The newest professor in the University of Rhode Island’s College of the Environment and Life Sciences, Hollie Putnam, thinks some corals and shellfish might have good enough “memories” to buffer the changes in ocean chemistry that are resulting from global climate change.

The ticks that transmit Lyme disease to people die of dehydration when exposed to a combination of high temperature and lowered humidity, a new study by scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey and the University of Rhode Island has found. In an earlier related study, the researchers found that southern black-legged ticks, unlike northern ones, […]

University of Rhode Island Associate Professor Chris Floyd has long been interested in the ecology of island populations of wildlife. But until he arrived in Kingston this fall, the islands he studied were not surrounded by water.

Submerged Native American sites, fault zones off the southern California shore and the impact of sea-ice melting on waves in the Arctic might seem like disparate topics, but they actually have one thing in common: They are some of the many subjects oceanographers at the University of Rhode Island will discuss during an international Earth […]

A team of researchers led by a University of Rhode Island scientist has discovered an important molecular link between a rare childhood genetic disease, Fanconi anemia, and a major cancer gene called PTEN. The discovery improves the understanding of the molecular basis of Fanconi anemia and could lead to improved treatment outcomes for some cancer […]

How much force does it take to shatter a Humvee, a soldier’s body armor, or a submarine?

A team of scientists from the University of Rhode Island joined colleagues from Yale University and the Max Planck Institute in the discovery of a gene that controls sex determination in plants. The discovery could open the door to the creation of highly productive hybrid seeds for many agricultural crops.

Hurricane Sandy destroyed hundreds of houses and other properties when it struck the Atlantic coast four years ago. But few realize that the storm also disturbed the seafloor, altering underwater landscapes.

University of Rhode Island doctoral student Clara Cooper-Mullin spent this year’s entire fall bird migration season in a tiny cramped structure on Block Island that doubled as her living quarters and bird banding station. But her work there is revealing new insights into why birds behave the way they do during migration.