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  • Study confirms permanent loss of Canada’s last Arctic epishelf lake

    Study confirms permanent loss of Canada’s last Arctic epishelf lake

    Loss of the millennia-old ecosystem shows that even the Arctic's projected last ice refuge is vulnerable to rapid change.

  • The mystery of the missing butterflies in Vancouver

    The mystery of the missing butterflies in Vancouver

    Dr. Michelle Tseng, botany and zoology professor, discusses what may have happened to all the butterflies, and what we can do to help.

  • Warmer Earth could see smaller butterflies that struggle to fly, affecting food systems

    Warmer Earth could see smaller butterflies that struggle to fly, affecting food systems

    New UBC research has shown warmer temperatures can lead to smaller butterflies that collect less pollen and visit fewer flowers.

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  • Insect submariners survive the depths without imploding

  • New deep diamond and barium minerals named after UBC researchers

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    Only known woolly dog pelt returns close to home and for the first time to Canada

  • M gift to UBC is the largest ever to a Canadian school of nursing
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    $40M gift to UBC is the largest ever to a Canadian school of nursing

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