Research team helps discover massive Antarctic penguin colony
Ecology & Evolution Associate Professor Heather J. Lynch discovered over 1.5 million Adélie penguins in the Danger Islands near the edge of the Antarctic Peninsula.
Renowned biologist gives Darwin Day genetics lecture
Hopi Hoekstra, Alexander Agassiz professor of zoology and curator of mammals in the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard University, discussed scientist Charles Darwin,
SoMAS wins $500K grant to protect endangered species
Scientists at Stony Brook University are developing a program that will help protect endangered marine species in northeastern states by predicting areas where they are at
Under the Microscope: In search of the mysterious “Planet 9”
The purpose of the project is to show users a collection of photos taken by NASA's Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) telescope over a certain time period; users can
Under the Microscope: Study finds distinction between human and chimp feet
The principal researcher wanted to find out how mobile chimpanzees are when they’re walking on two limbs, rather than climbing or knuckle-walking.
Under the Microscope: Research helps doctors improve organ transplant viability
Dr. Madhu Bhaskaran, principle investigator at the Kidney Transplant Center at Northwell Health on Long Island, is aiming to improve long-term kidney transplant viability.
Under The Microscope: Research aims to find alternative methods of bone repair
Researchers at the Stony Brook School for Dental Medicine are currently working on ways to increase the rate of bone growth and repair using bone grafts.
Under The Microscope: Study finds that shark scales increase drag
A team led by Dr. Fotis Sotiropoulos, used computer modeling to visualize how water flows around the sheets of denticles found on shark skin.
Under The Microscope: Scientists discover new type of particle
An international collaboration of scientists recently discovered a new particle, a type of tetraquark.
Under the Microscope: Using graphene and glass to create better devices
The lab of Matthew Eisaman, Ph.D., stumbled upon these unique properties of graphene when they set out to design more efficient lower cost solar cells.
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