Women living in parts of the United States with lower air quality, especially neighborhoods with heavy emissions from motor vehicles, are more likely to develop breast cancer, according to a multiyear analysis involving more than 400,000 women and 28,000 breast cancer cases.

As B.C. faces increasingly severe wildfire seasons, new research at UBC is revealing the hidden helpers at work underneath the ash.

Just how many species of bees live in Ohio? Based on other states, estimates land between 400 and 450. Until recently, there hasn’t been a way to be sure.

A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) provides scientists with a powerful new tool for monitoring and predicting tectonic activity deep beneath the seafloor at mid-ocean ridges—vast underwater mountain chains that form where Earth’s tectonic plates diverge.

New study shows polar bears annually provide millions of kilograms of food, supporting a vast arctic scavenger network.

The antimicrobial triclosan is widely used in personal hygiene products, textiles and plastics, but when it enters the environment via wastewater, it poses a significant threat to aquatic organisms.

Every year, we shoot several thousand satellites and other objects out into space. 

Electrocatalytic transformations not only require electrical energy – they also need a reliable middleman to spark the desired chemical reaction.

Glaciers are fighting back against climate change by cooling the air that touches their surfaces. 

New research demonstrates a simple, eco-friendly method to break down Teflon® – one of the world’s most durable plastics – into useful chemical building blocks.