Spiders living together in colonies of tens of thousands can go extinct from sharing food equitably, finds new UBC research.
Aug 4, 2016
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
Chinook salmon can acclimate to a warmer environment with subtle changes to cardiac functions, but only up to a point.
Dec 22, 2014
Two UBC researchers have found a glitch in the hummingbird’s hovering system, something the tiny birds are powerless to control.
Dec 9, 2014
If a mysterious disease keeps spreading, we may no longer see sea stars along the seashore
Oct 20, 2014
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 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 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
Increasingly extreme swings in temperature may put some insects at higher risk than previously thought, a UBC-Yale study finds.
Jan 28, 2014
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
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
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
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
Jane Roskams on what can be done to prevent head injuries in youth hockey.
Oct 22, 2013
Bill Milsom explains the urge to sleep through the winter as hibernation season sets in for bears and other animals.
Oct 8, 2013
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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