A UBC study shows ringed seals will brave polar bear hotspots if fish variety is high—evidence that conservation plans must ...

Plants pause their growth during stress, then press play when conditions improve, helping them recover and live on to produce food, according to a new study.

Quantum materials, astronomy, and life sciences research at UBC got a major boost with the latest round of Canada Foundation for Innovation Award Funding.

For the first time in the wild, researchers have shown plant populations can evolve quickly enough to rebound from extreme drought.

A sweeping new study of the 2021 heat wave reveals offers crucial insight into how climate extremes reshape ecosystems.

UBC recognizes six Science faculty members for research excellence, with two of the university's top prizes awarded to Dr. Curtis Suttle and Dr. Jess McIver.

A new UBC study in Animal Behaviour suggests raccoons may not just be opportunistic—they may be genuinely curious.

Southern Resident killer whales swimming. Credit: Paul Cottrell, DFO. A chemical used in the production of toilet paper and 'forever chemicals' have been found in the bodies of orcas in B.C. , ...

Artist’s conception of Kepler telescope observing planets transiting a distant star (NASA Ames/W Stenzel). There may be as many as one Earth-like planet for every five Sun-like stars in the Milky way ...

Viruses and bacteria fall back to Earth via dust storms and precipitation. 2011 dust storm in the Sahara. An astonishing number of viruses are circulating around the Earth’s atmosphere – and falling ...