Mental Health
By Mental Health Correspondent A new study led by researchers at the University of British Columbia suggests that messaging a real person—even a stranger—can ease loneliness more effectively than interacting with an AI chatbot. The study followed 296 first-year university students who were randomly assigned to one of
Animals
By Animals Correspondent They’re famous for raiding bins and fiddling with locks — but raccoons might actually be doing it because they’re curious, not just hungry. A new study from the University of British Columbia suggests the masked mammals enjoy solving problems even when there’s no food involved.
News
By Jill Dando News UBC researchers fed mealworms ground-up face masks mixed with bran and found that the bugs excreted a small fraction of the microplastics consumed. Plastic pollution occurs in every ecosystem on the planet and lingers for decades. Could insects be part of the solution? Previous research found