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Research Update Ant societies rose by trading individual protection for collective power Building prolific ant legions takes tons of resources—but a new study finds that certain species cut corners by skimping out on protective armor. 20 December 2025
Research Update Squid study sparks interdisciplinary insight into the physics of growth Squid skin highlights the importance of growth on physical properties, helping researchers build a widely applicable model. 03 June 2025
Research Update Foraging footballers suggest how we come together to act as one New study finds football teams move as though they are a single person, offering new insights into collective behavior. 11 March 2025
Research Update New, embodied AI reveals how robots and toddlers learn to understand With a brain-inspired architecture, the model offers insights into cognitive development and information processing in neural networks. 23 January 2025
Institutional News OIST Unit Profile: Data scientists working on downloading the brain Prof. Gerald Pao and his team reveal new opportunities by moving away from a classical statistical approach in biological data analysis. 20 January 2025
Research Update Ants perform emergency medical care in the field Florida carpenter ants treat wounds and perform amputations to save lives with high survival rates. 05 July 2024
Institutional News OIST Prof. Hiroaki Kitano Elected as Member of UN High-level Advisory Body on AI As one of the experts, he supports the international community's efforts to govern artificial intelligence 07 November 2023
Research Update How to say “jumping ants” in Uchinaaguchi OIST translates research findings into Okinawan language. 14 September 2023
Research Update Do digital hugs work? Research shows the way to cultivate meaningful social connections online 23 August 2023
Institutional News OIST hosts French-Japanese Seminar on "Metaverse and Virtual Reality" Over 100 OIST members and visitors attended the event exploring the science and technology behind the notion of “Metaverse”. 22 May 2023
Institutional News Two new Deans begin their appointments Prof. Thomas Busch and Prof. Evan Economo join the OIST Senior Management team. 03 April 2023
Research Update New model captures the erratic speed of DNA copying proteins in bacteria A new study reveals that certain locations of DNA are copied faster than others, which could also have an effect on mutation rate. 28 September 2022
