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Researchers ID target of immune system’s assault on heart

January 16, 2017

Science & Technology

Kristi Montooth, an associate professor in the School of Biological Sciences, displays a bottle containing fruit flies that are the subject of her research. She is a co-author of a new scientific paper investigating the evolutionary causes of fruit flies' tolerance for alcohol.

Study refutes how fruit flies developed alcohol tolerance

January 13, 2017

Science & Technology

Powers of perception may explain evolutionary riddle

January 9, 2017

Agriculture & Environment

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Robert Zink examines a bird specimen in the collections of the University of Nebraska State Museum. Zink, professor in the schools of natural resources and of biological sciences and curator of zoology, is co-author of a paper showing that zoologists have significantly underestimated the number of living bird species.

New bird species estimate soars to 18,000

December 8, 2016

Science & Technology

Lecture examines gigantism in spiders

December 1, 2016

Copepod

Study: Predators can drive increase in virus populations

November 10, 2016

Science & Technology

Jay Storz (left), Susan J. Rosowski professor of biological sciences, and Chandrasekhar Natarajan, research assistant professor in biological sciences.

Study: At molecular level, evolutionary change is unpredictable

October 20, 2016

Science & Technology

Project will use drones to survey wetland habitats

October 12, 2016

Agriculture & Environment

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A female dark fishing spider (left) and its male counterpart, which sacrifices itself as a food source immediately after mating. A new study from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Gonzaga University has found that this cannibalism can benefit the male's offspring.

Ultimate sacrifice: Spider's post-sex cannibalism aids offspring

October 6, 2016

Science & Technology

Sunday with a Scientist to explore predators

October 3, 2016

Science & Technology

Mature orb weavers, like this garden spider, are among the many spiders on display as the seasons transition from summer to fall.

Seasonal transition spins up a spider showcase

September 30, 2016

Agriculture & Environment

Thomas Leo Thompson

Obituary | Thomas Leo Thompson

August 26, 2016