Anticipating how plants will respond to rising temperatures is critical—not just for plants, but for whole ecosystems. How ...

Parents may be looking for fun ways for their kids to avoid a summer slump and keep vital math skills razor sharp after ...

Wildfires pollute waterways and could affect their ability to sequester carbon, new University of British Columbia research ...

Some genes just don’t play fair. Researchers have uncovered a ‘selfish’ X chromosome in the fruit fly Drosophila testacea that manages to distort inheritance in both sperm and eggs. “Researchers have ...

First chromosome that cheats in both sexes identified in fruit flies. May 9, 2025 Some genes just don’t play fair.Researchers have uncovered a ‘selfish’ X chromosome in the fruit fly Drosophila ...

We still have a representation problem for women in physics – and Canada is no exception. April 25, 2025 Fewer than one in 10 senior authors in a prestigious physics journal are women, according to a ...

ALERT - We have heard from some students that certain education services companies falsely claimed that they can help students find UBC research projects or positions on campus for a fee.We want to ...

Readily available thermoelectric generators operating under modest temperature differences can power CO 2 conversion, according to a proof-of-concept study by chemists at the University of British ...

UBC evolutionary ecologist Dr. Kayla King has been recognized as one of Canada’s top young researchers, earning an Arthur B. McDonald fellowship from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research ...

A modified compound taken from bloodroot, a wildflower native to North America, effectively fights multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) bacteria in the test tube, according to a new study. The ...