July 2019

Jul 29, 2019

Portable Tech Sniffs Out Plant Disease In The Field

Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed portable technology that allows farmers to identify plant diseases in the field. 

Jul 25, 2019

How Fireflies Glow – and What Signals They’re Sending

Fireflies probably originally evolved the ability to light up as a way to ward off predators, but now they mostly use this ability to find mates. 

Jul 25, 2019

New Microneedle Technique Speeds Plant Disease Detection

Researchers have developed a new technique that uses microneedle patches to collect DNA from plant tissues in one minute, rather than the hours needed for conventional techniques. 

Jul 17, 2019

She Finds Her Calling in Student Government

Ph.D. student Meredith Spence Beaulieu was the first graduate student to hold the office of study body vice president. 

Jul 8, 2019

Destination: Madagascar, ‘the Living Laboratory’

Through the Ants & Canopy Bootcamp, a group of undergraduates from the U.S. and Madagascar will explore diversity in ants – and learn to climb trees – with NC State’s Bonnie Blaimer and the California Academy of Sciences’ Brian Fisher.