The first successful human transplant of a kidney converted from blood type A to universal type O used special enzymes ...

VS: The AI made more arguments and was more verbose, writing eight sentences to every human persuader’s two. One of the main ...

UBC researchers have launched the world’s first mushroom-powered waterless toilet, the MycoToilet, at UBC Botanical Garden.

This interactive session is designed to support students in the Faculty of Science as they navigate the pressures of ...

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 ...

Science Peer Academic Coaches (SPAC) help you discover which study methods work best for you. General Study Tips After you study a particular section, do the corresponding problem set questions ...

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. In a study ...

UBC researchers have identified the world’s largest marine virus--an unusually complex ‘mimi-like virus’ that infects an ecologically important and widespread planktonic predator. Cafeteria ...

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 ...

Researchers at the University of British Columbia have found a new way to block infection from the hepatitis C virus (HCV) in the liver that could lead to new therapies for those affected by this and ...

We honour xwməθkwəy̓ əm (Musqueam) on whose ancestral, unceded territory UBC Vancouver is situated. UBC Science is committed to building meaningful relationships with Indigenous peoples so we can ...