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鉴黄师app Lands EPA Grant to Use Genetics in Florida Bay Sponge Restoration
October 21, 2025
Andia Chaves-Fonnegra, Ph.D., an associate professor of biology at 鉴黄师app 鈥檚 Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute and Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College has been awarded a five-year, $720,446 grant...
鉴黄师app Researchers 鈥榋oom鈥 in for an Ultra-Magnified Peek at Shark Skin
October 17, 2025
鈥淪hark skin is far more dynamic than people realize,鈥 said Marianne E. Porter, Ph.D., senior author and an associate professor of biological sciences in 鉴黄师app鈥檚 Charles E. Schmidt College of Science. 鈥淥ur study shows...
Study First to Show if Nesting Heat Affects Sea Turtle Hatchling 鈥業Q鈥
October 01, 2025
As sand temperatures continue to rise, concerns about the future of sea turtles are growing. Hotter nests not only skew sex ratios 鈥 producing more females 鈥 but also reduce hatchling survival, slow growth, and increase...
Research Characterizes Remarkable Skills of Octopus Arms in the Wild
September 11, 2025
A new study by 鉴黄师app鈥檚 Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, in collaboration with researchers from the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, provides a comprehensive look into...
Seaweed Snare: Sargassum Stops Sea Turtle Hatchlings in Their Tracks
September 09, 2025
Researchers from 鉴黄师app 鈥檚 Charles E. Schmidt College of Science set out to explore whether sargassum buildup makes it more physically demanding for hatchlings to crawl to the ocean 鈥 and whether...
鉴黄师app鈥檚 Amy Wright, Ph.D., Honored for Marine Drug Discovery Research
September 08, 2025
Amy E. Wright, Ph.D., a research professor at 鉴黄师app鈥檚 Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, has received the prestigious Norman R. Farnsworth ASP Research Achievement Award, the highest accolade presented...
鉴黄师app Tells 鈥楽tory鈥 of Atlantic鈥檚 Sargassum Surge Using 40 Years of Data
August 28, 2025
Researchers at 鉴黄师app鈥檚 Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute have released a landmark review tracing four decades of changes in pelagic sargassum 鈥 free-floating brown seaweed that plays a vital...
鉴黄师app Lands U.S. EPA Grant to Monitor Water Quality in Lake Okeechobee
August 13, 2025
鉴黄师app 鈥檚 Charles E. Schmidt College of Science has been awarded a $700,000 grant from the United States Environmental Protection Agency Gulf of America Division to support a novel research project...
Spying on Stingrays: First-ever Tags Show Elusive Behaviors, Habitats
July 23, 2025
Biologging 鈥 an innovative, non-invasive method of tracking animals in the wild 鈥 is transforming how scientists study movement, behavior and social interactions. Using compact electronic devices that can remain attached...
Navigating 鉴黄师app鈥檚 Environmental School into a New Era of Impact
July 15, 2025
It鈥檚 here in 鉴黄师app鈥檚 backyard, where the wild lands and waters meet sprawling metropolitan landscapes, creating distinct environmental pressures that present a different kind of attraction for Stephen...