Photosynthesis and engines evolved in remarkably similar ways
July 25, 2018 ・ Adam HadhazyA plant: natural, grown, leafy. An internal combustion engine: artificial, machined, metallic. At first blush, these two objects couldn’t appear less alike. Yet, according to a Princeton University study published June 29 in the journal PLoS ONE, the two complex…
Protecting corn, saving elephants: Alana Reynolds pursues conservation through conflict resolution
May 30, 2018 ・ Morgan Kelly, PEISenior Alana Reynolds’ (EEB/ENV) lifelong passion for the environment is rooted in the desire to help resolve human-wildlife conflict
Swamp microbe has pollution-munching superpower
April 12, 2018 ・ Chris EmeryPrinceton researchers discovered bacterium in a New Jersey wetland that has the surprising ability to degrade pollutants without using oxygen.
Lessons from lemurs: To make friends, show off your smarts
April 9, 2018 ・ Liz Fuller-WrightA Princeton study of ring-tailed lemurs suggests that a clever individual’s social position can improve if others see their problem-solving skills pay off.
As antibiotics fail, global consumption of antibiotics skyrockets, further driving drug resistance
March 26, 2018Despite the threat of a global health crisis in antibiotic resistance, worldwide use of antibiotics soared 39 percent between 2000 and 2015.
Theory suggests root efficiency, independence drove global spread of flora
February 21, 2018 ・ Morgan KellyResearchers from Princeton and the Chinese Academy of Sciences suggest that plants spread worldwide thanks to root adaptations that allowed them to become more efficient and independent.
Stoddard named 2018 Sloan Research Fellow
February 15, 2018Mary Caswell Stoddard, EEB and PEI associated faculty, was among two Princeton University faculty members to be named a 2018 Sloan Research Fellow.
Competing for blood: How ecologists are solving infectious disease mysteries
February 12, 2018 ・ Liz Fuller-WrightPrinceton ecologists found that co-infections of malaria and hookworm center on fights over a shared resource: red blood cells.
Peter and Rosemary Grant to receive BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award
February 6, 2018 ・ Karin DienstPrinceton ecologists Peter and Rosemary Grant will receive the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in the category of ecology and conservation biology.
