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Research Update The Age of Fishes began with mass death New fossil database gives unique insights into the earliest vertebrate ecosystems, revealing how mass extinction events are key drivers of evolutionary diversification. 10 January 2026
Institutional News Two OIST professors elected as 2026 SPIE fellows Professors Bill Munro and Síle Nic Chormaic recognized for their pioneering optics and photonics research 09 January 2026
Research Update Superradiant spins show teamwork at the quantum scale Powerful self-driven microwave signals open new possibilities in quantum sensing and communication. 02 January 2026
Institutional News OIST’s Highlights in 2025 Growth, innovation, research and co-creation—2025 was a big year for OIST! Discover a few of our favorite moments. 22 December 2025
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 Disappointment alters brain chemistry and behavior Mouse study shows the importance of acetylcholine in behavioral flexibility, shedding light on addiction and OCD brain mechanisms. 16 December 2025
Research Update 'Jumping genes’ help scientists resolve tree of life Termite study provides researchers with template to solve ancient evolutionary mysteries. 15 December 2025
Research Update Cancer loses its sense of time to avoid stress responses New insights into mitotic stopwatch show how cancer escapes cell death and cell division arrest. 10 December 2025
Research Update The evolutionary mysteries of a rare parasitic plant New study maps the strange genomes of Asia-Pacific Balanophora species, giving new insights into the evolution of parasitic plants and an unconventional role of plastids. 10 December 2025
Research Update Free radicals caught in the act with slow spectroscopy New experimental setup detects the faint signals of electrons, shedding new light on the physics of photodegradation and other long-term photoemission processes. 06 December 2025
Research Update Complex life developed earlier than previously thought New evidence-based evolutionary model provides access to the beginning of complex life with unprecedented accuracy. 04 December 2025
Research Update Atomically-tailored single atom platforms hold promise for next-generation catalysis With carefully designed tunable active sites, unique structure of new single atom platforms enables strong gas binding in pioneering step towards more efficient industrially-relevant catalysis. 03 December 2025