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Researchers Create Perfect Blood Vessels in a Petri Dish for the First Time
The researchers also demonstrated that it is possible to grow functioning human blood vessels in another species.
Many Teen Girls Don’t Know They Can Get STIs from Lesbian Sex
A new University of British Columbia study looks at high schoolers’ understanding of safe lesbian sex.
Film Directors Are Bringing Actors Back From the Dead With Creepily Real CGI Skin
Will life-like skin movement rescue digital characters from the uncanny valley once and for all?
Knuckleball-Tossing Claire Eccles Makes History in West Coast League Debut
The 19-year-old Canadian became the first woman to play in the summer collegiate league when she pitched two innings for the Victoria HarbourCats on Wednesday.
Claire Eccles' Leap to West Coast League Is a Giant Step for Women's Baseball
The 19-year-old Canadian pitcher will become the first female to ever play in the collegiate summer league.
A Fin Whale's Weird 'Stretchy Nerves' Mean It Could Eat a Schoolbus For Lunch
In order to feed, these whales need to open their mouths really, really wide.
Climate Change Might Be Messing Up Volcanoes’ Planet-Cooling Powers
Volcanoes spew ash into the stratosphere that reflects back some sunlight.
Climate Change Might Be Messing Up Volcanoes’ Planet-Cooling Powers
Volcanoes spew ash into the stratosphere that reflects back some sunlight.
UBC Students Aren’t Happy About a Canlit Star’s Defence of Fired Prof Accused of Sex Assault
Governor General's Literary Award winner Madeleine Thien has defended her friend Steven Galloway, accused of sexual assault. An open letter to Thien shows how closely students are listening.
Prehistoric Trees Could ‘Future-Proof’ Forests Against Climate Change
A tiny island on Canada’s West coast is planting trees that thrived millions of years ago, when temperatures were much warmer than they are today. It could save their forests from climate change.
UBC Will be First University in British Columbia to Offer Rape Kits on Campus
The university had been sharply criticized for how it handled reports of sexual assault.