December 21, 2023
A University of Cincinnati biologist is working with teachers at two Cincinnati public schools to help them explain evolution using frogs that biologist Lucinda Lawson studies in Africa. Lawson works with Hyperolius frogs, a genus of 150 to 200 colorful species, including one she and her research partners discovered in 2019 that was new to science.
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.
October 24, 2024
Researchers at the University of Cincinnati and the Conservancy of Southwest Florida found that large pythons can consume far bigger prey than scientists realized. The findings help explain why pythons are decimating wildlife populations in parts of Florida.
December 18, 2024
In his biology lab, UC Professor Daniel Buchholz and his students are using a National Science Foundation grant to study the hormones that trigger metamorphosis in frogs.
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.
June 6, 2025
Researchers at the University of Cincinnati are exploring ways to interrupt the lifecycle of a parasite behind Chagas disease, offering hope of developing a cure.
March 21, 2025
Renovations to a building at the University of Cincinnati feature windows designed to prevent the needless deaths of migratory birds.
April 14, 2025
Some fruit flies avoid parasites at expense of sleep. But researchers found that this wakefulness makes flies more prone to starvation.
January 15, 2025
UC biologists found that mosquitoes survive prolonged droughts by drinking blood, which explains how their populations rebound so quickly when it finally rains.
June 17, 2025
The halls of UC’s biology department came alive with high school students early last month. Scores of students from Hughes, Aiken and Lockland high schools poured in for a day of learning. Molecular parasitology, hydrogeology and spider vision were all on the schedule, and there was plenty of hands-on learning as they handled snakes, hissing cockroaches and frogs, studied vertebrate anatomy and combed through stream samples searching for elusive mayflies, sowbugs and crayfish. The occasion? The tenth anniversary of Biology Day, which UC’s College of Arts and Sciences hosts each year in partnership with Cincinnati Public Schools.