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Spider sharing isn’t always caring: Colonies die when arachnids overshare food

Spider sharing isn’t always caring: Colonies die when arachnids overshare food

Spiders living together in colonies of tens of thousands can go extinct from sharing food equitably, finds new UBC research.

Aug 4, 2016

Humans speeding up evolution by causing extinction of ‘younger’ species

Humans speeding up evolution by causing extinction of ‘younger’ species

Just three years after crayfish were introduced to a B.C. lake, two species of fish that had existed in the lake for thousands of years were suddenly extinct. But it’s what took their place that has scientists fascinated.

Feb 23, 2016

Heart problems triggered by climate change could devastate Chinook salmon stocks

Heart problems triggered by climate change could devastate Chinook salmon stocks

Chinook salmon can acclimate to a warmer environment with subtle changes to cardiac functions, but only up to a point.

Dec 22, 2014

UBC team finds a glitch in hummingbird hovering

UBC team finds a glitch in hummingbird hovering

Two UBC researchers have found a glitch in the hummingbird’s hovering system, something the tiny birds are powerless to control.

Dec 9, 2014

Sea stars under attack

Sea stars under attack

If a mysterious disease keeps spreading, we may no longer see sea stars along the seashore

Oct 20, 2014

Fish study links brain size to parental duties

Fish study links brain size to parental duties

Male stickleback fish that protect their young have bigger brains than counterparts that don’t care for offspring, finds a new UBC study.

Aug 19, 2014

Mixed genes mix up the migrations of hybrid birds

Mixed genes mix up the migrations of hybrid birds

Mixed genes appear to drive hybrid birds to select more difficult routes than their parent species, according to new research from UBC zoologists.

Jul 22, 2014

Climate change sends lizards scrambling

Climate change sends lizards scrambling

Climate change may test lizards’ famous ability to tolerate the heat, making habitat protection vital, according to a new study by UBC and international biodiversity experts.

Mar 10, 2014

Climate change-related temperature swings leave insects vulnerable

Climate change-related temperature swings leave insects vulnerable

Increasingly extreme swings in temperature may put some insects at higher risk than previously thought, a UBC-Yale study finds.

Jan 28, 2014

$1.8M boost for cutting edge research from CFI

$1.8M boost for cutting edge research from CFI

Eighteen UBC projects have received more than $1.8 million in combined funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation’s John R. Evans Leaders Fund.

Jan 8, 2014

Scientific data lost at alarming rate

Scientific data lost at alarming rate

Eighty per cent of scientific data are lost within two decades, according to a new UBC study that tracks the accessibility of data over time.

Dec 19, 2013

Climate change may disrupt butterfly flight seasons

Climate change may disrupt butterfly flight seasons

The flight season timing of a wide variety of butterflies is responsive to temperature and could be altered by climate change, according to a UBC study.

Nov 18, 2013

Tagging aquatic animals can disrupt natural behaviour

Tagging aquatic animals can disrupt natural behaviour

American and Canadian researchers have for the first time quantified the energy cost to aquatic animals when they carry satellite tags, video cameras and other research instruments

Oct 31, 2013

Keep your head in the game

Keep your head in the game

Jane Roskams on what can be done to prevent head injuries in youth hockey.

Oct 22, 2013

The bear truth about hibernation

The bear truth about hibernation

Bill Milsom explains the urge to sleep through the winter as hibernation season sets in for bears and other animals.

Oct 8, 2013

Songbirds may have “borrowed” DNA to fuel migration

Songbirds may have “borrowed” DNA to fuel migration

A common songbird may have acquired genes from fellow migrating birds in order to travel greater distances, according to a UBC study in the journal Evolution.

Sep 19, 2013

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