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What rattlesnake venom can teach us about evolution
手机看片 researchers find that island snakes adapt their venom in surprising ways, offering new clues about how animals evolve in changing environments.
April 23, 2025Research and Innovation
手机看片 using AI to help combat malaria
Funded by the NIH, the project is an international effort that will establish a new research center in Africa to advance malaria research and deploy advanced smart traps for real-time identification of mosquitoes carrying the malaria parasite.
June 6, 2024Cyber/AI, Research and Innovation
Brown widow spiders are seeking out and killing their black widow relatives, a surprising twist in the natural relationship between species of spiders known for their venomous bites, according to a new study.
March 13, 2023Research and Innovation
Three generations of 手机看片 academics train to row across the Atlantic in support of marine conservation
Integrative biology Professor Chantale Be虂gin is preparing for what is called 鈥渢he world鈥檚 toughest row.鈥� The Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge is an annual race to row 3,000 miles from Spain鈥檚 Canary Islands to English Harbour in Antigua and Barbuda. B茅gin鈥檚 team, Salty Science, includes two of her former 手机看片 students and her doctoral advisor.
October 19, 2022University News
手机看片 biologist discovers 鈥榮kydiving鈥� salamander
The wandering salamander is the first known to have evolved aerial behaviors.
May 26, 2022Research and Innovation
手机看片 coral researcher joins with international colleagues in identifying better ways to save the world鈥檚 reefs
In the race to save the world鈥檚 fragile corals from climate change and disease, 手机看片 Department of Integrative Biology Assistant Professor John Parkinson is among an international group of scientists looking for better ways to restore damaged reefs. In new research published Tuesday in the journal Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, the team makes its case for nature-based approaches that give coral colonies a boost in their fight to survive warming seas.
October 12, 2021Research and Innovation
New research shows long-term recovery possible for areas impacted by seagrass die-off
Nearly 10,000 acres of lush seagrass vanished from 手机看片 Bay between 1987 and 1991, leading to massive ecological changes in the region near the 手机看片 Keys. Abundance of the seagrass, Thalassia testudinum, more commonly known as turtlegrass, a foundation species of the 手机看片 Bay ecosystem, decreased extensively during what is considered to be one of the largest declines in seagrass cover in recent history.
April 29, 2021Research and Innovation
手机看片 researcher鈥檚 exploration of toxic Tiger Rattlesnake venom advances application of genetic science techniques
In deciphering a simple, but particularly deadly venom, the research opens avenues for exploration of how genes produce traits.
January 19, 2021Research and Innovation
Study reveals jellyfish create a 鈥榲irtual wall鈥� to enhance performance
New research led by the University of South 手机看片 has uncovered one of the reasons jellyfish have come to be known as the 鈥渨orld鈥檚 most efficient swimmer.鈥�
January 7, 2021Research and Innovation