UBC researchers have documented two new sea spider species, the first described in almost a century, helping fill a gap in a ...

The Lower Fraser Fisheries Alliance and UBC have signed a memorandum of collaboration to strengthen their partnership on fisheries conservation and research.

New study suggests this twist arises from how the rapidly growing spine develops around the gut, offering insight into one of ...

A global analysis of catchments underscores the complexities of modelling river run off and flooding—and provides new tools ...

Dr. Patrick Keeling has been awarded a 2026 UBC Wall Fellowship—one of the most generous internal awards granted at any ...

UBC Science researchers investigating sustainable agriculture, fish adaption and plant immune response have been named fellows of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC). Drs. Colin Brauner, Claire Kremen ...

New research by UBC zoologists indicates that elevated water temperatures and heightened concentrations of carbon dioxide can dramatically increase the growth rate of a keystone species of sea star.

Jellyfish are increasing in the majority of the world's coastal ecosystems, according to the first global study of jellyfish abundance by University of British Columbia researchers. In a study ...

A UBC researcher has turned up the first conclusive explanation for the origin of the Sharktooth Hill bonebed--a massive prehistoric marine mass grave in southern California. The Sharktooth Hill ...

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, ...