Federal funding announced today will help UBC Science researchers launch a range of quantum materials and computing ...

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An international team from the Nippon Foundation-University of British Columbia Nereus program has unveiled the first global model of life in the world’s oceans, allowing scientists and policymakers ...

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A “four-eyed” fish that sees simultaneously above and below the water line has offered up a dramatic example of how gene expression allows organisms to adapt to their environment. Gregory L. Owens, a ...

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Coho Spawning on the Salmon River. Credit: Bureau of Land Management Oregon and Washington. Researchers have found that high levels of salt kill fertilized coho salmon eggs, raising concerns about the ...

Beaty Biodiversity Museum Director Wayne Maddison has uncovered 30 to 50 never-before-identified species of jumping spiders as part of a Conservation International expedition to Papua New Guinea. The ...

Eleven UBC mathematicians have been named to the inaugural class of American Mathematical Society (AMS) fellows--more than any other Canadian institution. Founded in 1888, the AMS seeks to further ...

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 ...

It took almost every imaginable form of land and sea transport-- trains, ferries, flat bed trucks and even cranes--but the 25-metre long skeleton of a blue whale arrived at UBC this week, set to ...