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.
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.
FAU's Amy Wright, Ph.D., Honored for Marine Drug Discovery Research
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥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).
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Joins VIP Consortium, Launches Inaugural Research Teams
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥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.
New FAU-USF Research Rewrites Origins of the World's First Pandemic
For the first time, FAU-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.
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Tells 'Story' of Atlantic's Sargassum Surge Using 40 Years of Data
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥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.
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Engineering Ph.D. Student Dan Zimmerman Awarded DoD Scholarship
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Ph.D. student Dan Zimmerman has been awarded the prestigious U.S. Department of Defense Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation Scholarship.
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Lands U.S. EPA Grant to Monitor Water Quality in Lake Okeechobee
With a $700,000 grant, researchers will study how sunlight alters pollutants like pesticides into toxic byproducts using innovative sampling and chemical analysis techniques.
'Virtual' Socializing Greatly Eases Isolation in Seniors with Dementia
Researchers analyzed 1,900 virtual events to find the best indicator of social engagement in older adults with dementia. Group dynamics - more than individual traits - drove connection and eased isolation.
Could Nanotechnology Spark Elementary Students' Curiosity in Science?
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥College of Education researchers have turned to nanotechnology - an increasingly relevant and multidisciplinary field - to cultivate critical thinking and decision-making skills in elementary students.