Research Characterizes Remarkable Skills of Octopus Arms in the Wild
Think your multitasking is impressive? A new study reveals that wild octopuses use their arms with incredible complexity. Each of the eight limbs can perform any type of movement, but clear patterns emerged.
High Intake of Ultra-processed Foods Linked to Systemic Inflammation
New research reveals that people who eat the most ultra-processed foods show significantly elevated levels of hs-CRP - a key marker of inflammation and a strong predictor of cardiovascular disease.
Seaweed Snare: Sargassum Stops Sea Turtle Hatchlings in Their Tracks
A new study finds sea turtle hatchlings take significantly longer to reach the ocean when sargassum is present - slowed mainly by the struggle to climb over seaweed piles, endangering their survival.
×ó°®ÊÓƵ's Amy Wright, Ph.D., Honored for Marine Drug Discovery Research
×ó°®ÊÓƵ Harbor Branch researcher Amy Wright, Ph.D., has received the prestigious Norman R. Farnsworth ASP Research Achievement Award, the highest accolade presented by the American Society of Pharmacognosy (ASP).
×ó°®ÊÓƵ Joins VIP Consortium, Launches Inaugural Research Teams
×ó°®ÊÓƵ is the first university in Florida to join the international VIP Consortium, a global network of more than 50 institutions of higher education, and has selected its first official VIP teams.
×ó°®ÊÓƵ Engineering Awarded USDA Grant for Smart Farming Breakthrough
This groundbreaking, multi-institutional research project is aimed at revolutionizing the future of precision agriculture through the development of an advanced edge/fog computing-based framework.
New ×ó°®ÊÓƵ-USF Research Rewrites Origins of the World's First Pandemic
For the first time, ×ó°®ÊÓƵ-USF researchers have found direct genomic evidence of the Plague of Justinian in the Eastern Mediterranean, where the world's first recorded pandemic began nearly 1,500 years ago.
×ó°®ÊÓƵ Tells 'Story' of Atlantic's Sargassum Surge Using 40 Years of Data
×ó°®ÊÓƵ Harbor Branch's landmark review reveals 40 years of change in pelagic sargassum - its growth, drivers and rising biomass across the North Atlantic, impacting the ocean's vital ecosystem.
×ó°®ÊÓƵ Engineering Celebrates Journal of Big Data's Decade of Excellence
Co-founded by ×ó°®ÊÓƵ College of Engineering and Computer Science faculty, the Journal of Big Data stands as a world-leading publication, ranked No. 1 globally among peer journals and conferences in the domain.
×ó°®ÊÓƵ Engineering Ph.D. Student Dan Zimmerman Awarded DoD Scholarship
×ó°®ÊÓƵ Ph.D. student Dan Zimmerman has been awarded the prestigious U.S. Department of Defense Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation Scholarship.