Why does B.C. put on a dimmer autumn leaf show than other provinces? UBC botanist Dr. Santokh Singh explains, and highlights ...

In his short life, Kip the coyote with the one bad leg, became an unofficial mascot on UBC’s Vancouver campus.

The first successful human transplant of a kidney converted from blood type A to universal type O used special enzymes ...

A three-year agreement between UBC-affiliated research networks is designed to strengthen collaboration across Canada’s three ...

Scientists celebrate the anniversary of the first gravitational wave ever detected with new results A decade after the groundbreaking detection of gravitational waves, an international team, including ...

The loss of large predator animals across the globe is having unanticipated impacts on processes as diverse as human disease dynamics, wildfires and biogeochemical cycles, according to new research by ...

A well-established family of drugs used to treat parasitic diseases is showing surprising potential as a therapy for tuberculosis (TB), according to new research from University of British Columbia ...

The Thunderbird Reactor is a custom-made, bench-top-sized particle accelerator and electrochemical reactor built by an interdisciplinary team at The University of British Columbia. Using a small bench ...

A hub for biology research and education at the University of British Columbia has received a $61.8 million makeover that provides more than 2,200 undergraduates and 370 researchers, staff and ...

UBC has partnered with US-based Coursera to offer genetics, computer science and climate literacy courses online--bringing the university’s expertise within reach of anyone with Internet access.

Five UBC Science professors have been named Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) for their research in the fields of atmospheric aerosols, marine ecosystems and fisheries, fast radio bursts, ...

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 ...