CWRU researchers discover three new species of extinct South American marsupials April 11, 2017Findings show the family, Palaeothentidae, was once widespread across the continent but add to extinction doubts The discovery...FeaturedScience & Tech·
CWRU students examine common maladies through evolutionary medicine April 7, 2017Why do humans get bunions? Or carpal tunnel syndrome? Separate research led by two Case Western Reserve University...Publications & Presentations·
Species appears to evolve quickly enough to endure city temperatures March 20, 2017Study shows acorn ants quickly adjust, suggesting the insects may be able to cope with other sources of...FeaturedScience & Tech·
Case Western Reserve University researcher discovers fish uses sneaking behavior as stealth mating strategy February 13, 2017Humans aren’t the only species that resort to a little subterfuge While a dominant male fish from northern...FeaturedScience & Tech·
Undergraduate student receives American Society for Microbiology Undergraduate Research Fellowship December 16, 2016Chinweoke Osigwe, an undergraduate student studying biochemistry, was selected as a recipient of the American Society for Microbiology...Awards·
Warmth under climate change has cascading effect, destabilizing forest ant communities, new study finds November 2, 2016Adding warmth predicted in climate-change models destabilized forest ant communities east of the Appalachian Mountains, a possible harbinger...FeaturedScience & Tech·
Case Western Reserve University researcher hunts fossils of ancient climate change September 21, 2016A record of shifts in the environment and animal diversity and distribution may help scientists predict effects of...AwardsFeaturedScience & Tech·
Biology’s Valerie Haywood presents at American Society of Plant Biologists annual conference August 19, 2016Valerie Haywood, senior instructor of biology, presented her ongoing work in undergraduate biology education at Plant Biology 2016,...Publications & Presentations·
Like humans, lowly cockroach uses a GPS to get around, scientists find July 27, 2016Rats, men and cockroaches appear to have a similar GPS in their heads that allows them to navigate...FeaturedScience & Tech·
Researchers build a crawling robot from sea slug parts and a 3-D printed body July 25, 2016Swarms could one day search the depths of fresh and saltwater Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have...FeaturedScience & Tech·