Crowd-sourced science sheds light on how new species form

The fall webworm is a moth found from Mexico to Canada. Photo: Alison Hunter.Pandemic lockdowns couldn’t stop two UBC zoologists from tracking how climate influences evolutionBy Katie Marshall and Emily BlackImagine a jungle. It’s probably a lush forest, filled with different bird songs and the hum of thousands of different kinds of insects. Now imagine a tundra:...

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UBC students wade into Lost Lagoon’s water woes

UBC Science students Samantha Kortekaas and Logan Hwang sampling Lost Lagoon’s water on a cold February afternoon.UBC students wade in to Lost Lagoon’s water woesAfter carp die-offs in Vancouver’s Lost Lagoon, UBC Science students are testing the human-made lake’s murky watersBy Geoff GilliardLost Lagoon is a watery jewel gracing Vancouver’s Stanley Park. It’s one of the main attractions...

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New blood

University of British Columbia researchers have developed a process that could make blood types obsolete. Photo: iStock/Ca-ssisUniversity of British Columbia researchers have developed a process that could make blood types obsolete.By Geoff GilliardDr. Stephen Withers has learned a lot about the economics of blood over the past few years.Blood donations dried up during the COVID-19 pandemic. In...

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