Animal Research
-
The report provides insights into food price trends, affordability challenges and the broader forces shaping Canada’s food systems.
-
Bright ideas for more nature-friendly holiday lights
A faculty of land and food systems researcher discusses these impacts and offers simple tips to make seasonal light displays friendlier to creatures at night.
-
UBC releases 2023 animal research statistics
This is the 14th consecutive year the university has published the data.
-
Drug discovery could prevent spread of childhood bone cancer
The researchers demonstrate that the compound can reduce lung metastasis in mice by over 90 per cent, while also shrinking the primary tumour site.
-
Thousands of jellyfish clones are multiplying in B.C. lakes
The peach blossom jellyfish clones have been spotted in 34 places in B.C., its furthest northern range in North America, and a recent paper predicts sightings and the number of locations will increase by the end of the decade as climate change extends this range.
-
Global wildlife study during COVID-19 shows rural animals are more sensitive to human activity
According to the study, plant-eating animals are more active while carnivores more cautious around humans.
-
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.
-
UBC releases 2022 animal research statistics
UBC’s summary of animals involved in research at the university in 2022 is now available.
-
Cracking the code: Why songbirds are larger in colder climates
Scientists, including those from UBC forestry, use genome sequencing to find out.
-
Fish buffered from recent marine heatwaves, showing there’s still time to act on climate change
Fish were surprisingly resilient to marine heatwaves before 2019, highlighting the need to keep seas from warming further, according to new research
