Biodiversity is declining rapidly. Many conservation actions focus on single species.
Ecological Improvement of Freshwater Ecosystems Benefits Fish and People
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Most Detailed Geological Model Reveals Earth’s Past 100 Million Years
For the first time, scientists have a high-resolution model of how today's geophysical landscapes were created and how millions of tonnes of sediment have flowed to the oceans.
UBC Zoologist: We Need to Acknowledge Climate Change’s Effects on Wildlife—For Our Own Good
As the United Nations marks World Wildlife Day on March 3, UBC zoology professor Dr. Kaitlyn Gaynor (she/her) discusses how climate change is affecting wildlife, and why that can spell bad news for humans and animals alike.
Toothed Whales Catch Food in the Deep Using Vocal Fry
Dolphins and other toothed whales are large brained top predators that captivate our imagination; they are extremely social, they cooperate, and can hunt prey down to 2km deep in complete darkness with echolocation.
Unique Hybrid Reefs Deployed Off Miami Beach
The first piece of a series of concrete structures was lowered into the water off the coast of Miami Beach on Wednesday morning, a massive crane on the deck of a floating barge hoisting the unit into the air and sinking it to the seabed.
Wildfires in 2021 Emitted a Record-Breaking Amount of Carbon Dioxide
Carbon dioxide emissions from wildfires, which have been gradually increasing since 2000, spiked drastically to a record high in 2021, according to an international team of researchers led by Earth system scientists at the University of California, Irvine.
