Research & Ideas

What Is a Planet?

Recent discoveries force astronomers to rethink long-held definition Read More

A Whole New World of Study

U of T Scarborough to launch planetary science program Read More

Of Mice and Men

U of T team finds that few protein-coding genes remain to be discovered, but a single gene can spawn thousands of different proteins Read More

Nano Space Invaders

Tiny satellites will conduct innovative experiments Read More

Meet the SIMs

Computer-operated mannequins can tell nursing students "That hurts!" or "I feel dizzy!" Read More

Foiling the Warren Harding Syndrome

Structured interviews help weed out bias in job selection Read More

Eureka!

Where do great ideas come from? Read More

Great Eureka Moments in History

From Isaac Newton to Sir Paul McCartney, inspiration arrived suddenly Read More

Can Machines Be Creative?

The question is challenging both computer scientists and psychologists Read More

A Dissident’s Diary

Can a blogger bring political change to Iran? Read More

The Infinite Library

Researchers are welcoming Google's plan to digitize millions of books, but the implications for libraries are profound Read More

Lines of Defence

Embryonic stem cell lines will give scientists new potential for curing diseases Read More

Home Cheap Home

Pay more for energy efficiency up front, save more in the long term, says prof Read More

Why Kids Keep Quiet about Abuse

Social isolation and rigid gender roles within the family are two factors, says prof Read More

African Queen

A museum studies prof is working to unearth the ancient leader's complete life story Read More

Foiled Again

Prof develops quantum cryptography method that could improve Internet security Read More

Preventing Postpartum Depression

Key is identifying women at risk early, says prof Read More

Teamwork Differs for Men and Women

Study finds that men prefer more hierarchical groups Read More

A Cleaner Future

Just how close are we? Read More

Fields of Gold

Chemist David Boocock has developed a clean-burning fuel from organic waste Read More

Hydrogen Village

Pierre Rivard imagines an "Internet of energy" on Toronto's Port Lands Read More

Miracle at Sick Kids

Zimbabwean twins Tinashe and Tinotenda Mufuka were born conjoined. A marvel of international co-operation brought them apart Read More

The Awful Tooth

Dental injury prevalent among young people, study finds Read More

Songs of Love and Haiti

15-CD project captures sounds of Caribbean nation Read More

Rehabilitation for Stroke Victims

Innovative treatment helps foster movement in arms and hands Read More

Emotional Welfare

Ontario's social assistance program too complicated, impersonal, study suggests Read More

Learning Lessons from 9/11

Canada needs a long-term strategy to combat terrorism, prof says Read More

Tommy, Can You Hear Me?

Majority of concert-goers aware of risk of hearing damage, study finds Read More

Give Us a (Tax) Break!

Prof advocates eliminating corporate tax to spur investment by Canadian companies Read More

Can a Bank Change (the World)?

Financial institutions that issue "micro-loans" are changing millions of lives in the developing world Read More

You Say Tomato…

Retiring linguistics prof identified unique characteristics of Canadian speech Read More

Beating Kidney Disease

Endowed chairs in nephrology aim to improve lives of two million Canadians affected by kidney disease Read More

What Makes Us Happy?

Science offers surprising new answers Read More

Feeling Good vs. Doing Good

The meaning of happiness has changed over time Read More

Rate Your Happiness

Simple happiness test is considered highly reliable Read More

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love HGTV

A lifelong pessimist meets his match Read More

Machine Dreams

The quest to build a better robot Read More

Calypso King

Jarrod Lall warms up the airwaves with sounds of the Caribbean Read More

How Age Affects Maternal Behaviour

U of T Mississauga research reveals differences in how younger and older mothers interact with their infants Read More

The Iceberg Cometh

Ocean tides dislodged huge Arctic icebergs, contributing to climate cooling thousands of years ago Read More

When Animals Worry

Chronic stress affects reproduction and survival levels Read More

Workplace Smoking Bans Work

Smokers light up less often daily when they can't indulge at work Read More

Bismuth Bullets

Researchers concerned lead alternative may be entering the food chain Read More

Seeing Anew

Retinal stem cells can be transplanted in mice and chicks, researchers find Read More

Anywhere but Here?

U.S.-based multinational companies are bypassing Canada, study finds Read More

Why Good People Do Bad Things

Are we living in an unethical era? Read More

The CEO’s Dilemma

A U of T institute believes companies can be socially responsible without sacrificing profits Read More

The Lessons of Martha and Conrad

Tougher securities regulation and better corporate governance would be a start Read More

Shoot the Messenger!

Canadian politics has never been cleaner, but the media would have you think otherwise Read More

Up from Slavery

Bryan Walls raises a monument to the Underground Railroad Read More

Breathing Underwater

Joe MacInnis has spent his life exploring the world's oceans. Now he wants to save them Read More

The Real CSI

Students in UTM's forensic science program learn quickly that art does not always imitate life Read More

No Close-Ups, Please!

Real life forensic investigation is nothing like what's shown on television Read More

What, Me Worry?

Anxiety affects a person's sense of life satisfaction less than depression, prof says Read More

Exam Shy

South Asian immigrant women less likely to have regular breast examinations Read More

Hope for Diabetics

Researchers discover potential stem cells in the pancreas Read More

Channelling Nerve Cells

Procedure could help repair spinal cord injuries Read More

Turning Wastewater into Power

A U of T study finds Toronto’s sewage could generate enough electricity to run its own treatment plants – and more Read More

Prejudice in the Penitentiary

Aboriginal women unfairly deemed higher security risks, study finds Read More

Let’s Do the Time Warp

Music teachers rely on traditional songs, old-fashioned rehearsals, prof says Read More