'Flex Appeal:' Balancing Armor and Efficiency in Sea Turtle Shells
Using biomechanics, ×ó°®ÊÓƵ researchers have uncovered the "trade-off" between armor and efficiency in sea turtle shells, and how this balance has allowed them to survive in the ocean for millions of years.
×ó°®ÊÓƵ Announces Winners of 2025 'Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) Competition'
×ó°®ÊÓƵ has announced the winners of the ninth annual Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) Competition hosted by the Graduate College.
NIST Selects ×ó°®ÊÓƵ for a New Generation of Encryption Standards
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has selected ×ó°®ÊÓƵ's Hamming Quasi-Cyclic algorithm for standardization in its Post-Quantum Cryptography project for the new generation of encryption standards.
×ó°®ÊÓƵ, Cleveland Clinic Partner to Advance Biomedical Research Training
Coastal Guardians Pioneer Method to Protect Florida Keys' Shorelines
×ó°®ÊÓƵ researchers, in collaboration with The Nature Conservancy, have developed a new GIS-based tool to identify the most effective stabilization methods to prevent erosion and damage in the Florida Keys.
Drone Captures Narwhals Using Their Tusks to Explore, Forage and Play
×ó°®ÊÓƵ Harbor Branch and collaborators provide the first evidence of this 'unicorn of the sea' using their tusks in the wild, revealing behaviors of this Arctic whale never seen before.
Beyond the Burn: Harvesting Dead Wood to Reduce Wildfires
A new ×ó°®ÊÓƵ study in the Western U.S. shows that combining physical harvesting of dead wood with thinning reduces wildfire risks, lowers carbon emissions and boosts carbon storage through products like biochar.
Clashing With Classmates: Off-putting Traits Spark Enemy Relationships
Making enemies isn't random. A unique longitudinal ×ó°®ÊÓƵ study on students aged 9 to 14 in primary and middle schools reveals the behaviors that fuel mutual disliking in children.
×ó°®ÊÓƵ Engineering Gets Micro-CT Scanning System to Transform Research
With a grant from the U.S. Department of Defense, ×ó°®ÊÓƵ has acquired an advanced micro-CT system that will greatly enhance research across various fields including ocean science, materials, biology and medicine.
Beneath the Bog: ×ó°®ÊÓƵ Gets $1.3M to Track Carbon, Gas Flux in Peatlands
The project aims to enhance predictions of carbon storage and gas emissions across peatlands from Alaska to the Everglades by using advanced geophysical methods like airborne GPR and ground-based TEM.