The global average for countries to report genetic information about bird flu, crucial to tracking and preventing a human ...

Hawaii's main volcano chains--the Loa and Kea trends--have distinct sources of magma and unique plumbing systems connecting them to the Earth’s deep mantle, according to UBC research published this ...

Iceland’s geothermal hotsprings and majestic glaciers are attracting a new type of adventure seeker to the small island nation. ISCI 361 – an intensive, three-week field course launched this May by ...

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Researchers from the University of British Columbia and Harvard University have co-developed a system that captures on video and barcodes the behavioral responses of zebrafish to chemical compounds on ...

Humans play a far greater role in the fate of African elephants than habitat, and human conflict in particular has a devastating impact on these largest terrestrial animals, according to a new ...

An international team led by Canadian physicists from the UBC, SFU and TRIUMF have used microwaves to manipulate anti-hydrogen atoms. The findings, to be published Wednesday in the journal Nature, ...

We honour xwməθkwəy̓ əm (Musqueam) on whose ancestral, unceded territory UBC Vancouver is situated. UBC Science is committed to building meaningful relationships with Indigenous peoples so we can ...

Jellyfish are increasing in the majority of the world's coastal ecosystems, according to the first global study of jellyfish abundance by University of British Columbia researchers. In a study ...

A team of UBC physicists and engineers have designed an experiment featuring a trough of flowing water to help bolster a 35-year-old theory proposed by eminent physicist Stephen Hawking. In 1974, ...

Studying for exams doesn’t have to be difficult. Join us at our Coaches Corner for 15 minutes to kick off your final exam preparation. Study smarter, not harder. From Mar 24 to Apr 8, the Science Peer ...