New preclinical research suggests bowel preparation for colonoscopies may temporarily alter gut balance, with unappreciated ...

Artist’s impression of a forming galaxy cluster in the early universe (Credit: Lingxiao Yuan). An international team of astronomers led by Canadian researchers has found something the universe wasn’t ...

UBC Science research made headlines in 2025. Here's our top picks. From breakthroughs in organ transplantation to alerting us to the risks of space junk, UBC Science research made headlines in 2025.

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 ...

Dolphin with a pod of northern resident killer whales. UBC (A Trites), Dalhousie (S Fortune), Hakai Institute (K Holmes), Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research (X Cheng). A new study has ...

On-demand electronic switching of topology in a single crystal (OpenAI DALL·E through ChatGPT). University of British Columbia (UBC) scientists have demonstrated a reversible way to switch the ...

Far-infrared image from the Herschel Space Observatory overlaid with optical data from Euclid (Ryley Hill, University of British Columbia, European Space Agency). Astronomers have released a sneak ...

Dr. Zachary Hudson, a UBC chemist developing advanced materials that are transforming how we diagnose disease, reduce electricity consumption and reduce plastic waste, has been awarded an Arthur B.

MycoToilet turns human waste into nutrient-rich compost (Joseph Dahmen). UBC researchers have launched the world’s first mushroom-powered waterless toilet, the MycoToilet, at UBC Botanical Garden. The ...

AI generated image of a pair of tornadoes. DeepAI. In 1951, physicist Julian Schwinger theorized that by applying a uniform electrical field to a vacuum, electron-positron pairs would be spontaneously ...

Dr. Kayla King’s research promises to bolster global preparedness against infectious diseases amidst environmental upheaval. Evolutionary biologist Dr. Kayla King has been awarded the 2025 Francis ...