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22 Oct 2020

Bridging science and traditional practices across cultures

A new outreach program will allow students in Okinawa and Hawai’i to explore the natural sciences through a cultural lens.

15 Oct 2020

The OIST antibody test required an interdisciplinary approach

Scientists and staff across OIST have worked hard over the last few months to test the OIST community for antibodies against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

12 Oct 2020

From the applied to the abstract: Mathematical models traverse reality and beyond

Professor Daniel Spector uses his aptitude for numbers and equations to answer questions that aren’t necessarily anchored in what we can observe.

8 Oct 2020

Using new tools to solve old problems

Whilst in lockdown at OIST, Professor Andrew Lobb, in collaboration with a mathematician at Boston College, solved a version of a century-old question: Can square pegs fit inside round holes?

19 Oct 2020

Losing flight had huge benefits for ants, finds new study

Researchers have taken detailed scans of worker ants to examine the hypothesis that the loss of flight is directly connected to the evolution of strength.

15 Oct 2020

Are coral genetically equipped to survive climate change?

A research team involving three institutions has taken a close look at the genomes of fifteen species in the coral genus, Acropora, to determine if they’re suited to a warmer ocean.

6 Oct 2020

Mapping the chaos of movement

Predicting animal behavior could one day be possible, say researchers, and a new study has made progress in this area by developing a framework based on the motion of a tiny species of worm.