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Husker researchers collaborate to explore fear of spiders

Research team using eye-tracking technology to pinpoint the physical characteristics of spiders that may contribute to unease.

Husker researchers collaborate to explore fear of spiders

Agricultural Leadership Education and Communications/Biological Sciences/Political Science/

Nebraska undergrads uncover ancient secrets of human immunity

Biological Sciences/

Naim Bautista and Jay Storz

Nebraska-led study of mountaineering mice sheds light on evolutionary adaptation

Biological Sciences/

Wildfire smoke may curb movement, sociability of woodpeckers

Biological Sciences/

dangling spider

Silk lines help pirate spiders trick, capture eight-legged prey

Biological Sciences/

Andean volcano summit

Mummified mice discovered atop sky-high Andean volcanoes

Biological Sciences/

bird illustration

Shizuka addressing racial inequities in the ornithology community

Biological Sciences/

Eric Weaver, Matt Pekarek, Cedric Wooledge, David Steffen, Nicholas Jeanjaquet and Erika Petro-Turnquist in lab

Husker scientists closing in on long-lasting swine flu vaccine

Animal Science/Biological Sciences/Institutional Animal Care Program/Nebraska Center for Virology/Nebraska Veterinary Diagnostic Center/

Uniformity of prey can yield spider-eat-spider world

Biological Sciences/

Nebraska river and sky

Study confirms nitrate can draw uranium into groundwater

Biological Sciences/Earth and Atmospheric Sciences/Water/

Nile crocodile swallowing impala

Study clarifies mystery of crocodilian hemoglobin

Biological Sciences/

A ciliate, or cilia-propelled microorganism

Eating viruses can power growth, reproduction of microorganism

Biological Sciences/Virology/

Clementine Ewomsan and Yuguo Yang

NSF grant expands efforts to retain underrepresented STEM students

Biological Sciences/STEM Education/

Caller ID: Hyena ‘whoops’ feature individual signatures

Biological Sciences/

Kate Lyons in front of mastodon skeleton at Morrill Hall

Early hunting, farming homogenized mammal communities of North America

Biological Sciences/

In plain sound: Noise disrupts, confirms hidden channel of spider courtship

Biological Sciences/

Mixed signals: Male wolf spiders get luckier following complex courtships

Biological Sciences/

word cloud about spiders

Arachno-media: Analysis of 5,000+ news stories finds 43% sensationalize spiders

Biological Sciences/

graphic of micro-exons in rice

Study IDs 1,000+ mislabeled, overlooked gene fragments in plants

Biological Sciences/

William Belcher, LuAnn Wandsnider, Sophia Perdikaris and Kat Krutak-Bickert at Reller Prairie Field Station

After a decade vacant, Reller Prairie makes a comeback

Biological Sciences/School of Global Integrative Studies/

map illustrating occurrence of mollusks in marine shelf environments

Study: Temperature explains why aquatic life more diverse near equator

Biological Sciences/

swine flue illustration

Vaccine shows signs of protection against dozen-plus flu strains

Biological Sciences/

Kate Lyons with skeleton of Allosaurus

Offspring of T. rex, mega-dinos took food from mouths of modest-sized species

Biological Sciences/University of Nebraska State Museum/

covid-19 illustration

Study: Seasonal coronaviruses might stimulate cross-protection against SARS-CoV-2

Biological Sciences/COVID-19/

Arachtober in Nebraska: A roundup of spider-themed research, outreach

Biological Sciences/

Study pinpoints evolutionary leap in structure, function of hemoglobin

Biological Sciences/

Ancient aquatic crocs evolved, enlarged to avoid freezing

Biological Sciences/

Mighty mouse: Storz discovers world’s highest-elevation mammal

Biological Sciences/

Great expectations? Falling short of status no laughing matter for hyenas

Biological Sciences/

Fashionably late: Study finds order in ornamentation of young coots

Biological Sciences/

Biology education research earns Couch national award

Biological Sciences/

Division by subtraction: Extinction of large mammal species likely drove survivors apart

Arts and Sciences/Biological Sciences/History/

Wolf hack: Study details how Tibetan dog got oxygen boost

Arts and Sciences/Biological Sciences/Evolution/

Effects of drug abuse on HIV disease under the microscope

Biological Sciences/Rural Issues/Virology/

Nebraska virologists discover safer potential Zika vaccine

Biological Sciences/Health/Virology/

Study: Selfish genes can act as both makers, breakers of species

Biological Sciences/Evolution/Genetics/

Husker virologist Li works toward a new treatment for HIV

Biological Sciences/Health/Virology/

Not in the DNA: Evolution sans mutation discovered in single-celled archaea

Arts and Sciences/Biological Sciences/Evolution/

Study: Earth’s earliest animals formed semi-complex ecosystems

Biological Sciences/Earth and Atmospheric Sciences/Ecology/

Team shatters theoretical limit on bio-hydrogen production

Biological Sciences/Engineering/Food/Energy/Water/

Wilkins’ global trek maps song of the barn swallow

Biological Sciences/Ecology/Evolution/

Unprecedented wave of large-mammal extinctions linked to ancient humans

Arts and Sciences/Biological Sciences/History/

Study: High-altitude birds evolve similar traits via different mutations

Biological Sciences/Ecology/Evolution/

Name that tune: Sparrow chicks can ID song from opening note

Biological Sciences/Ecology/Environment/

Thriving in tough environments: What’s the genetic connection?

Biological Sciences/Biology/Evolution/

New projects examine collegiate STEM education

Biological Sciences/Chemistry/Education/

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