Biology

Fifty thousand gallons of organic sludge, a fishing pole, a bowling ball, a mannequin, shopping carts, three radios, two chairs and a host of other items are typically found in the Duck Pond during its routine Spring Break cleaning every other...

Extreme climate events such as an El Niño or La Niña weather patterns can wreak havoc on global economies, health systems, and plant and animal communities. In tropical Costa Rica, where rainfall is usually abundant, researchers from the University of...

Annually, the University Communication and Marketing (UCAM) Department compiles a list of its Top-10 General News stories during the course of the year. Below is the list of UNM's Top-10 General News stories for 2014. The stories are listed in chronological order.

Researchers at the University of New Mexico recently discovered an olfactory immune system in fish previously thought to be associated with terrestrial vertebrates only. The results could provide a new tool for the control of infectious diseases in ...

Scientists at the University of New Mexico have moved a step closer to improving medical science through research involving muscle manipulation of fruit flies. They discovered in the flight muscles of Drosophila a new regulator of a process called ...

Manuel C. Molles, Jr., Professor Emeritus, UNM Department of Biology, was recently awarded the 2014 Eugene P. Odum Award for Excellence in Ecology Education by the Ecological Society of America (ESA). The Eugene P. Odum Award recognizes an ecologist ...

New research has found that dietary specialization among herbivores, specifically caterpillars, indicates whether or not they are better able to hide themselves from predators such as birds. The research suggests those herbivores who dine on a wide ...

The Annual Summer Biomedical Research Sym­po­sium with a focus on students from New Mexico who are interested in careers in Math, Science, or Engineering is set for Friday, Aug. 8 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., in the Science and Math Learning Center on UNM’s ...

The University of New Mexico's Continuing Education offers a weekend field course and exercise about wild mustangs Friday-Sunday, Aug. 22 through 24, with an in-class introduction scheduled Tuesday, Aug. 19. The course is designed to explore the horse ...

The Center for Evolutionary and Theoretical Immunology (CETI), which is centered in the Biology Department, under the direction of Distinguished Professor Eric (Sam) Loker, was recently awarded $5.4 million for five years from The National Insitutes ...