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Researchers uncover source rocks of the first real continents, explaining the growth and differentiation of the continental crust during the Archaean without requiring external forcing such as meteorite impact or the start of global plate tectonics.

9 months ago science.ubc.ca geology

Submarine terraced deposits linked to periodic collapse of caldera-forming eruption columns: a multi-year study of ancient Santorini volcano deposits unravels the nature of massive caldera-forming eruptions, providing new clues as to how future eruptions might impact Earth’s climate.

19 months ago science.ubc.ca earth

Nasal spray treats Delta variant infection in mice

2 years ago science.ubc.ca

Researchers recorded, frame-by-frame, how an electron interacts with certain atomic vibrations in a solid

4 years ago science.ubc.ca

Simple worksheets dramatically boost learning in STEM classes

5 years ago science.ubc.ca

Biologists discover the world's first organism that can produce chlorophyll but does not perform photosynthesis

5 years ago science.ubc.ca

Using data from studies of over 100 groups of species, research suggests that there are some time-dependent, hidden general principles governing how life diversifies on Earth—operating underneath all the other factors we typically think determine how quickly species diversify or go extinct.

5 years ago science.ubc.ca go

Newly discovered wasp turns social spiders into zombies

5 years ago science.ubc.ca

Canadian laser breakthrough has physicists close to cooling down antimatter

6 years ago science.ubc.ca antimatter canada

Industrial fishing fleets have doubled the distance they travel to fishing grounds since 1950 but catch only a third of what they did 65 years ago per kilometre travelled

6 years ago science.ubc.ca

Viruses -- lots of them -- are falling from the sky onto Earth

6 years ago science.ubc.ca earth

"University of British Columbia chemists and scientists in the Centre for Blood Research have created an enzyme that could...[snip] off the sugars...found in Type A and Type B blood…

9 years ago science.ubc.ca