As the world faces an escalating planetary crisis, a new paper published today in Nature offers something we don’t often hear - hope.
New Global Index Puts Nature at the Heart of Human Progress
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Strategic Transactions of Colorado River Rights Could Help Conserve Water and Restore Fish Habitat
When the seven states of the Colorado River Basin first divided water rights in the 1920s, they handed out more than the river could reliably deliver, especially during periods of drought.
Q&A: Who Is in the Most Danger During a Heatwave?
The current heatwave in the Northeastern United States threatens the comfort and even the safety of millions of people.
Grasshopper Size Changes Suggest How to Predict Winners and Losers Under Climate Change
As insect populations decrease worldwide — in what some have called an “insect apocalypse” — biologists seek to understand how the six-legged creatures are responding to a warming world and to predict the long-term winners and losers.
UBC Scientists Propose Blueprint for ‘Universal Translator’ in Quantum Networks
Silicon breakthrough could lay foundation for a global quantum internet
How to Cool Communities in the Face of Rising Heat
UBC experts Drs Rachel H. White, Lorien Nesbitt and Sara Barron explain how smarter design and nature-based solutions can keep Canadians cool, safe and healthy.
