Far-infrared image from the Herschel Space Observatory overlaid with optical data from Euclid (Ryley Hill, University of British Columbia, European Space Agency). Astronomers have released a sneak ...

Dr. Zachary Hudson, a UBC chemist developing advanced materials that are transforming how we diagnose disease, reduce electricity consumption and reduce plastic waste, has been awarded an Arthur B.

Artwork depicting a collision between two black holes (Aurore Simonnet SSU/EdEon/LVK/URI). A pair of distant cosmic black hole mergers, measured just one month apart in late 2024, is improving how ...

The first successful human transplant of a kidney converted from blood type A to universal type O used special enzymes developed at the University of British Columbia to help prevent a mismatch and ...

A Q&A with UBC computer scientist Dr. Vered Shwartz. Large language models are more persuasive than humans, according to recent UBC research. Their vocabulary, perceived empathy and ability to provide ...

MycoToilet turns human waste into nutrient-rich compost (Joseph Dahmen). UBC researchers have launched the world’s first mushroom-powered waterless toilet, the MycoToilet, at UBC Botanical Garden. The ...

Five UBC Science professors have been named Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) for their research in the fields of atmospheric aerosols, marine ecosystems and fisheries, fast radio bursts, ...

AI generated image of a pair of tornadoes. DeepAI. In 1951, physicist Julian Schwinger theorized that by applying a uniform electrical field to a vacuum, electron-positron pairs would be spontaneously ...

UBC chemists tested the tracer on mice with human tumour implants (UBC). A preclinical evaluation of a new ’dual-mode’ tracer agent shows promise in not only helping surgeons image and plan prostate ...

The Thunderbird Reactor is a custom-made, bench-top-sized particle accelerator and electrochemical reactor built by an interdisciplinary team at The University of British Columbia. Using a small bench ...

Western tent caterpillars close up. Iain Myers-Smith. Western tent caterpillars might not be on your mind every year, but during their peak outbreaks, they’re impossible to ignore—hairy larvae ...

A tray of healthy wild oysters. Amy M. Chan. Scientists have discovered a previously unknown virus in farmed Pacific oysters during a mass die-off in B.C., Canada. The discovery serves as a reminder ...