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Fishing down food web leaves fewer big fish, more small fish in past century: UBC research

Predatory fish such as cod, tuna, and groupers have declined by two-thirds over the past 100 years, while small forage fish such as sardine, anchovy and capelin have more than doubled over the same period, according to UBC researchers.

Feb 18, 2011

Infants raised in bilingual environments can distinguish unfamiliar languages: UBC research

Infants raised in households where Spanish and Catalan are spoken can discriminate between English and French just by watching people speak, even though they have never been exposed to these new languages before, according to UBC psychologist Janet Werker.

Feb 18, 2011