University of British Columbia, Author Profile

Could Gulls' Wings Inspire Smarter Airplane Design?

January 3, 2019

Flexing a single elbow joint enables gulls to adapt their wing shape to gusty conditions

Sweet Discovery: UBC Study Pushes Back the Origins of Chocolate

October 30, 2018

Researchers find cacao originated 1,500 years earlier than previously thought

Scientists Develop a New Way to Remotely Measure Earth's Magnetic Field

October 5, 2018

By zapping a layer of meteor residue in the atmosphere with ground-based lasers, scientists get a new view of Earth's magneti...

Global Warming Pushing Alpine Species Higher and Higher

September 10, 2018

For every one degree Celsius increase in temperature, mountaintop species shift upslope 100 metres, shrinking their inh...

Do Bacteria Ever Go Extinct?

July 31, 2018

Bacteria go extinct at substantial rates, although appear to avoid the mass extinctions that have hit larger forms of life on...

Viruses—Lots of Them—Are Falling from the Sky

February 6, 2018

An astonishing number of viruses are circulating around the Earth's atmosphere—and falling from it

Mammals and Birds Could Have Best Shot at Surviving Climate Change

January 31, 2018

Mammals and birds may have a better chance of evolving and adapting to the Earth's rapidly changing climate

Stressed Out? Try Smelling Your Partner's Shirt

January 10, 2018

The scent of a romantic partner can help lower stress levels, new psychology research from the University of British Columbia...

Forests Are the Key to Fresh Water

December 7, 2017

UBC research shows both forest vegetation and climate change have an impact on water supply

Don't Dispense with Cannabis Dispensaries, Caution Researchers

October 16, 2017

Recent publication states 'store-front' system has elements that work well

Researchers Take the 'Stink' out of Wastewater Treatment

October 11, 2017

Smelly sludge improves with the right timing of common additives

Warmer Waters from Climate Change Will Leave Fish Shrinking, Gasping for Air

August 22, 2017

A new study by researchers at the University of British Columbia provides a deeper explanation of why fish are expected to de...

Isotope Fingerprints in Feathers Reveal Songbirds' Secret Breeding Grounds

August 7, 2017

Myrtle warblers breed across much of Canada and the eastern United States, but winter in two distinct groups—one along ...

Ancient Fungi Could Help Canada's Future Northern Forests

July 5, 2017

UBC research provides new clues to how trees adapt to a changing climate

Ancient Genetic Markers in Sockeye Salmon Can Help Manage Healthier Fish Stocks

May 26, 2017

The markers, called single nucleotide polymorphisms, are individual locations in the genome that, in this case, allow researc...