Earthquake-proofing skyscrapers - Mar 7, 2012 - 10:59 am
Toronto’s tall buildings like to dance in the wind, potentially making penthouse owners sea sick as the tops of buildings sway as much as half a metre. read more
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Team U of T scores at NSERC awards ceremony - Feb 29, 2012 - 2:03 pm
The University of Toronto won five major awards
The University of Toronto won five major awards at the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) awards ceremony at Rideau Hall on February 27. Pictured here (from left): Nobel Laureate and U of T Chemistry Professor John Polanyi (for whom the John C. Polanyi Award is named), Vice President, Research Professor Paul Young, Prof. [...]
Toronto climate scientist wins top science prize - Feb 28, 2012 - 12:04 pm
Canada’s top science and engineering prize, the Herzberg Gold Medal, has been awarded to W. Richard Peltier, a University of Toronto climate scientist. read more
Oldest dinosaur nursery found in South Africa - Jan 25, 2012 - 2:49 pm
Remains of nests, eggs, hatchlings found
The oldest known dinosaur nesting site, dating to 190 million years ago, has been unearthed in Golden Gate Highlands National Park, South Africa. read more
Looking to the skies for answers - Jan 4, 2012 - 12:34 pm
A second look at gondola transit
Mayor Rob Ford seems to favour tunneling transit underground in Toronto. But a growing number of international cities, including some in Canada, are casting their eyes to the sky at an unconventional mode that’s cheaper, cleaner and quicker to build than subways and light rail. read more
What killed the ozone, and will it strike again? - Jan 2, 2012 - 12:57 pm
Scientists ponder arctic mystery
High above the Arctic, winds swirling around the pole in the winter darkness are isolating an air mass that will grow colder and colder over the coming weeks. read more
What is the Higgs boson and why the hunt for the ‘God particle' matters - Dec 14, 2011 - 3:35 pm
Q&A with U of T physicist Robert Orr
Theoretical physicists may have found the missing key to the workings of the universe: the Higgs boson, a subatomic particle thought responsible for giving mass to all particles in the universe. read more
World science community abuzz as latest Higgs boson results announced - Dec 13, 2011 - 4:40 pm
U of T physicists play key role in one of the most important quests of the decade
The international team of researchers that has been smashing high-energy protons together inside the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) to re-create the conditions at the time of the Big Bang announced new evidence today pointing to an observation of the Higgs boson. The Higgs boson is a hypothetical massive elementary particle that is predicted to exist [...]
U of T discovery sheds light on massive star cluster - Dec 8, 2011 - 12:57 pm
Largest grouping ever observed in our galaxy
Three University of Toronto astronomers have discovered the largest group of young stars ever observed in our galaxy, which they hope will bring science one step closer to understanding the evolution of stars. read more
U of T astronomers discover two biggest black holes ever - Dec 6, 2011 - 4:41 pm
Each is the size of 10 billion suns
A team of astronomers has news that will suck you in. read more
