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Artificial intelligence-powered archaeology draws out hidden evidence of fire use by early humans

June 13, 2022

Researchers from the University of Toronto, the Weizmann Institute of Science and Hebrew University have identified new evidence of the use of fire by ancient humans at least 800,000 years ago at a site in western Israel.

U of T quantum physicist receives boost for research into new phases of matter

March 02, 2022

Yong-Baek Kim, a professor in the Department of Physics, the director of the Centre for Quantum Materials and a member of the Centre for Quantum Information & Quantum Control in the Faculty

In the Media: Karina Vold on teaching — and learning — about AI through a philosophical lens

December 07, 2021

While post-secondary courses on artificial intelligence (AI) typically focus on techniques for designing algorithms and applications of machine learning, new courses at some institutions are teaching students to take a moral and philosophical approach to AI.

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Massage stones help scientists uncover role of prefrontal cortex in sensory perception

August 26, 2021

An image of a beautiful beach conjures up certain sensations — one can imagine the warmth of the sun as it caresses the skin, and the sound of the water as waves break on the shore.

Alex De Serrano holding two fishing nets in a stream.

Effects of drugs used to treat ADHD observed in descendants despite no direct exposure

June 02, 2021

Scientists at the University of Toronto and Florida State University studying guppies found that behaviours affected by methylphenidate hydrochloride (MPH) — the active ingredient in stimulants such as Ritalin and Concerta used to treat ADHD — can be passed along to several generations of descendants despite having never been exposed t

Discovery of new geologic process calls for changes to plate tectonic cycle

May 12, 2021

Geoscientists at the University of Toronto and Istanbul Technical University have discovered a new process in plate tectonics which shows that tremendous damage occurs to areas of Earth’s crust long before it should be geologically altered by known plate-boundary processes, highlighting the need to amend current understandings of the p

Analysis of fossils of extinct apes adds to theory that pre-humans first evolved in Europe

April 01, 2021

New analysis of prehistoric ape fossils previously discovered in Hungary and Spain is adding weight to the theory that the ancestors of African apes and humans evolved in Europe before migrating to Africa between nine and seven million years ago.

Matthew Timm, Lydie Leung, John Polanyi and Kelvin Anggara.

Discovery of 'knock-on chemistry' opens new frontier in reaction dynamics

March 02, 2021

Research by a team of chemists at the University of Toronto, led by Nobel Prize-winning researcher John Polanyi, is shedding new light on the behaviour of molecules as they collide and exchange atoms during chemical reaction.

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Scientists use machine learning to accelerate discovery of materials for use in industrial processes

January 11, 2021

New research led by researchers at the University of Toronto and Northwestern University employs machine learning to craft the best building blocks in the assembly of framework materials for use in a targeted application.

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Trio of factors worsen impact of COVID-19 pandemic across Amazon rainforest

December 16, 2020

As the end of the dry season across the Amazon rainforest approaches this month, scientists and researchers are once again assessing the potential loss of life and ecological devastation caused by many linked and interacting factors throughout the region.

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