'Hail to the Queen' - Saving the Caribbean Queen Conch
The world's leading expert on queen conch aquaculture who is a scientist at FAU's Harbor Branch has published a comprehensive, step-by-step manual to culture and restore the revered Caribbean queen conch.
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Grad, Entrepreneur Passionate About Helping People
Hannah Herbst has accomplished more than some do in a lifetime -all before turning 20 years old.
Stunning Discovery Finds Bonefish Dive 'Deep' into the Abyss to Spawn
Using active acoustic telemetry and sonar data, ·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Harbor Branch scientists and collaborators are the first to track a shallow water fish diving 450 feet deep to spawn and provide detailed documentation.
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Receives NIH Grant to Enhance Social Engagement in Older Adults
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥neuroscience, physics and nursing researchers have received a grant from the National Institute of Aging to test a mathematical model designed to optimize social and physical engagement in older adults.
Very Hungry and Angry, Caterpillars Head-butt to Get What They Want
An ·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥study shows that when food is scarce, monarch butterfly caterpillars go from peaceful feeders to aggressive fighters. The results look something like a combination of boxing and "bumper" cars.
Endangered Juvenile Smalltooth Sawfish Found in St. Lucie River
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Harbor Branch and FWC scientists successfully caught, tagged and released a juvenile smalltooth sawfish in the Indian River Lagoon - a major step for sawfish research and recovery efforts in Florida.
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥and Memorial Healthcare System Establish Research Partnership
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥and Memorial Healthcare System have formed a research partnership, which combines their expertise and resources in clinical research, clinical trials, basic research and translational biomedical research.
It's Not Too Late to Cast Your Vote...For Best ·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Research Images
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥is giving everyone the chance to cast their votes (again), but this time for the best images captured by its researchers in a contest that highlights work from across all of FAU's 10 colleges.
Dopamine Surge Reveals How Even for Mice, 'There's No Place Like Home'
A study by ·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥neuroscientists demonstrates how 'coming home' produces a signal of comfort in mice and is the first to show that home evokes a surge of dopamine that mimics the response to a dose of cocaine.
Study First to Show Relationship between a Bird's Gut and its Brain
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥scientists studied songbirds' gut microbiome and have identified potentially critical bacteria affecting cognition and performance.