News Tips
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Your local sea snail might not make it in warmer oceans – but oysters will
The frilled dog winkle may sound like a complex knot for a tie, but this local sea snail holds clues to our warmer future, including a dire outlook for species that can’t move, adapt, or acclimate as fast as their environment heats up.
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The bigger you are, the better you fare when climate change causes cyclones
The research findings could help wildlife managers develop strategies to help at-risk animals and pinpoint general traits that help animals survive.
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Future leaders are learning how to tackle climate change in math class this year
UBC and UBCO math teachers who want to use their math skills for good have collaborated with climate scientists to bring the climate crisis into their classrooms.
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UBC team deploys AI-powered robots for faster, safer construction
Learn how it works and what this means for the future of construction.
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Mind-control worms and eye-bulging fungus: real-life horror from nature this Halloween
UBC researchers share some gruesome parasites of nature, like worms that fill the entire gut of an insect to a fungus that grows from your nose to your brain.
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Can AI nip tree disease in the bud?
The researchers at UBC's faculty of forestry hope to validate the concept through future field tests and are enthusiastic about its potential.
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Salmon bones confirm sustainable chum fishery for 2,500 years under Tsleil-Waututh Nation
New research confirms that Tsleil-Waututh Nation has consistently and sustainably fished for chum salmon for 1,200 years longer than the archaeological record had previously demonstrated.
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The future of drug testing at festivals
UBC researchers are bringing a prototype drug testing robot to Shambhala Music Festival.
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Rain gardens could save salmon from toxic tire chemicals
Specially designed gardens could reduce the amount of a toxic chemical associated with tires entering our waterways by more than 90 per cent, new research shows.
