Where the Wild Bees Are—and Aren’t—Impacts Food Supply
New research highlights the link between lost wild pollinators and food production
Articles by University of British Columbia
Microplastics May Be Accumulating Rapidly in Galapagos Penguins’ Food Web
New study assesses microplastic bioaccumulation in the Galápagos Islands using endangered penguin as indicator species
Biological Fingerprints in Soil Show Where Diamond-Containing Ore Is Buried
DNA sequencing technique can also help source minerals that are key to the green-energy transition
It’s Time to Classify Plastics as Persistent, Bioaccumulative, Toxic Pollutants
Reclassifying plastics as PBT pollutants would give governments access to the tools needed to manage plastic pollution
How Seaweed Has Been Misleading Scientists about Reef Health
Using seaweed to assess reef health may be causing researchers to misidentify areas of concern
Grassroots Effort Champions Inclusive Language in Science
Terms like "fitness" or "optimization" could be narrowing the breadth of the field causing questions to be missed
New Research Rewrites the Evolutionary Story of Gills
Study finds new evidence regarding ion regulation in gill evolution
Call for More Research into Climate-Change Related Threats to Civilization
More research is needed to assess how civilization could collapse and what can be done to prevent it
Trilobites’ Growth May Have Resembled That of Modern Marine Crustaceans
The trilobite Triarthrus eatoni reached a length of just above 4 cm in about 10 years
Engineers Get under the Skin of Ionic Skin
Researchers uncover how hydrogels can generate voltages when touched