonomy/term/2698/all en Critical information missing in fight to save wildlife /newsroom/channels/news/critical-information-missing-fight-save-wildlife-262598 <p><span>With global temperatures continuing to rise at an alarming rate, predictions for the impact of climate change on plants and wildlife must improve to give scientists a clearer picture of which species are most at risk of extinction.</span></p> Thu, 08 Sep 2016 17:52:33 +0000 katherine.gombay@mcgill.ca 26132 at /newsroom The father effect /newsroom/channels/news/father-effect-255992 <p>Discovery of how environmental memories may be transmitted from a man to his grandchildren Wed, 07 Oct 2015 16:17:20 +0000 katherine.gombay@mcgill.ca 24525 at /newsroom The media love men… bad news for women /newsroom/channels/news/media-love-men-bad-news-women-255762 <p align="center"> Wed, 30 Sep 2015 19:36:23 +0000 katherine.gombay@mcgill.ca 24509 at /newsroom Wrangling proteins gone wild /newsroom/channels/news/wrangling-proteins-gone-wild-255671 <p> </p> <p> Mon, 28 Sep 2015 14:44:18 +0000 katherine.gombay@mcgill.ca 24493 at /newsroom Perceived threat: Aboriginals and visible minorities /newsroom/channels/news/perceived-threat-aboriginals-and-visible-minorities-255277 <p>Canadian cities that have significant visible minority and Aboriginal populations have bigger police forces than those without. No matter what the actual level of crime. Tue, 15 Sep 2015 20:27:50 +0000 katherine.gombay@mcgill.ca 24472 at /newsroom Why aren’t there more lions? /newsroom/channels/news/why-arent-there-more-lions-254873 <p> Mon, 31 Aug 2015 18:21:10 +0000 melody.enguix@mcgill.ca 24448 at /newsroom Pesticides: more toxic than previously thought? /newsroom/channels/news/pesticides-more-toxic-previously-thought-254401 <p>Insecticides that are sprayed in orchards and fields across North America may be more toxic to spiders than scientists previously believed. Wed, 05 Aug 2015 18:56:52 +0000 melody.enguix@mcgill.ca 24391 at /newsroom The personalities of spiders /newsroom/channels/news/personalities-spiders-254382 <p>Even jumping spiders have personalities scientists have discovered. A "shy" individual will not make the same choices as a "bold" individual. This means that some individuals, because of their personality type, will capture more prey than others, and will therefore have a larger effect on local ecosystems.</p> <p> Tue, 04 Aug 2015 21:07:06 +0000 melody.enguix@mcgill.ca 24388 at /newsroom Waiting for pleasure /newsroom/channels/news/waiting-pleasure-254370 <p>Researchers at ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ have clearly identified, for the first time, the specific parts of the brain involved in decisions that call for delayed gratification. Mon, 03 Aug 2015 20:35:45 +0000 katherine.gombay@mcgill.ca 24379 at /newsroom Our elegant brain: motor learning in the fast lane /newsroom/channels/news/our-elegant-brain-motor-learning-fast-lane-254348 <p>It takes a surprisingly small cluster of brain cells deep within the cerebellum to learn how to serve a tennis ball, or line up a hockey shot.</p> <p> Mon, 03 Aug 2015 15:07:19 +0000 katherine.gombay@mcgill.ca 24378 at /newsroom Taking the pain out of office work /newsroom/channels/news/taking-pain-out-office-work-253767 <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAjKk_SQBv4&index=2&list=PLfMfJihLOASUU1-PZklsyVXrI1vgVktlw" target="_blank" title="Watch the video on treadmill research"><img src="/newsroom/files/newsroom/cote_video_treadmill_english.png" style="float:left" /></a></p> <p><span>Office work will become much less of a pain in the neck if Julie Côté has her way. </span></p> <p> Thu, 02 Jul 2015 16:01:22 +0000 katherine.gombay@mcgill.ca 24282 at /newsroom Baby talk: babies prefer listening to their own kind /newsroom/channels/news/baby-talk-babies-prefer-listening-their-own-kind-250280 Thu, 07 May 2015 18:27:09 +0000 katherine.gombay@mcgill.ca 22528 at /newsroom New breast cancer gene identified /newsroom/channels/news/new-breast-cancer-gene-identified-248713 Mon, 27 Apr 2015 15:36:48 +0000 katherine.gombay@mcgill.ca 22489 at /newsroom Flameproof falcons and hawks /newsroom/channels/news/flameproof-falcons-and-hawks-247901 Wed, 22 Apr 2015 18:46:38 +0000 katherine.gombay@mcgill.ca 22469 at /newsroom Jewish emigration from Europe /newsroom/channels/news/jewish-emigration-europe-243028 Fri, 20 Feb 2015 19:46:13 +0000 raphael.larocque-cyr@mcgill.ca 22135 at /newsroom