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UNL students pursue science passions in new, engaging way

Combining their talents for science and media, two University of Nebraska-Lincoln biology students created a fun, informative music video that establishes just what an amblypygid really is, and why you should be interested. Matt Wilkins, a third-year post-doctoral student, and Tyler Corey, a graduate student studying for a Ph.D, used music, film and research to creatively educate viewers on an ancient arachnid that is not, in fact, a spider.

Sunday with a Scientist celebrates Darwin Day on Feb. 19

Discovery could bolster traits of soybeans, other crops

A team of Nebraska biologists has discovered an important component plants need to make microRNAs, tiny molecules critical in regulating gene expression.

Study refutes how fruit flies developed alcohol tolerance

Powers of perception may explain evolutionary riddle

Fritz awarded elite visiting professorship in Sweden

A trans-Atlantic research network stemming back to graduate school has led Sherilyn Fritz to a prestigious visiting professorship at Sweden’s Lund University.