Heather Gerrie

Oct 25, 2024 | shorturl.at | Anne Trafton |Richard Littlemore |Heather Gerrie

The discovery of a four-ring carbon molecule in a distant interstellar cloud may help to reveal how our own solar system formed. An asteroid has helped researchers discover the largest molecule ever detected by radioastronomy, and the third-largest identified in space. The discovery, published in Science, provides further clues to an astrochemical mystery: Where does carbon, the building block of life, come from and go to in the universe, including in our own solar system?

Oct 23, 2024 | shorturl.at | Richard Littlemore |Heather Gerrie |Chris Cannon |Jared Downing

Celebrated by more than a billion people worldwide, Diwali is India’s biggest and most important holiday. If you’ve participated in or seen photos of Diwali celebrations, you’ll know that light — whether in the form of diyas (oil lamps), candles, lanterns, or fireworks — features prominently in the festivities.

Aug 16, 2024 | shorturl.at | Craig Takeuchi |Richard Littlemore |Heather Gerrie |Chris Cannon

Demanding times call for adaptive measures. As the world faces escalating challenges, UBC researchers are thinking outside the box to develop sustainable solutions to global concerns. In doing so, these innovators are drawing upon organic materials that the average person might perceive as unrelated to the issues they’re being applied to.

Jul 19, 2024 | shorturl.at | Reyhana Heatherington |Richard Littlemore |Heather Gerrie |Chris Cannon

For many people, summer is an opportunity to bring their exercise routine out of the gym and into the great outdoors. But as heat waves, wildfires, and smoke-choked skies become commonplace for more communities, it’s important to safely adjust your outdoor exercise to the new realities of climate change.

Jul 12, 2024 | shorturl.at | Richard Littlemore |Heather Gerrie |Chris Cannon

A wet, cool spring and spraying for invasive insects may be the reasons behind a drop in butterfly sightings this year. iNaturalist, an online service where anyone can upload their pictures or observations of plants and animals, records about 400 observations of 22 species of butterflies in Metro Vancouver from April to June, down from about 1,000 in the same period in 2023.