UB research finds that glacier N79 has undetected features that may indicate it is less stable than scientists have understood.
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A UB study found that people with musical training — whether instrumental or vocal — are better at imitating pitch than someone without that training.
As a child, Stephanie Poindexter loved watching the apes at the zoo. Now she's an expert in the slow loris, a noctural primate that inhabits Southeast Asia. In this episode of Driven to Discover, Poindexter tells host Vicky Santos what it's like to track down this shy creature in a Thai jungle in the middle of the night, and why she does it.
Stephan Kolzenburg’s field and lab research aims to predict where and how far lava will flow if a volcano erupts.
A new study finds the island was mostly ice free only 416,000 years ago and is more vulnerable to climate change than previously thought.
The breakthrough discovery could help reduce the plant-based drug’s three-year production time and lead to less toxic alternatives.
UB geology student James Hanna's discovery extends the fossil record of an extinct ancestor of starfish by 25 million years.
New UB research suggests that people’s beliefs about happiness matter in shaping their everyday goal pursuits and well-being.
Eduardo Mercado III’s “Singers as Sentinels” project will explore how human noise pollution presents a new threat to whales’ survival.
Genetic analysis suggests some Alaska Natives live near where their ancestors did 3,000 years ago.
UB biologist Soo-Kyung Lee has been awarded a $1.5 million grant to study gene therapy for FOXG1 Syndrome, a disease that affects her daughter.
Building upon a popular problem-solving model, researchers find an upshot to miscommunication.
A UB-led study has found that gene variations for immune and metabolic conditions have persisted in humans for more than 700,000 years.
The invention could benefit pharmaceutical, automotive, food processing, carbon capture and other industries.
Researchers tested whether there was a change in Disney’s value-laden content over time based on the box office success of previous Disney pictures.
Findings from a study led by UB geologist Greg Valentine could lead to policy changes that help save lives and infrastructure.
Racial/ethnic disparities in pain prevalence are much greater than previously thought, according to UB medical sociologist Hanna Grol-Prokopczyk.
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The findings suggest the impact of racial discrimination on health is much greater than previously thought, UB sociologist Ashley Barr says.
How you feel about social interaction on days when you spend more time alone depends on why you wanted to be alone, a UB study finds.
Support from the UB RENEW Institute was key in researchers landing three new grants totaling over $2.6 million.
The advancement involving manganese trichloride “opens the floodgates to a whole new area of research,” says lead scientist David Lacy.
Despite fog, wind and scarce resources, the research expedition succeeded in collecting valuable data.
Heather Williams, assistant clinical professor in biological sciences and director of the department’s REU, talks about the program’s successful first summer.
The findings of a UB study offer guidance for leveraging interpersonal goals in ways that could change real-world sharing behavior.
Mary Alice Coffroth and Howard Lasker are among researchers whose work is shedding light on how climate change may shape reefs.
The site of the excavation led by UB archaeologist Alessandro Sebastiani is one of the few untouched by looters.
In mammals, proteins called mucins evolved — again and again — by co-opting non-mucin proteins in a surprising way, study suggests.
Geologist Jason Briner co-leads GreenDrill, a project to collect bedrock samples from Greenland.
A new study finds the species' histories hide the convoluted stories of divergence and interbreeding.
The naming of the Nowicki Foreland honors Sophie Nowicki’s years of work in bringing global scientists together to model future sea level rise.
New UB research suggests education and wealth are not necessarily tied to better health in China, in contrast to the West.
The research comes after China set strict restrictions on recyclable materials, throwing the U.S. recycling market into disarray.
The research focuses on the placement of stream gauges — instruments that keep tabs on how much water is flowing through rivers and streams.
Creatures that live longer and have more cells should have higher risks of developing cancer. A UB team is looking at why they don't.
Scientists say the company likely contributed to elevated pollution levels on some properties but the contamination was not systematic in areas around the site.
UB-led research describes how a gene called Kdm6b helps motor neurons diversify into crucial subtypes.
UB researchers focus on breaking down PFAS, a family of highly persistent pollutants that can accumulate in people’s bodies, and in wildlife.
A study by anthropologist Nicholas Holowka has found that heavily cushioned shoes does not impact running style.
UB research finds employment outcomes are worse in states that have policies restricting criminal records-based discrimination.
In a new study, genetically engineered E. coli eat glucose, then help turn it into molecules found in gasoline.
New research led by UB psychologist Eduardo Mercado continues to challenge current thinking about whale songs.
The study's findings have broad implications when thinking about the challenges associated with autism.
UB professor Lillian Williams has devoted her career to building archives and organizations to advance the study of Black history, women’s history and local history.
Field biologists and NASA planes will document the distribution and function of species and ecosystems in the region.
UB geologists are looking at how these destructive phenomena — consisting of fast-flowing gas and ash — move across complex terrain.
A study led by a UB postdoc describes the gut contents of giant plumose anemones off the coast of Washington.
An NEH grant to support the UB project is part of a program that uses the humanities as channels for veterans to think more deeply about their military service.
A UB study digs into the history of summer in southern Greenland, with findings that hold a message of caution as the world warms again.
Limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius could halve sea level rise caused by melting land ice this century, according to an international team that includes UB's Sophie Nowicki