Humanoid sex robots are coming sooner than you think
Are we ready to accept sex robots into our everyday lives? Ready or not, they’re coming. Some experts predict that by 2050 robotic life companions…
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Non-heterosexual sex in the animal world
Throughout the animal kingdom, non-heterosexual sex is a common thing. Whether in the air, on land, or in the sea, animals don’t seem to have…
The science of a broken heart
Heartbreak is a nearly inevitable part of life. Almost everyone at some point, for some reason or another, will experience deep grief over the end…
Catch and release
University of Manitoba graduate student Amélie Roberto-Charron is a migratory bird researcher currently studying the migration habits of the Canada Warbler.
Grad students gather for AGM
The University of Manitoba Graduate Students’ Association’s (UMGSA) annual general meeting, which took place on the evening of Jan. 21, saw a surprisingly high showing of graduate students.
Zika virus re-emerges
Only two years after the Ebola crisis in West Africa caused thousands of deaths and worldwide fears of its rapid spread, a new epidemic looms…
Materials that self-heal and shapeshift
Materials science is the study of new materials through the lens of interdisciplinary science and engineering. The discipline requires knowledge of chemistry, physics, and engineering…
Study suggests no link between taking prenatal antidepressant use and autism in offspring
A recent study suggests there is no evident link between pregnant women taking antidepressants and the risk of their child subsequently developing autism spectrum disorder…
Your brain on anxiety
Anxiety can produce some unusual behaviours. Two recently published studies looked into why our brains make us do particular things when we are anxious. One…
LiFi, a light-based wireless technology
LiFi is a new high-speed wireless technology that conveys data in the same way WiFi does – but with light. Created by University of Edinburgh…