When it comes to mental illness, we’ve come a long way since the days of superstition and sorcery. But we still have work to do. When it comes to mental illness, we’ve come a long way since the days of superstition and sorcery. But we still have work to do. Mind All Articles | Discover Magazine
Spanning 23 million light years, or 220 Milky Way galaxies, a set of giant, newly discovered black hole jets known as Porphyrion may change our understanding of black holes and the structure of the universe Spanning 23 million light years, or 220 Milky Way galaxies, a set of giant, newly discovered black hole jets known as…
In a temperate montane forest in southern Québec, all is quiet. But if you dig a little deeper, you’ll see the landscape has a story to tell. Waterloo plant ecologist Dr. Julie Messier, alongside her collaborators from Sherbrooke, is uncovering vital insights into the changes affecting our forests—knowledge that could be crucial in safeguarding Canada’s…
The average longest periods of drought could be ten days longer by the end of the century than previously predicted by climate models, according to research published in Nature. The findings suggest that the hazards droughts pose to societies and ecosystems in the coming decades may be greater than expected. The average longest periods of drought…
A new design for a nuclear battery that generates electricity from the radioactive decay of americium is unprecedentedly efficient A new design for a nuclear battery that generates electricity from the radioactive decay of americium is unprecedentedly efficient New Scientist – News
For millennia, Indigenous knowledge holders have passed down lore to the next generation. Much lore describes the relationships between people and Country, including custodial responsibilities to care for other species as kin. For millennia, Indigenous knowledge holders have passed down lore to the next generation. Much lore describes the relationships between people and Country, including custodial…
As most successful companies will know, building effective corporate culture is very rewarding, but also challenging. It requires senior managers to create shared values and embed those values in their decisions and interactions with staff. As most successful companies will know, building effective corporate culture is very rewarding, but also challenging. It requires senior managers to…
The effects of climate change have become an ominous presence in our lives, and the dramatic media monikers that accompany them—bomb cyclones, atmospheric rivers, thundersnow, black swan events, heat domes, polar vortexes—sound almost biblical. The effects of climate change have become an ominous presence in our lives, and the dramatic media monikers that accompany them—bomb cyclones,…
Imagine growing up beside the eastern Mediterranean Sea 14,000 years ago. You’re an accomplished sailor of the small watercraft you and your fellow villagers make, and you live off both the sea and the land. Imagine growing up beside the eastern Mediterranean Sea 14,000 years ago. You’re an accomplished sailor of the small watercraft you and…
In September 1859, the same year that Darwin published “On the Origin of Species,” telegraph systems across Europe and North America stopped working and started sparking, leading to fires in some cases. In September 1859, the same year that Darwin published “On the Origin of Species,” telegraph systems across Europe and North America stopped working and…