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

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.

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.

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

Dr. Curtis Suttle has ben awarded the Jacob Biely Research Prize and Dr. Jess McIver has received the Charles A. McDowell Award for Excellence in Research. Two of the university’s premier research ...

A chemical vital to the self-supporting nature of land plants--and thought unique to them--has been found in marine algae by a team of researchers including scientists at UBC and Stanford University.

Lasya Vankayala, a student with an interest in biochemistry who is joining UBC Science this fall, has been named the recipient of a $60,000 Schulich Leader Scholarship. A graduate of David Thompson ...