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Could evolution rescue some BC salmon from climate change?

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UBC environmental sustainability research hub welcomes new director

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Why we still don’t get gravity

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UBC computer scientist named VP research and innovation

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How AI helped the FCC auction off $19-billion worth of radio spectrum

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The Thing with Feathers

From ‘snarge’ to unidentified museum artifacts, forensic ornithologist Ildiko Szabo investigates bird mysteries big and small.

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There’s a lot of work involved in the preparation and maintenance of museum specimens. Photo: Derek Tan.There’s a lot of work involved in the preparation and maintenance of museum specimens. Photo: Derek Tan.There’s a lot of work involved in the preparation and maintenance of museum specimens. Photo: Derek Tan.The txoshiki. The largest birds are Andean cock-of-the-rock male specimens. Other birds included in this piece are paradise tanager, round-tailed manakin and masked tityra. Photo: Jessica Bushey.Close-up of feather work. Kayapo headdress. Photo: Kyla Bailey.Kayapo headdress. Photo: Kyla Bailey.

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