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- Researchers have discovered apatite in the Moon's early crust for the first time, suggesting the Moon's early crust was richer in water than previously thought, revealing an even more complex history https://news.westernu.ca/2024/01/early-lunar-crust-water-enriched/ 60 comments science
- A review of more than 180 articles from scientific literature revealed that, if global warming reaches or exceeds 2°C by 2100, then it is likely mainly richer humans will be responsible for the death of roughly 1 billion mainly poorer humans over the next century https://news.westernu.ca/2023/08/climate-change-human-deaths/ 39 comments environment
- Study shows cannabis use in adolescents linked with anxiety, memory loss https://news.westernu.ca/2022/12/new-western-led-study-shows-cannabis-use-in-adolescents-linked-with-anxiety-memory-loss/ 920 comments science
- Western News - Western Space team uses NASA data to decipher clouds of sand on distant planets https://news.westernu.ca/2022/07/sand-clouds/ 2 comments space
- Western News - Renewable energy generates payback: Western studies https://news.westernu.ca/2022/02/renewable-energy-generates-payback/ 4 comments environment
- How older adults walk could diagnose types of dementia and identify Alzheimer’s. Four gait patterns were identified: rhythm, pace, variability and postural control. High gait variability was associated with lower cognitive performance and it identified Alzheimer’s disease with 70 % accuracy. https://news.westernu.ca/2021/02/walking-patterns-predict-dementia/ 3 comments science
- A team of investigators from across Canada, including a trio of Western researchers, have raised serious doubt about the popular belief that lead poisoning played a role in the death of members of the famed Franklin Expedition. https://news.westernu.ca/2018/08/researchers-question-lead-role-franklin-expedition-deaths/ 3 comments science
- Scientists have developed a new method for imaging the insides of insects. The new scanning technology allowed researchers to develop extremely detailed 3D images of living insects. http://news.westernu.ca/2017/08/new-process-allows-live-look-inside-insects/ 6 comments science