biomedical and chemical engineering and sciences

The new research, conducted using plant fossils, estimates of mammal density, remote sensing and human population modeling, reinforces that Amazonian forests may be very vulnerable to disturbance by logging , mining and other large enterprises.

King crabs may soon become high-level predators in Antarctic marine ecosystems where they haven’t played a role in tens of millions of years, according to a new study led by Florida Institute of Technology.

The data collected from the dolphins by Assistant Professor Spencer Fire and others is expected to help researchers understand how toxic algal blooms can harm marine wildlife.

The coral reefs that have protected Pacific Islanders from storm waves for thousands of years could grow rapidly enough to keep up with escalating sea levels if ocean temperatures do not rise too quickly.

Florida Tech alumna Allison Randolph produced the eight-minute film about a National Science Foundation-supported expedition aboard a research vessel that cruised from the tip of South America to the waters off of the Western Antarctic Peninsula.

The nematode worm, C. elegans, is one of the most studied and best understood animal models for genetics, aging, development, neurobiology and parasite-related research.

Carly Randall is earning her doctorate in ecology. She expects to graduate in spring 2016.

As rising ocean temperatures continue to fuel the disappearance of reef-building corals, a new study from Florida Tech finds there may be some climate refuges where corals will survive in the future.

Over the last four decades, the iconic elkhorn and staghorn corals that dominated Caribbean reefs for millions of years have all but disappeared. According to a new study from Florida Institute of Technology, ocean warming has played a significant role in this dramatic decline.

Martin Chalfie, who won the Nobel Prize in chemistry in 2008, will deliver a lecture on the topic that won him the prestigious honor – green fluorescent protein – from 3:30-4:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 19 in room 130 at the Olin Life Sciences Building on the Melbourne campus of Florida Institute of Technology.