The CHIME telescope has made its first standalone detection of hydrogen's ancient radio glow, paving the way for new studies of cosmic expansion.

The forested catchments on Vancouver Island’s west coast are prime examples of simple catchments (UBC). The same amount of rain falling on the same landscape at different times can send very different ...

Hippocampus amandavincentae—named after UBC marine biologist Dr. Amanda Vincent A newly discovered seahorse species from the Indian Ocean—Hippocampus amandavincentae—has been named after UBC marine ...

Dr. Bob Hancock's team analyzed blood samples from babies born in The Gambia and Papua New Guinea. Credit: UBC Microbiology and Imunology. An international team of researchers has found that ...

Deep-diving insect larvae are challenging a long-held idea about why there are no insects in the ocean, thanks to adaptable air sacs. Lake fly larvae can withstand pressures equivalent to twice the ...

Dr. Philippe Claeys, a visiting professor at the University of British Columbia, in front of an exhibit at the Pacific Museum of Earth. Credit: University of British Columbia. Earth scientists are ...

Two newly discovered minerals have a very personal connection to UBC: they were discovered by, and named after, UBC researchers and alumni. Dr. Lee Groat, professor in the department of Earth, Ocean ...

The ALPHA Collaboration improves its measurement of the ground-state hyperfine splitting of antihydrogen by two orders of magnitude. Researchers at the ALPHA experiment—including University of British ...

A new campus-wide 100-level course, and separate degree option in computer science, are designed to help UBC students succeed in an AI-driven future. This fall, UBC is launching two new educational ...

Extremely Large Telescope under construction in the Chilean Atacama Desert (Photo: European Southern Observatory). CFI funding will enable UBC astronomers and partners to support Canada’s contribution ...

UBC research shows some people are developing addictive patterns of AI chatbot use—and it’s affecting their daily lives. AI chatbots can grant almost any request—a celebrity in love with you, a ...