Plants play a key role in regulating Earth’s climate, but recent research suggests that rising temperatures could disrupt ...

This February 14th, take some lessons in love from some of the most dedicated partners in the animal world: seahorses. These ...

There’s a 26 per cent annual chance that space rocket junk will re-enter the atmosphere and pass through a busy flight area, ...

Join us for Dr. Love-Ese Chile's presentation on "Bold Strides Forward: Non-Traditional Career Pathways." This event is part of the Black Excellence in STEM (BEST) Speaker Series, in collaboration ...

UBC Science researchers have received $10.5 million in funding from Genome Canada and international partners to create the first reference genome of the sunflower family – work that will pinpoint ...

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 ...

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 ...

UBC mathematicians have been recognized at the national level with four research awards over the past several weeks. Professor Rachel Kuske, head of the Department of Mathematics, was awarded the 2011 ...

The biodiversity loss caused by climate change will result from a combination of rising temperatures and predation – and may be more severe than currently predicted, according to a study by University ...

Increasing levels of ocean acidity could spell doom for British Columbia's already beleaguered northern abalone, according to the first study to provide direct experimental evidence that changing sea ...

Professor Michael Bennett, an expert in Number Theory and Diophantine problems, has been appointed head of the Department of Mathematics effective January 1, 2012. Bennett received his PhD in ...