climate change
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Comprehensive review brings together global evidence to strengthen public trust and counter misinformation as mRNA vaccines expand to prevent and treat more diseases.
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New study explores how people with schizophrenia experience heat inside their homes
Funded through Health Canada’s HeatADAPT program, the research aims to support better, more inclusive planning and responses to extreme heat.
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Some early herders didn’t quit fishing and foraging for a millennium after first keeping livestock
Early herders in eastern Africa kept diverse diets for nearly a millennium after adopting livestock, new research shows, challenging assumptions about rapid dietary specialization.
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Climate change is making rollercoaster harvests the new normal
Once-in-a-century crop failures could strike every decade by 2100, according to new research from UBC.
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How climate change is changing your favourite wine
UBC-led research shows climate change is heating up wine regions worldwide—altering how grapes grow, ripen and how your wine tastes.
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Marine shipping emissions on track to meet 2030 goals, but expected to miss 2050 target
Experts expect the marine shipping sector will see a reduction in carbon intensity of 30 to 40 per cent by 2030.
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Why ‘leaky’ plants could accelerate climate change
Plants play a key role in regulating Earth’s climate, but recent research suggests that rising temperatures could disrupt this balance.
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UBC experts on Earth Day 2024
On April 22, the world will celebrate Earth Day under the theme “Planet vs Plastics.” UBC experts are available to comment.
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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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Low-income countries could lose 30% of nutrients like protein and omega-3 from seafood due to climate change
That’s in a high carbon emissions and low mitigation scenario, according to the study published today in Nature Climate Change.
