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Lava fingerprinting reveals differences between Hawaii's twin volcanoes
— 2 Dec 2011 10:53 | Geology and palaeontologyHawaii's main volcano chains - the Loa and Kea trends - have distinct sources of magma and unique plumbing systems connecting them to the Earth's deep mantle, according to UBC research…
Some populations of Fraser River salmon more likely to survive climate change
— 1 Apr 2011 14:42 | EnvironmentPopulations of Fraser River sockeye salmon are so fine-tuned to their environment that any further environmental changes caused by climate change could lead to the disappearance of…
Death anxiety prompts people to believe in intelligent design, reject evolution
— 31 Mar 2011 15:21 | HealthResearchers at the University of British Columbia and Union College (Schenectady, N.Y.) have found that people's death anxiety can influence them to support theories of intelligent…
'David and Goliath' viruses shed light on the origin of jumping genes: UBC study
— 4 Mar 2011 14:41 | BiologyUniversity of British Columbia researchers have identified a small virus that attacks another virus more than 100 times its own size, rescuing the infected zooplankton from certain…
Clean fuel worsens climate impacts for some vehicle engines: UBC study
— 2 Mar 2011 13:14 | EnvironmentA pioneering program by one of the world's largest cities to switch its vehicle fleet to clean fuel has not significantly improved harmful vehicle emissions in more than 5,000 vehicles…
Americans and Canadians get different drug information online: UBC study
— 24 Feb 2011 20:50 | HealthAmericans and Canadians are getting vastly different search results when they look up prescription drug information online, says a study by researchers at the University of British…
Oscillating 'plug' of magma causes tremors that forecast volcanic eruptions: UBC research
— 24 Feb 2011 18:47 | Geology and palaeontologyUniversity of British Columbia geophysicists are offering a new explanation for seismic tremors accompanying volcanic eruptions that could advance forecasting of explosive eruptions…
Infants raised in bilingual environments can distinguish unfamiliar languages: UBC research
— 18 Feb 2011 21:04 | HealthInfants raised in households where Spanish and Catalan are spoken can discriminate between English and French just by watching people speak, even though they have never been exposed…
Fishing down food web leaves fewer big fish, more small fish in past century: UBC research
— 18 Feb 2011 20:53 | EnvironmentPredatory fish such as cod, tuna, and groupers have declined by two-thirds over the past 100 years, while small forage fish such as sardine, anchovy and capelin have more than doubled…
Single-cell marine predator's unique survival mechanisms revealed: UBC research
— 9 Feb 2011 16:26 | BiologyUniversity of British Columbia researchers have uncovered the unique survival mechanisms of a marine organism that may be tiny, but in some ways has surpassed sharks in its predatory…