New Findings Throw Cold Water on Ancient Mars Hypothesis
Early Mars was covered in ice sheets, not flowing rivers. A large number of the valley networks scarring Mars’s surface were carved by water melting…
Early Mars was covered in ice sheets, not flowing rivers. A large number of the valley networks scarring Mars’s surface were carved by water melting…
Fish market favorites such as orange roughy, common octopus, and pink conch are among the species of fish and invertebrates in rapid decline around the…
Supergenes Play a Larger Role in Evolution Than Previously Thought Massive blocks of genes—inherited together ‘plug and play’ style—may play a larger role in evolutionary…
There may be as many as one Earth-like planet for every five Sun-like stars in the Milky Way Galaxy, according to new estimates by University…
Mars had a global magnetic field much earlier—and much later—in the planet’s history than scientists have previously known. A planet’s global magnetic field arises from…
“There is hope for this horrible pandemic,” says University of British Columbia scientist Dr. Josef Penninger. An international team led by University of British Columbia…
University of British Columbia astronomy student Michelle Kunimoto has discovered 17 new planets, including a potentially habitable, Earth-sized world, by combing through data gathered by…
InSight finds magnetic field at Martian surface ten times stronger than expected. Fluctuations in field provide clues about upper atmosphere. New data gleaned from the…
Most modern electronic devices rely on tiny, finely-tuned electrical currents to process and store information. These currents dictate how fast our computers run, how regularly…
Need to control glucose? There’s a drink for that, says University of British Columbia professor. With more people with diabetes and pre-diabetes looking for novel…
Technique captures a process that commonly causes electrical resistance in materials while, in others, can cause the absence of resistance, or superconductivity. For the first…
Cross-Linking Technology Tightly Binds Where Commercial Glues Cannot With many of the products we use every day held together by adhesives, researchers from UBC’s Okanagan…
How ancient microbes created massive ore deposits, set the stage for early life on Earth. New research in Science Advances is uncovering the vital role…
New research published today (November 11, 2019) in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) reveals that brand-name drug discount cards are leading to higher health…
The frostier the marijuana flower, the more potent the cannabis: Advanced microscopy reveals internal structures of cannabis biochemical factories. Cannabis flowers with the most mushroom-shaped…
A school-based human papillomavirus (HPV) immunization program in British Columbia, Canada, is dramatically reducing rates of cervical pre-cancer in B.C. women, according to a new…
Scientists have shown for the first time a link between two types of heart problems and one of the most commonly prescribed classes of antibiotics….
Researchers in Canada, the United States, and Europe have developed a new way to remotely measure Earth’s magnetic field—by zapping a layer of sodium atoms…