Extremely hot years will wipe out hundreds of thousands of tonnes of fish available for catch in a country's waters in this century, on top of projected decreases to fish stocks from long-term climate change, a new UBC study ...
Ecology
Oct 1, 2021
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A small act of kindness can go a long way, especially say UBC Okanagan researchers, towards bolstering student health and wellness.
Education
Sep 20, 2021
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Unchecked climate change may leave some Arctic predators surviving off of marine "junk food," according to a new UBC study.
Plants & Animals
Sep 1, 2021
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Canada needs a more cohesive strategy to help the more than 1.7 million people currently living in unaffordable, overcrowded or poor-condition housing, says UBC expert Dr. Penny Gurstein, head of the Housing Research Collaborative ...
Economics & Business
Aug 31, 2021
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A simple fish stock assessment model applied to over 500 years of catch data demonstrated that if Canadian authorities had allowed for the rebuilding of northern Atlantic cod stock off Newfoundland and Labrador in the 1980s, ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 30, 2021
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Ocean deoxygenation during the Mesozoic Era was much more rapid than previous thought, with CO2 induced environmental warming creating ocean 'dead zones' over timescales of only tens of thousands of years.
Earth Sciences
Aug 23, 2021
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Pet ownership doesn't have to be so tough on the planet, according to new UBC research.
Environment
Aug 19, 2021
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Finding animals in the wild can be tough, even for researchers with access to airplanes, high-end cameras and other costly gear.
Plants & Animals
Aug 12, 2021
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A new UBC study on the impact of climate change on coral reefs is raising sticky questions about conservation.
Plants & Animals
Aug 11, 2021
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The Arctic tern—which has the world record for the longest annual migration—uses just a few select routes, a key finding that could help efforts to conserve the species, according to a new University of British Columbia ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 5, 2021
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