Coral reefs are in a steady decline worldwide due to a range of anthropogenic (man-made) stressors. For this study, we focused on the effect of the two main drivers of change on the reefs: ocean warming and increasing storm intensity. Both of these stressors result in changes in the composition of coral communities, and a decrease in coral cover.

The blades in the turbine of a fighter jet aircraft can spin nearly one thousand times each second, but spinning any faster makes them explode. What is the highest rotation rate at which a mechanical object can revolve?

That’s correct, the darkness loving, light fearing, blood sucking prince of darkness, Count Dracula was a fungus. In our recent research, we describe that just like Dracula, the fungus Aspergillus fumigatus “wants your blood”.

Bacteria are in a constant struggle with the viruses that infect them. While we often think of bacteria as agents of infection, bacteria are in turn infected by viruses, called phage. The phage that infect bacteria and archaea are the most abundant class of organism on earth, with an estimated 10 phage for every bacterial cell.

Anecdotally, there are lots of ways to go gray, but one that’s really true has to do with how pigment cells in the hair deal with viral infection. In response to a virus, some of us may be better than others at keeping our colorful locks.

Our study shows that the brain and its resident immune cells can acquire an immunological memory enabling the cells to either enhance or suppress their immunological response to neurological diseases, which in turn modifies disease severity. This indicates that immune memory in the brain is a previously unrecognized risk-factor for brain diseases.