New research rewrites the evolutionary story of gills

Four new elections to the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) showcase UBC Science’s strength in the computational sciences, Indigenous fisheries research, and the study of evolution and spread of disease-causing microorganisms.Joining more than 60 UBC Science researchers recognized by the RSC since 2000… read more

The mystery of the missing butterflies in Vancouver

June 25, 2024 A wet, cool spring and spraying for invasive insects may be the reasons behind a drop in butterfly sightings this year. iNaturalist, an online service where anyone can upload their pictures or observations of plants and animals, records about 400 observations of 22 species of butterflies in… read more

Hummingbirds have feelings too: an acute sense of touch that could help them hover

May 29, 2024 New research mapping a hummingbirds’ sense of touch onto specific areas of the brain shows the little creatures are sensitive to even slight puffs of air.The study, published today in Current Biology, could help show just how hummingbirds perform their signature hover near the flowers they… read more

Musqueam First Nation land acknowledegement

UBC Science acknowledges that the UBC Point Grey campus is situated on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm.

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