February 21, 2022

Researchers at the University of Cincinnati examined genetic material of three species of mosquitoes responsible for killing millions of people around the world each year. In a collaboration between UC’s chemistry and biology departments, researchers revealed the surprising genetic modifications female mosquitoes undergo, in part to create the next generation. Using tools called liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry, researchers found as many as 33 genetic modifications in the transfer RNA of female mosquitoes. Like DNA, transfer RNA serves as the building blocks of life, communicating the genetic code from DNA to build new proteins that regulate the body’s tissues and organs.

August 16, 2022

Psychedelics such as LSD, psilocybin and MDMA are gaining increasing attention in scientific and medical circles because of the potential they hold for treating anxiety disorders and emotional trauma. UC's Nese Devenot explains why psychedelics are seeing a research renaissance.

October 27, 2022

The ancient Maya’s Calakmul once was the biggest city in the Americas, full of apartment complexes, temples and shrines stretching across an area the size of Washington, D.C. New mapping tools are giving an international team of scientists their first complete look at the scale and complexity of the enormous metropolis hidden beneath centuries of rainforest.

June 13, 2022

Using isotopic analysis of its tusks, researchers tracked the ever-increasing seasonal migrations of a male mastodon across what is now Indiana, Ohio and Illinois more than 13,000 years ago. It's the first study of its kind to examine the seasonal movements of the largest extinct Ice Age animals.

June 20, 2023

University of Cincinnati Assistant Professor Annette Rowe is studying the power of microbes that can use minerals to store an electrical charge and then recover that energy when needed — like an organic battery.

January 17, 2024

Researchers at the University of Cincinnati found that wolf spiders can’t signal others or perceive danger from predators as easily after it rains. Even communicating with would-be mates is harder when rain saturates the forest floor.

February 14, 2024

University of Cincinnati botanist Denis Conover shares advice about how to eradicate invasive Amur honeysuckle without herbicides.

April 9, 2024

Biologists at the University of Cincinnati documented the recovery of a forest decimated by a tornado 25 years ago. Their findings demonstrate how major disturbances can have lasting and unexpected consequences for biodiversity.

March 20, 2024

Researchers at the University of Cincinnati have found that sunburst diving beetles need water to develop and maintain their sharp vision. And understanding the foundations of this mechanism could shed light on our own vision deficits.

May 13, 2024

A biologist with the University of Cincinnati is raising public awareness about ways to keep birds from striking windows, a national problem that is leading to alarming declines in populations.