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Research Update Marine drifters: Interdisciplinary study explores plankton diversity Researchers combine mathematical models, marine science, and metagenomics to answer a decades-old question – why are there so many species in the ocean? 15 July 2020
Research Update Modeling the Spread of COVID-19 Professor Simone Pigolotti and his team from the Biological Complexity Unit have modeled the spread of COVID-19 within Okinawa to predict its impact. 22 April 2020
Research Update Warming Seas: Climate Change’s Toll on Tropical Fish Researchers study behavioral and physiological effects of marine heatwaves on wild fish in a short period of time. 18 March 2020
Research Update Larger than Life: Augmented Ants The first app of its kind allows users to interact with biodiversity research through augmented reality. 12 November 2019
Research Update Phylogenetic Analysis Forces Rethink of Termite Evolution Study of families across the globe sheds light on termite evolution. 17 October 2019
Research Update Confronting Colony Collapse Scientists sequence the genomes of the parasitic mites harming the world’s bees 03 October 2019
Institutional News Honeybees Help Save Okinawan Coral?! New collaboration takes an unusual approach to tackling red soil erosion. 08 September 2019
Research Update Snakes, The Best Bartenders in the Animal Kingdom? Snake venom is an ever-evolving concoction of toxin proteins, but snakes only use a few recipes to create their preferred cocktail. 14 June 2019
Research Update A Four-way Collaboration Combatting Fire Ants Japanese institutes team up to prevent and prepare to fight future invasions. 25 April 2019
Research Update Bigger Eyes but Reduced Brain Power in Nocturnal Fishes How does living life in darkness influence the way nocturnal fishes see? A study by OIST scientists finds out. 23 July 2018
Research Update Ants Provide Clues to Why Biodiversity is Higher in the Tropics New global data of invertebrate distributions suggests time holds key to species diversity 30 May 2018
Research Update Evolutionary Origin of Termite Gut Microbiome Revealed Researchers have shown that the bacterial communities in termite guts came about through both inheritance and transfer between colonies. 15 February 2018