It turns out colour isn’t just a fashion statement for guppies. According to a new University of British Columbia study, the ...

The Faculty of Science provides historical BSc specialization information to help students with their BSc Specialization Admission application.

The loss of large predator animals across the globe is having unanticipated impacts on processes as diverse as human disease dynamics, wildfires and biogeochemical cycles, according to new research by ...

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.

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.

Humans play a far greater role in the fate of African elephants than habitat, and human conflict in particular has a devastating impact on these largest terrestrial animals, according to a new ...

Researchers have identified buried copper ore by testing the DNA of microbes in the surface soil. These ‘biological fingerprints’ can reveal copper-containing ore buried tens of metres below the earth ...

Raymond Anderson, a leading marine natural product chemist with both Chemistry and Earth and Ocean Sciences, has received the 2012 Chemical Institute of Canada (CIC) Medal. The CIC Medal is given ...

Picky females play a critical role in the survival and diversity of species, according to a Nature study by researchers from the University of British Columbia and the International Institute for ...

Research at UBC Science We celebrate the research interests and achievements of our Science students. Teams like SCI Team help you find research opportunities, the Science Undergraduate Research ...

Carl Hansen, UBC Physics and Astronomy professor and member of the Center for High-Throughput Biology, is one of several UBC researchers who have received $4.5 million in federal support for ...