Lavas from hotspots—whether erupting in Hawaii, Samoa or Iceland—likely originate from a worldwide, uniform reservoir in ...
A new study has revealed for the first time how different synthesis methods can profoundly impact the structural and ...
Win a pair of tickets to cheer on the Vancouver Canucks as they play the Carolina Hurricanes at Rogers Arena in Vancouver on Monday October 28 2024. This prize pack includes 2 tickets to the game, a ...
UBC botanists have placed seaweed in the underwater equivalent of a wind tunnel to get a better idea of how different types of algae withstand the onslaught of strong waves and currents. The findings, ...
A postdoctoral fellow with the UBC Department of Microbiology and Immunology co-hosts Project X, CBC's new science show, set to debut this week. Jennifer Gardy—a microbiologist working to increase our ...
An international team including UBC physicist Walter Hardy, TRIUMF researchers and collaborators from across Canada have trapped antimatter, marking the end to a ten-year race to isolate the enigmatic ...
University of British Columbia researchers have invented a safe, efficient technology to wirelessly charge electric vehicles using “remote magnetic gears” – and successfully tested it on campus ...
UBC Science researchers have received $10.5 million in funding from Genome Canada and international partners to create the first reference genome of the sunflower family – work that will pinpoint ...
A University of British Columbia researcher has uncovered what makes Rembrandt’s masterful portraits so appealing. In the study, published in the current issue of the Massachusetts Institute of ...
Two young UBC Science alumni have received 2011 BC Community Achievement Awards--the second year in a row the Faculty's graduates have been recognized for their contributions to community service ...
A UBC organic chemist and oceanographer who studies the metabolites produced by marine organisms--often to help evaluate their potential as drug candidates--has been awarded UBC's premier prize for ...