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Feeling poorer than peers linked to lower wellbeing, even when incomes are similar

webfull — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 13:22:28 +0000

New research is shedding light on how comparing ourselves to others affects happiness and life satisfaction.

Led by �� researchers, the study shows that people who feel worse off financially than their peers are more likely to report signs of languishing, even when their actual income is similar.

Published: 15 June 2026

Indoor urban agriculture isn’t necessarily low carbon, �� study shows

webfull — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 14:10:36 +0000

Growing lettuce indoors in Canadian cities can be as climate-friendly as conventional farming, but only in regions where electricity is from renewable sources and thus low-carbon, according to a new ��-led study.

Published: 11 June 2026

�� named as presenting partner of team representing Canada at 2027 Venice Architecture Biennale

webfull — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 13:57:17 +0000

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Published: 3 June 2026

To curb overprescribing for seniors, researchers urge annual prescription checkups

webfull — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 13:39:22 +0000

To address the growing problem of overprescribing for seniors, a new Canadian guideline is calling for routine medication reviews.

In Canada, roughly two in three adults age 65 or older take five or more medications. While often necessary, complex drug regimens can increase the risk of side effects and affect quality of life.

Published: 3 June 2026

What an illusion involving a fake hand can tell us about our mind-body connection

webfull — Thu, 28 May 2026 15:29:58 +0000

People who have a weaker sense of self are also more likely to have less bodily awareness, �� researchers have found. The study supports the idea that people’s perceptions of themselves and how they experience their own bodies are deeply connected.

Beyond deepening psychologists’ understanding of “embodied cognition,” the connection between our minds and our fundamental bodily awareness, the findings could have concrete applications regarding the treatment of certain psychiatric conditions, the researchers said.

Published: 28 May 2026

Do lying children grow up to be criminals? Mostly not, study concludes

webfull — Wed, 27 May 2026 14:07:21 +0000

Most childhood lying does not lead to serious problems in adulthood, and only certain kinds of lying behaviour is associated with later psychological or legal issues, a new study has found.

“Children do not all follow the same developmental pattern of lying,” said Victoria Talwar, a professor in the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology and lead author of the study. “Most children in our study showed low or declining levels of lying over time. For most, lying is not a problem behaviour.”

Published: 27 May 2026

Research findings challenge long-held assumptions about how we learn or regain speech

webfull — Mon, 25 May 2026 16:06:17 +0000

Learning to speak a new language, or regaining speech, depends more on areas of the brain that process sound and physical sensation than on the parts of the brain that govern motor control, according to new research findings.

The study, by researchers at �� and the Yale School of Medicine, has implications for speech-learning theory and for the development of speech processing and recognition technologies.

Published: 25 May 2026

Historic plant collections offer a window into genetic change

webfull — Thu, 21 May 2026 14:10:22 +0000

Pressed plant specimens collected centuries ago and stored in herbaria around the world could play a key role in facilitating the tracking of genetic change and extinction risk in plants, a ��-led study indicates.

Published: 21 May 2026

Novel origami pattern turns flat sheets into load-bearing 3D technology

webfull — Thu, 21 May 2026 13:58:09 +0000

�� researchers have discovered a new way to fold flat sheets into smooth, curved shells that can switch from floppy and flexible to stiff and load-bearing on demand. By designing a special origami pattern and threading cable-like elements through it, they can control the material’s final three-dimensional shape and how rigid it becomes. The result, a “doubly curved lens box,” could advance the technology of such objects as temporary emergency tents, morphing robots and smart fabrics, the researchers said.

Published: 21 May 2026

Study finds early complex life lived in oxygenated seas, challenging long‑held views of evolution

webfull — Wed, 20 May 2026 15:00:53 +0000

The earliest known eukaryotes, the ancestors of all complex life on Earth, lived in oxygenated, shallow marine environments nearly 1.7 billion years ago, according to a new study led by researchers at �� and the University of California, Santa Barbara. The findings cast doubt on the long-held belief that early complex life emerged in oxygen-poor environments or floated freely in the open ocean.

Published: 20 May 2026

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