Posts in Ohio State

A big brown bat (Eptesicus fuscus) in Ashley, Ohio.

It’s a scary time for bats

While a spooky symbol of Halloween, bats around the world are facing threats of extinction. Bryan Carstens,[…]

Image courtesy University of Washington Institute for Protein Design

Scientists program proteins to pair exactly

While the Ohio State Buckeyes and Washington Huskies prepared to butt heads in the Rose Bowl on[…]

map predicting risk

Machine learning helps predict endangered plant species

There are many organizations monitoring endangered species such as elephants and tigers, but what about the millions[…]

A close-up look at the whirlpool around gigantic black hole

Imagine if you could see something the size of a coin at the distance of the moon.[…]

Ohio State team helps map the Arctic like never before

Some portions of the Arctic are so remote and barren, they seem like another planet. In fact,[…]

The Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS), a particle detector built in an underground cavern in Cessy, France, on top of the Large Hadron Collider. 

Physicists uncover new behavior of elusive Higgs boson particle

It’s been six years since scientists confirmed the existence of a long-theorized particle called the Higgs boson,[…]

Ohio State astrophysicists involved in stellar discovery

Scientists are finding galaxies billions of light years away from Earth, yet there are still discoveries to[…]

coral reef

Exploring approaches to save coral reefs — right here in Ohio

With their unique structures and breathtaking colors, coral reefs are one of the world’s most inspiring and[…]