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The dark side of spring? Pollution in our melting snow
— 29 Mar 2011 15:58 | EnvironmentWith birds chirping and temperatures warming, spring is finally in the air. But for University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC) environmental chemist Torsten Meyer, springtime has a dark…
Are we more - or less - moral than we think?
— 24 Feb 2011 18:59 | HealthA study by Rimma Teper, Michael Inzlicht, and Elizabeth Page-Gould of the University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC) on human morality has just been published in Psychological Science,…
Childhood physical abuse linked to peptic ulcers
— 10 Feb 2011 19:01 | HealthVictims of childhood physical abuse are more than twice as likely to develop ulcers than people who were not abused as children, according to a new study from researchers at the University…
Parental divorce linked to suicidal thoughts
— 19 Jan 2011 17:11 | HealthAdult children of divorce are more likely to have seriously considered suicide than their peers from intact families, suggests new research from the University of Toronto…
Canadian scientists identify a spontaneously chain-reacting molecule
— 13 Dec 2010 16:58 | ChemistryIn the burgeoning field of nano-science there are now many ways of 'writing' molecular-scale messages on a surface, one molecule at a time. The trouble is that writing a molecule at…
University of Toronto physicists create supernova in a jar
— 3 Dec 2010 17:56 | PhysicsA team of physicists from the University of Toronto and Rutgers University have mimicked the explosion of a supernova in miniature…
Why do people behave badly? Maybe it's just too easy
— 25 Nov 2010 17:18 | HealthMany people say they wouldn't cheat on a test, lie on a job application or refuse to help a person in need…
Psychologists identify influence of social interaction on sensitivity to physical pain
— 9 Nov 2010 12:16 | HealthPsychologists at the University of Toronto have shown that the nature of a social interaction has the ability to influence an individual's sensitivity to physical pain. The discovery…
Dangerous chemicals in food wrappers likely migrating to humans: U of T study
— 9 Nov 2010 12:13 | HealthUniversity of Toronto scientists have found that chemicals used to line junk food wrappers and microwave popcorn bags are migrating into food and being ingested by people where they…
Biologists identify influence of environment on sexual vs. asexual reproduction
— 15 Oct 2010 11:17 | BiologyEvolutionary biologists at the University of Toronto have found that environment plays a key role in determining whether a species opts for sexual over asexual reproduction. The study,…