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Study re-evaluates hazards and climate impacts of massive underwater volcanic...
A top view of a lab experiment simulating a large submarine eruption. Johan Gilchrist, UBC. Material left on the seafloor by bronze-age underwater volcanic eruptions is helping researchers better...
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UBC planetary scientist elected to U.S. National Academy of Sciences
Dr. Catherine Johnson. UBC planetary scientist Dr. Catherine Johnson has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences.Dr. Johnson is a geophysics professor with UBC’s Department of Earth, Ocean...
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It’s time to classify plastics as persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic...
Larger pieces of plastic break down in the oceans. A team of researchers from around the world is urging the international community to recognize the full environmental and health threat of plastics...
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Are viruses keeping sea lice at bay in wild salmon?
Sea lice on a juvenile salmon. Hakai Institute. More than 30 previously unknown RNA viruses in sea lice have been identified by University of British Columbia (UBC) researchers. Sea lice are parasitic...
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NSERC investments boost 63 UBC Science research projects
$18 million in NSERC investments boost basic research at UBC Science Sixty-three projects across UBC Science have been awarded more than $15 million in funding through the Natural Sciences and...
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Five UBC Science researchers join Royal Society of Canada
Five UBC Science researchers join Royal Society of Canada Five new elections to the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) are highlighting UBC Science’s strength in the computation sciences, conservation,...
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New rivers in the North? Scientists identify how the dissection of Arctic...
The Axel Heiberg 2019 team headed into the field for a long day of data collection and hiking. New research co-led by Simon Fraser University and the University of British Columbia shows that...
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How to conduct scientific research with Indigenous Peoples and Lands in a...
Ḵii’iljuus Barbara Wilson and Dr. Andrea Reid hug after a swim. Credit: Marcie Callewaert In the name of “research,” science has often harmed Indigenous Peoples around the world. How can researchers...
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Researchers uncover source rocks of the first real continents
Three types of granitoid rocks—tonalite, trondhjemite and granodiorite (TTG). Geoscientists have uncovered a missing link in the enigmatic story of how the continents developed—a revised origin story...
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How art can help us talk about the green transition
How art can help us talk about the green transition Elders, researchers and musicians are using art to get people talking about the challenges and opportunities of a transition to renewable energy.The...
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