New Clues to How Life on Earth Began
Scientists are closing in on an answer to one of humanity’s oldest questions Read More
Research & Ideas
Can We Solve the Mystery of Consciousness?
For almost 150 years, we’ve struggled to explain conscious experience. One U of T philosopher thinks an answer may be within reach Read More
You Don’t Have to Leave Toronto to Study the Wild
UTM students waded through rivers and trekked through woodlands as they designed their own field studies Read More
This Lab Starts with a Cold Plunge
Students put their own bodies to the test in a biology course designed to teach science by doing it Read More
What If Farms Didn’t Need Soil?
A vertical growing system points to a lower-carbon future for food Read More
She Designed a Water-Purifying Molecule at 17
Now a U of T student, Diana Virgovicova is using AI to help tackle global water pollution Read More
The Science of Baby Talk
A U of T Mississauga lab finds that children pick up on a lot more than just words as they learn how to speak Read More
Which Plants Work Best to Keep Cities Cool?
U of T Scarborough researchers are using thermal cameras, drones and AI to learn more about how urban parks affect the climate Read More
For Greener Buildings, We Need to Rethink How We Construct Them
To meet its pledge to be carbon neutral by 2050, Canada needs to cut emissions from the construction industry. Here’s how Read More
Solving a Climate Puzzle, One Tree Ring at a Time
A natural archive reveals how Canada’s arctic climate has changed over the past 1,000 years Read More
Cities Are Driving Evolution
Globally crowdsourced study shows that white clovers are biologically adapting to city life, demonstrating the profound impact of urbanization Read More
What Is the Future of Urban Farming?
Researchers at U of T Scarborough are testing which crops fare best on city roofs Read More
Picking Up the Pace of Scientific Discovery
Prof. Alán Aspuru-Guzik is using AI and robotics to help create new, more sustainable materials in a fraction of the usual time Read More
The Power of Information
The world produces mountains of data every day. A new U of T institute will help us make better sense of it all Read More
A Nudge in the Right Direction
Insights from psychology and business can steer people toward better decisions – for themselves and society Read More
Which Bees Are the Best Pollinators?
A U of T Scarborough biologist is using high-resolution cameras to find out Read More
Ontario’s Growing Goldfish Problem
Pets that were released into ponds are becoming ‘super-invaders’ that could wreak havoc with the ecosystem Read More
What the Zebrafish Can Tell Us
How this tiny animal is helping scientists investigate disorders of the human brain Read More
The Search for a Vaccine
U of T scientists are pursuing a made-in-Canada solution to end the pandemic Read More
Alán Aspuru-Guzik Has Seen the Lab of The Future, and It’s Very, Very Fast
By bringing artificial intelligence into chemistry, Prof. Aspuru-Guzik aims to vastly shrink the time it takes to develop new drugs – and almost everything else Read More
Microplastics Are Everywhere. This Researcher Is Making Sure We Finally See Them
Chelsea Rochman explores how plastic is breaking down – and where it’s ending up Read More
Tiny Robots, and the Future of Drug Delivery
Microscopic machines may soon swim through our bodies, delivering cancer drugs to tumours and assisting with difficult surgeries Read More
Scientists Can’t Read Your Mind. But They’re Working on It
Prof. Tom Chau’s lab can already tell what word you’re thinking of, or if you’re singing a song to yourself Read More
One of Canada’s Mightiest Computers Tackles a Very Complex Question
A U of T professor is using serious processing power to understand what role the world’s oceans play in climate change Read More
Ghost Effects
Social psychologist Michael Inzlicht launched his academic career on the study of “ego depletion.” His research suggested it was real. Then came doubts Read More
The Big Bang
Life on Earth exploded about 540 million years ago. Scientists are now beginning to understand why Read More
The Day the Stars Collided
It was all hands on deck for U of T astronomers during a rare cosmic event that led to the first sighting of a new object Read More
How Did the Universe Begin?
Prof. Barth Netterfield’s lifelong journey into faith, physics and astronomy Read More
10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know Were Invented by U of T Alumni
These include everything from life-saving innovations to everyday conveniences Read More
Some Forgetfulness? It’s a Good Thing
Researchers discover that our brain erases certain memories for a reason Read More
How Much Methane?
A U of T study aims to create the most accurate estimate yet of Toronto’s greenhouse gas emissions Read More
How Do You Eat in Space?
UTM students design educational games about life on the International Space Station Read More
Out of the Depths
Royal Ontario Museum exhibit tells the story of the world’s largest mammal Read More
The War of Currents
U of T startup ARDA Power is looking to change people’s ideas about where electricity should come from Read More
Giving Younger Academics a Boost
The Hart Professorships support the next generation of engineering research pioneers Read More
Hungry for Hazardous Waste
How pollution-eating microbes could help clean up toxic sites Read More
When Memory Fails
Understanding how we learn and make memories will lead to better treatments for Alzheimer’s disease, says Brain Prize winner Graham Collingridge Read More
The Gene Editors
U of T scientists are using a powerful new technology to alter DNA and possibly cure disease Read More
How CRISPR Works
Proteins and RNA all play a part in this age-old defense against invading viruses Read More
The Ethics of Gene Editing
Drawing the line at “designer babies” Read More
Could Carbon Dioxide Be the Solution to Climate Change?
Greenhouse gas could be harvested from the atmosphere and recycled into renewable fuel, says researcher Read More
Data in Search of Scientists
With the U.S. facing a shortage of data analysts, a company led by a U of T grad is looking to bridge the gap Read More
New Centre to Fight Cancer
A U of T Mississauga team is tackling some of the most fatal forms of the disease Read More
Science Goes Social
Research2Reality, a new social media campaign, digests science for the public Read More
The Hidden Lives of Cells
Novel protein “map” developed at U of T could yield better treatments for many diseases Read More
Engineering a Human Liver
Liver tissue created in a U of T lab could help reduce the time and cost of drug development Read More
The Dark Corners of Our DNA
A “deep-learning” algorithm shines a light on mutations in once-obscure areas of the genome Read More
The North’s Vanishing Past
Max Friesen is racing against time to preserve the cultural history of Canada’s western arctic people Read More
When Time Began
A new telescope may shed light on the universe’s first moments Read More
Bringing the Universe Down to Earth
Student scientists at Astronomy Summer School learn how to design the instruments that show us the cosmos Read More
9 Incredible Science Facts about the University of Toronto
A celebration of unique, extraordinary and record-breaking feats and facts from the U of T's 187-year history of learning and discovery Read More
Fighting Math Anxiety
U of T’s Math Outreach instructors are changing hearts and minds about an often-feared subject Read More
The World’s Worst Greenhouse Gas
Widely used industrial chemical has 7,100 times the potential climate impact of carbon dioxide Read More
Arctic Sea Ice in Century-Long Decline
U of T scientist uses long-lived algae to track annual changes in northern climate back to 1300s Read More