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

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

For every one degree Celsius increase in temperature, mountaintop species shift upslope 100 metres,  shrinking their inhabited area area and resulting in population declines

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

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

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

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

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

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

Smelly sludge improves with the right timing of common additives

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

Myrtle warblers breed across much of Canada and the eastern United States, but winter in two distinct groups—one along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts, another along the US Pacific Coast

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

The markers, called single nucleotide polymorphisms, are individual locations in the genome that, in this case, allow researchers to distinguish between the different variants of sockeye salmon

The system consists of tanks of fiber membranes that catch and hold contaminants—dirt, organic particles, bacteria, and viruses—while letting water filter through