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Anti-Black bias can persist despite kids’ tendency to favour same-gender peers
Children as young as five can display more positive associations with white children over Black children on measures of unconscious bias and new research from York University finds this can be true ev
February 1, 2023 | 11:01 am
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Kids are surprisingly adultlike in their memory recall, York research shows
Why is it that after a visit to the zoo, a four-year-old might remember seeing a lion, a tiger, and a bear, while a 10-year-old might also recall seeing a giraffe, a kangaroo, a pygmy hippo, a Komodo
January 27, 2023 | 10:00 am
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Similarities between COVID-19, cold and flu symptoms could lead to higher infections
Feeling sniffly, congested or have a sore throat and don’t know if it’s a cold, the flu or SARS-CoV-2? Researchers at York University say before heading to work or a restaurant, it’s best to test firs
January 19, 2023 | 9:17 am
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Newly discovered green comet expected to whiz by Earth
A rare, recently discovered comet with a greenish tint is expected to whiz by Earth over the next few weeks, but sky gazers may need binoculars or a small telescope to see it.
January 13, 2023 | 9:34 am
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That sinking feeling: Are ice roads holding up under January’s unseasonable warmth?
Vital winter ice road infrastructure may be cracking and sinking under the load of an unseasonably warm start to the new year across Europe and North America, a trend York University Associate Profess
January 12, 2023 | 10:04 am