Faculty of Science

York U research sheds light on earliest days of Earth’s formation

New research led by a York University professor sheds light on the earliest days of the earth’s formation and potentially calls into question some earlier assumptions in planetary science about the early years of rocky planets. Establishing a direct link between the Earth’s interior dynamics occurring within the first 100 million years of its history and its present-day structure, the work is one of the first in the field to combine fluid mechanics with chemistry to better understand the Earth's early evolution. 

York U expert available to speak to media on the rise of the tech oligarchs and power they exert in U.S., Canada and beyond

Amazon, Apple, Meta, Alphabet, Microsoft, and newer additions like Nvidia, Tesla — these make up the “magnificent seven” — tech companies who control more than 35 per cent of the S&P 500 on the U.S. stock market and therefore a large chunk of the global economy, says Faculty of Science Professor Kean Birch, also director of York’s Institute of Technoscience and Society. Add control of cloud computing, data collection and subsequent investments in generative AI, and, he says, the power these U.S.-based companies wield cannot be underestimated. 

York experts in the news: What does the switch to Daylight Saving Time do to your body and health?

March Madness in Toronto Skies: Lunar Eclipse and Saturn's Rings appear to disappear

This month, the Allan I Carswell Observatory at York University is looking forward to not one but two special celestial events. Director Elaina Hyde is available to speak to media on the significance of these events, best times and places for viewing and public viewing opportunities. The observatory also invites members of the public to join them for their Wednesday night viewing sessions.

York University grad students take the measure of Toronto’s winter urban air

Several students are participating in SWAPIT, a large winter air quality study, run by Environment and Climate Change Canada Who would imagine a bright, sunny winter day could have higher concentrations of some air pollutants than a hazy summer day? Not only is it uncommon for people to consider air quality during the coldest months […]

Lake ice becoming increasingly unsafe at start and end of winter, raising risk of drowning

Sports and recreational activities on frozen lakes across the Northern Hemisphere are a popular pastime for millions, but according to new research out of York University, the safety of that ice is becoming more precarious and shorter in duration.

Small-town American chooses York for spirit and program offerings

York’s rising in world rankings in his favourite subjects and the campus’s positive vibe got Heath Leone to pack residence-living essentials, laptop, external drive and all, to move to the Great North  

We should all ditch the clocks, or, at the very least, Daylight Saving: York expert

This Sunday our bodies will get a long-needed pause from the detrimental effects of Daylight Saving Time. With a vast body of research showing the various health risks associated with the springtime switch, a York expert on biological clocks says the time is long overdue to make that pause permanent.

York U researchers develop new technique to measure previously undetected airborne PFAS

A large percentage of PFAS are not being accounted for in the air, while PFAAs have accumulated in sometimes surprising amounts over 50 years in the high Arctic.

Lake ice quality degrading as planet warms – skaters, hockey players, ice truckers on thin ice

Several studies have looked at lake ice quantity and its duration, but there is little research on the quality of the ice which directly corresponds to how safe it is to venture out on. TORONTO, Sept. 19, 2024 – Ice may look safe for a game of pick-up hockey on the lake, but as a […]