Mastodon: But I would walk 500 miles...
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.
How to track animal of legend? Look to the poop
July 18, 2023
A team of researchers led by the University of Cincinnati applied isotopic analysis to jaguar scat to investigate the habitat needs of the big cats in the Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Preserve of Belize in Central America. The study demonstrates a novel and noninvasive technique for identifying the landscape use and conservation needs of elusive wildlife.
How to spot a fake
December 6, 2022
University of Cincinnati chemists, geologists and art historians are collaborating to help area art museums answer questions about masterpieces and detect fakes — and teaching students about their methods.
Omicron hit rural America harder than cities
June 14, 2022
The omicron variant of COVID-19 spread most quickly in populated, urban areas in late 2021 and early 2022 but caused more fatalities in rural counties where vaccinations are lagging, according to an analysis by the University of Cincinnati. Researchers say COVID-19 exposed disparities in health care in rural America.
UC model predicts how racial makeup of neighborhoods will change
July 14, 2022
A map created by researchers at the University of Cincinnati can predict with surprising accuracy how the racial makeup of neighborhoods will change.
New UC method worth its salt
July 22, 2022
A chemist at the University of Cincinnati has come up with a novel way to study the thermodynamic properties of molten salt, which is used in many nuclear and solar energy applications.
UC finds mammoth problem with extinction timeline
November 30, 2022
UC paleontologist Joshua Miller disputes timeline that uses environmental DNA to suggest mammoths died out more recently than we knew.
Residents in 'digital deserts' have fewer health care options
June 13, 2023
A University of Cincinnati epidemiologist found that residents in counties with limited access to high-speed internet face fewer health care options than people who live in counties with widespread computer literacy and access to high-speed internet.
Researchers find evidence of twin mass extinctions
April 10, 2023
An international team of researchers say new evidence suggests a mass extinction 260 million years ago was not a single event but two separated by nearly 3 million years, both caused by the same culprit: massive volcanic eruptions.