Smoky skies in Toronto have led to new scrutiny of government efforts to fight fires and manage forests. But scientists say the realistic way to tackle the smoke is fighting climate change itself.

Ashley MacIsaac, who is seeking $1.5m in civil lawsuit, says inaccurate information led to concert cancellation

Diseases from Virus to the Genome Our theme is “Diseases from virus to the genome”. We will explore NanoVar, a comprehensive workflow for structural variant detection to uncover the hum…

A research team at Memorial University has discovered that the first animal extinction event on Earth was even...

The Critical AI Literacy (CAIL) project provides new scientific insights and innovative ways of thinking based on expert critical perspectives on AI in science and society.

Arthritis Society Canada invests over $240M in arthritis research, funding 113 projects in 2024 to advance a variety of programs.

Memorial University is the first to win back-to-back wins at the John Molson School of Business Van Berkom Small-cap Case Competition.

The Agnes Marion Ayre Herbarium on Mount Scio Road in St. John's houses over 100,000 dried and pressed plant specimens from across the province.

ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – A research team was honoured Wednesday for identifying the cause of the “Newfoundland curse” — a deadly heart condition that has afflicted Newfoundland families for centuries. The c...

Work-life balance, natural surroundings, social ties and non-materialistic mindsets raise how well people turn resources into well-being, according to a study of Japanese survey data measuring happine...

The vast data centres that power artificial intelligence guzzle huge amounts of energy but they also have another alarming impact, according to new research. They are creating “heat islands,” warming ...

Memorial University is holding its head high these days after what it sees as a positive ranking by an influen...

Tens of thousands of publications from 2025 might include invalid references generated by AI, a Nature analysis suggests.

Memorial’s math teams have placed first in all but two of the competitions since 2015.

Memorial University researchers are developing a new technology that uses artificial intelligence to power prosthetics for amputees. Xianta Jiang, an associate professor in computer science, has devel...

A group of 23 students who make up Memorial University's Medtech team won first place at the True North Biomedical competition this month, beating out eight other schools across the country. Two membe...

Ian Gillies Jr. had spent a month in hospital, slowly getting sicker and sicker. Just as doctors warned the family he might not make it through the night, a "saviour arrived," says his dad.

Users posing as would-be school shooters find AI tools offer detailed advice on how to perpetrate violence Popular AI chatbots helped researchers plot violent attacks including bombing synagogues and assassinating politicians, with one telling a user posing as a would-be school shooter: “Happy (and safe) shooting!” Tests of 10 chatbots carried out in the US and Ireland found that, on average, they enabled violence three-quarters of the time, and discouraged it in just 12% of cases. Some chatbots, however, including Anthropic’s Claude and Snapchat’s My AI, persistently refused to help would-be attackers. Continue reading...

Questions about ethical AI may go out the window when democratic norms are collapsing.

A university is not its buildings, and it doesn’t exist to serve private-sector interests. It is about the pursuit of knowledge.

Experiments involving real-world voters show how talking to a chatbot can shape people’s political opinions.

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N.L. Commissioner for Legislative Commissioner Ann Chafe says Liberal MHAs Elvis Loveless and Lisa Dempster and PC MHA Lloyd Parrott are non-compliant with their public disclosure statements, which we...

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For people, for peace, for the planet. An invitation to join the Sept. 20 mass day of action.

Just over 100 days into his term, Canadian prime minister Mark Carney is taking aim at the size of the state while ramping up military spending. He’s launched a whole-of-government review, pushing dee...

The output of computer-vision research is overwhelmingly aimed towards monitoring humans. The potential ethical implications need more scrutiny.

The decision means that the US biomedical agency has to restore funding to hundreds of research projects, but the government is likely to appeal.

Long-standing myths about “silly science” have contributed to the reckless slashing of government-supported research.

A report detailing how climate inaction will consign people born today to a lifetime of weather extremes must awaken a sense of responsibility.

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