Researchers plumb the secrets of tissue paper
Canada's tissue manufacturers are now much closer to producing the perfect paper, thanks to new UBC research.
Mathematics
Aug 24, 2016
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Researcher gives first-ever estimate of worldwide fish biomass and impact on climate change
Are there really plenty of fish in the sea? University of British Columbia fisheries researcher Villy Christensen gives the first-ever estimate of total fish biomass in our oceans: Two billion tonnes.
Earth Sciences
Jan 15, 2009
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Interactive teaching methods help students master tricky calculus
Pre-class assignments, small group discussions and clicker quizzes improve students' ability to grasp calculus, says new UBC research.
Mathematics
Jun 5, 2014
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Monogamy reduces major social problems of polygamist cultures: study
In cultures that permit men to take multiple wives, the intra-sexual competition that occurs causes greater levels of crime, violence, poverty and gender inequality than in societies that institutionalize and practice monogamous ...
Social Sciences
Jan 23, 2012
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Astronomers find new way to measure the pull of gravity at the surface of distant stars
Researchers have found a new way to measure the pull of gravity at the surface of a star. For distant stars with planets orbiting them, this information is key in determining whether any of those planets can harbour life.
Astronomy
Jan 1, 2016
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Changes in Earth's crust caused oxygen to fill the atmosphere
Scientists have long wondered how Earth's atmosphere filled with oxygen. UBC geologist Matthijs Smit and research partner Klaus Mezger may have found the answer in continental rocks that are billions of years old.
Earth Sciences
Sep 18, 2017
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Densest known rocky planet: Astronomers unveil portrait of 'super-exotic super-Earth'
(PhysOrg.com) -- An international team of astronomers today revealed details of a "super-exotic" exoplanet that would make the planet Pandora in the movie Avatar pale in comparison.
Astronomy
Apr 29, 2011
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Without ancestral gene life on Earth might not have evolved beyond slime
Researchers at the University of British Columbia have identified a common ancestral gene that enabled the evolution of advanced life over a billion years ago.
Evolution
Mar 3, 2016
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Picky females promote survival and diversity, new research says
(PhysOrg.com) -- 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 Applied ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 1, 2012
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Earth not center of the universe, surrounded by 'dark energy': cosmologists report
Earth's location in the Universe is utterly unremarkable, despite recent theories that propose toppling a foundation of modern cosmology, according to a team of University of British Columbia researchers.
General Physics
Dec 19, 2008
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