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Light pollution can disorient monarch butterflies

May 23, 2022

Biologists at the University of Cincinnati say nighttime light pollution can interfere with the remarkable navigational abilities of monarchs, which travel as far as Canada to Mexico and back during their multigenerational migration.

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How to give a hippo an ultrasound

May 26, 2022

University of Cincinnati master's student Julie Barnes works as a veterinarian at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden where she recently performed an ultrasound on a hippo.

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UC biologist unlocks secret of metal-munching bacteria

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.

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A big gulp for a little snake

August 25, 2023

Sure, pythons can swallow a deer whole, but the world-champion eater is a harmless African snake with a fondness for eggs.

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Rain can spoil a wolf spider’s day, too

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.

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UC biologists unlock secrets of beetle’s amazing vision

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.