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Bike lanes, BIXI stations and other micromobility infrastructure make up just two per cent of Montreal’s street space – even in neighbourhoods where cycling demand would justify more – according to a new study by Ƭ֦Ƶ researchers. They think that the measure they developed to arrive at their findings can also help assess the situation in other cities.

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Published on: 18 Aug 2025

In a first for Canadian paleontology, a Cretaceous fossilized dragonfly wing, uncovered in Alberta’s Dinosaur Provincial Park, has been identified as a new species. It’s also the first known dragonfly fossil from Canada’s dinosaur aged rocks. The , led by Ƭ֦Ƶ researchers, sheds light on a 30-million-year gap in the evolutionary history of dragonflies. 

The fossil was discovered in 2023 by a McGill undergraduate student during a vertebrate paleontology field course led by Prof. Hans Larsson.  

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Published on: 14 Aug 2025

The use of disclaimer labels on digitally enhanced portraits could have unintended social consequences for their subjects, according to a study by a team of McGill researchers.

Researchers at the Laboratory for Attention and Social Cognition used beauty filters on a common social media application to gradually edit a total of 300 images of 60 women (from 0 to 100 per cent, 25 per cent at a time). They randomly labelled half of the images as “edited” and the other half as “unedited,” regardless of their level of editing.

Classified as: social psychology, Faculty of Science
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Published on: 5 Aug 2025

A study led by Ƭ֦Ƶ researchers challenges the theory that language change over time requires new generations to replace older generations of speakers. Rather, when words change meaning, speakers of all ages participate; while older speakers might take two or three years longer than their younger colleagues to adopt new word usage, in some cases they lead the way in introducing new word meanings into the common vocabulary, the researchers found.

Classified as: Linguistics
Published on: 4 Aug 2025

Ƭ֦Ƶ researchers have developed and are licensing a digital tool to help safely reduce patients’ use of medications that may be unnecessary or even harmful to them.

When clinicians review a patient’s file, flags potentially inappropriate medications. In a , the software helped deprescribe such medications in 36 per cent of long-term care residents, nearly triple as many as when reviews were done without the tool.

Classified as: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Research Institute of the Ƭ֦Ƶ Health Centre, Dr. Emily McDonald, Dr. Todd Lee, Department of Medicine
Published on: 4 Aug 2025

An interdisciplinary team of McGill researchers has developed an ultra-strong, environmentally friendly medical glue, or bioadhesive, made from marine waste. The discovery has promising applications for wound care, surgeries, improved drug delivery, wearable devices and medical implants. 

“Being able to produce glues that can close wounds  or make something strongly adhere to the skin is critical for many medical interventions,” said Audrey Moores, Professor in the Department of Chemistry.  

Classified as: Audrey Moores, Jianyu Li, bioadhesives
Published on: 31 Jul 2025

Algal growth is accelerating in lakes across Canada, including those far from human development, and a new study shows that climate change is the primary driver. 

Classified as: Irene Gregory-Eaves, invasive species, Biology
Published on: 31 Jul 2025

Modern medicine is largely reactive—treating illness only after symptoms emerge. But a new study from the Research Institute of the Ƭ֦Ƶ Health Centre (The Institute) and Ƭ֦Ƶ points to a more proactive future: one where silent signs of infection are detected before we even feel sick.

Classified as: Research Institute of the Ƭ֦Ƶ Health Centre, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
Published on: 30 Jul 2025

Researchers have developed a novel method to detect and study how ice forms in mixed-phase clouds, significantly boosting scientists’ ability to forecast weather and model climate change. 

Classified as: Faculty of Science
Published on: 23 Jul 2025

Drawing on a landmark 25-year study that followed Quebec children into adulthood, Ƭ֦Ƶ researchers have identified two distinct patterns in how suicidal thoughts emerge and the early signs that are often missed.

Suicidal thoughts are increasingly common among youth, but how they begin and what mental health symptoms often precede them are poorly understood, the researchers said.

Classified as: marie-claude geoffroy, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
Published on: 23 Jul 2025

Researchers who explored how consumers’ ethical values can shape their shopping habits suggest that business owners from marginalized racial groups can appeal to socially conscious consumers by highlighting their identity, helping promote racial equity through values-driven purchasing.

Classified as: Desautels Faculty of Management
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Published on: 22 Jul 2025

Fragments of ancient viral DNA once dismissed as “junk” may play a role in controlling our genes, according to a new international study.

Using a novel method to trace the evolutionary history of viral DNA, researchers from Ƭ֦Ƶ and Kyoto University uncovered sequences that had been overlooked in earlier genome annotations.

Classified as: Guillaume Bourque, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, DNA analysis, evolution
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Published on: 21 Jul 2025

Researchers have shed new light on the most common genetic variant linked to hereditary cancer in Quebec’s French-Canadian population. Their findings could result in cheaper and more effective screening methods.

The variant is associated with Lynch syndrome, a condition that greatly increases the risk of colorectal and other cancers.

Classified as: Research Institute of the Ƭ֦Ƶ Health Centre, Ƭ֦Ƶ, William Foulkes, simon gravel
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Published on: 17 Jul 2025

Farmers who exchanged text messages with peers were significantly more likely to adopt sustainable agricultural practices, highlighting the power of peer learning in digital formats, a new co-authored by Ƭ֦Ƶ Professor Aurélie Harou found.

Published on: 16 Jul 2025

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