Do additives help the soil?
A UBC researcher is using her latest study to question whether soil additives are worth their salt.
UBC earth scientist offers gardening tip
Miranda Hart digs dirt. The biology professor in UBC Okanagan’s Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences is a researcher and naturalist who has dedicated her career to studying microbes in soil. Specifically, she investigates how soil biodiversity helps ecosystems function, and what happens when we destroy this life in our soils.
Experts Advisory: Earth Day, 49 years later
Almost 50 years ago, millions gathered to protest the negative impacts of industry and development on the world. Since then, the tradition has continued with Earth Day, a global celebration that is recognized by more than one billion people in 192 countries. It is a day of civic and political action to focus on environmental issues such as biodiversity, sustainability, pollution, climate change and clean energy.
UBC researchers explore an often ignored source of greenhouse gas
In a new study from UBC’s Okanagan campus, researchers have discovered a surprising new source of carbon dioxide (CO2) emmissions—bicarbonates hidden in the lake water used to irrigate local orchards.
Think big—at least when it comes to global conservation
According to a group of international researchers, the potential contributions large countries have to protect the environment are being overlooked.
Copy cats: When is a bobcat not a bobcat?
When is a bobcat not a bobcat?
Giant tortoise provides insights into longevity and age-related disease
Ever since Darwin’s first steps on the Galapagos Islands, understanding the adaptations that offer the giant tortoise its extended lifespan has been a tantalizing scientific pursuit.
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UBC researchers dig to get to the root of lavender’s secrets
A team of researchers, including UBC’s Soheil Mahmoud, have recently sequenced the genome of lavender.
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Researcher Deanna Gibson focuses on infant nutrition and the consequences to intestinal health
UBC OKANAGAN BIOLOGIST Deanna Gibson has loved science since she was […]
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UBC researcher wonders where the women are
After an in-depth study, a UBC Okanagan researcher says almost every aspect of two top science journals continue to under-represent women—from published articles to photos, feature profiles and even advertisements.
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