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Why the Amazon’s ability to make its own rain matters more than ever

Why the Amazon’s ability to make its own rain matters more than ever

An international research team has found that during the Amazon’s […]

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AI-powered vision gives meaning to wildfire chaos

AI-powered vision gives meaning to wildfire chaos

UBC Okanagan team harnesses computer modelling to reveal how wildfires move

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UBCO study debunks the idea that the universe is a computer simulation

UBCO study debunks the idea that the universe is a computer simulation

New study uses logic and physics to definitively answer one of science’s biggest questions

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Bringing STEM education to the North
Researchers reveal how plants make anti-tumour drugs

Researchers reveal how plants make anti-tumour drugs

Researchers at UBC Okanagan have uncovered how plants produce mitraphylline, […]

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Global study maps how wild dogs follow patterns, wild cats roam free

Global study maps how wild dogs follow patterns, wild cats roam free

Cats and dogs may share our homes, but their wild […]

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Hands-on wildfire research for students builds knowledge, connection and resilience

Hands-on wildfire research for students builds knowledge, connection and resilience

UBC Okanagan undergrads get hands-on with wildfires, monitoring and Indigenous land stewardship practices

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From spice to sugar: westernized diets reshaping immigrant gut microbiomes

From spice to sugar: westernized diets reshaping immigrant gut microbiomes

A new international study led by researchers at UBC Okanagan […]

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Made-in-Canada sustainability database aims to boost global trade, climate goals

Made-in-Canada sustainability database aims to boost global trade, climate goals

A new national database co-developed by researchers at UBC Okanagan […]

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Why rivers bend may have nothing to do with plants

Why rivers bend may have nothing to do with plants

New research challenges the long-standing theory of what causes a river to meander

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