Study finds distinct ecologies set amphibian cousins apart
By harnessing the power of machine learning, researchers have constructed a framework for analyzing what factors most significantly contribute to a species’ genetic diversity.
Campus
As team dentist at The Ohio State University, Deborah Mendel is familiar with the toll sports take on players’ mouths. Teeth can be mis-positioned or pushed into lips or, worst of all, knocked out entirely. Mouthguards, Mendel said, are crucial …
Eric Sowers, The Ohio State University’s 11th Tillman Scholar, was inspired by the scholarship’s namesake and his call to service following 9/11.
Dozens of Columbus City Schools teachers started a recent warm summer morning on the campus of The Ohio State University, walking into historic Orton Hall and past the skeleton of the giant theropod dinosaur Cryolophosaurus.
Science & Medicine
Pet cats may be excellent animal models for the study of obesity origins and treatment in humans, a new study of feline gut microbes suggests – and both species would likely get healthier in the research process, scientists say.
Cosmic rays could offer scientists another way to track and study violent tornadoes and other severe weather phenomena, a new study suggests.
Why do employees sometimes accept working for an abusive boss? A new study suggests that when a leader is seen as a high performer, employees are more likely to label abuse as just “tough love.”
Arts & Humanities
The Venice Biennale has been the center of the art world since its founding in 1895. Celebrating the city’s history as a trade hub, the event seeks to bring art and art lovers to Venice, where they can view contemporary art spanning six …
When a group of visitors stopped by Kevin McClatchy’s class earlier this month, he thought they were incoming students on a campus tour. It wasn’t until he recognized the faces of Dana Renga, dean of arts and humanities, and Nyama McCarthy Brown, …
Jasper Waugh-Quasebarth remembers exactly where he was during the 2017 solar eclipse: on a pontoon boat on the Tennessee River.
“At the moment of totality, there were several other pontoon boats nearby,” he said. “We all independently put …
The Conversation
Slavery in the United States was, in essence, an early feminist institution – but exclusively for white women, according to an Ohio State expert in the economic history of slavery.
Since sourdough starters are created from wild yeast and bacteria in the flour, it creates a favorable environment for many types of microbes to flourish. There can be more than 20 different species of yeast and 50 different species of bacteria …
The U.S. often sees more frequent tornadoes when the climate is transitioning out of El Niño – exactly what was happening in late April when tornadoes hit Oklahoma, Nebraska and Iowa.
Sports
The Ohio State University Department of Athletics will have 24 current, former and incoming student-athletes competing at the 2024 Paris Olympics set to begin later this month. The Buckeyes represent 10 countries and nine sports at the XXXIII …
People have been a through line in Sarah Morbitzer’s volleyball career. From learning the game by watching her mother coach a local team to her coach and teammates at The Ohio State University, all these people helped Morbitzer on her journey. …
When Katelyn Abeln turned 13, she aged out of her 4-H BB gun team, so she and her father, Jerry, started one for air pistol. At that young age, Abeln never imagined it would lead her to the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
