The Track & Trace pilot program will map where substances are coming from and going to, informing public safety and health.

From seahorses to sharks, over 3,000 fish species have been caught in bottom trawls, including many at risk of extinction, ...

Ian McTaggart-Cowan, a nationally recognized zoologist considered one of Canada’s fathers of conservation, passed away April 18. He was just shy of his 100th birthday. Born in Scotland, ...

UBC botanists have placed seaweed in the underwater equivalent of a wind tunnel to get a better idea of how different types of algae withstand the onslaught of strong waves and currents. The findings, ...

UBC researchers have developed a DNA measurement platform that sets dramatic new performance standards in the sensitivity and accuracy of sample screening. The advance could improve a range of genetic ...

The loss of large predator animals across the globe is having unanticipated impacts on processes as diverse as human disease dynamics, wildfires and biogeochemical cycles, according to new research by ...

UBC researchers have identified conservation “hot spots” around the world where the temptation to profit from overfishing outweighs the appetite for conservation. Combining economic outlook and ...

Picky females play a critical role in the survival and diversity of species, according to a Nature study by researchers from the University of British Columbia and the International Institute for ...

A team of UBC physicists and engineers have designed an experiment featuring a trough of flowing water to help bolster a 35-year-old theory proposed by eminent physicist Stephen Hawking. In 1974, ...

A prostate cancer drug bio-prospected and developed by researchers at the University of British Columbia and the BC Cancer Agency (BCCA) is entering human clinical trials. Developed by Marianne Sadar, ...

A hub for biology research and education at the University of British Columbia has received a $61.8 million makeover that provides more than 2,200 undergraduates and 370 researchers, staff and ...

UBC has partnered with US-based Coursera to offer genetics, computer science and climate literacy courses online--bringing the university’s expertise within reach of anyone with Internet access.