Study Suggests Evolution Repeats Similar Course Each Time
If you went back thousands of years and “replayed the tape of life,” would you end up with humans and the species we know today, or would small differences caused by chance result in completely different plants and animals?
New signature Phylo Card Game Celebrating Ecosystems Now at Beaty
We are excited to launch the first publicly available deck of signature Phylo game cards that celebrates ecosystems in all their awesomeness. Building off the popularity of trading card games like Pokemon, Phylo showcases the many weird, wonderful, and wacky species that live on Earth and deals with some serious threats to ecosystems, such as wildfires, oil spills, and climate change.
Jumping Spiders are Way Cool Because…
Meet Junxia Zhang. A former post-doctoral researcher at UBC, Junxia is a true “Spider Woman. She entered the jumping spider world seven years ago, and thanks to her deep attraction to these amazing beasts, she has been working on them ever since. On April 7, she shared her love and knowledge of these magnificent critters at our Way Cool Biodiversity Series.
Ivan Sayers Examined Exploitation of Animals in the Fashion Industry
In April, fashion historian Ivan Sayers examined the exploitation of animals in the fashion industry at one of the artist talks for our exhibition, INVOKING VENUS, Feathers and Fashion. Throughout his presentation, Sayers also featured clothing and accessories from his private collection. If you have missed this eye-opening presentation, watch it here.
Dating in Vancouver: Westside Wander
Miranda Post of Inside Vancouver recently identified the Beaty Biodiversity Museum as a place on the Vancouver Westside for a date. Do you agree? Read her blog post here.
Cowan Tetrapod Collection Databases Have Evolved!
It’s a revolution! Cowan Tetrapod Collection (CTC) Databases emerge from the Victorian closet to join the 21st Century! Find out how…
Alumni Weekend 2013 at the Beaty
The Beaty Biodiversity Museum opens door to an expected large crowd of visitors at UBC’s annual Alumni Weekend on May 25, 2013.
OMBIRDS – A Beaty Biodiversity Museum initiative launched in August at the American Ornithologists’ Union annual meeting
This August, the Cowan Tetrapod Collection Curator and Assistant Curator unveiled a new avian blood bank collections protocol developed at the Beaty Biodiversity Museum. The OMBIRDS acronym stands for Online Museum of Bird Images, Recordings, and DNA Samples.
Songbirds may have “Borrowed” DNA to Fuel Migration
A common songbird may have acquired genes from fellow migrating birds in order to travel greater distances, according to a University of British Columbia study published this week in the journal Evolution.