research

Aug 21, 2023

NC State Researcher Discovers New, Unique Plant-Eating Dinosaur

PBS NC
“Finding Iani was a streak of luck,” said Lindsay Zanno, an associate research professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at NC State. “We knew something like it lived in this ecosystem because isolated teeth had been collected here and there, but we weren’t expecting to stumble upon such a beautiful skeleton, especially from this time in Earth’s history. Having a nearly complete skull was invaluable for piecing the story together.”

Aug 21, 2023

Did Sabertooth Tigers Purr or Roar?

The sound a sabertooth made could depend on the shape of a few small bones.

Aug 14, 2023

A Decade of Discovery: NC State’s College of Sciences Celebrates 10-Year Anniversary

In honor of the College of Sciences’ 10th anniversary, check out 10 of our most memorable moments.

Aug 1, 2023

Why You Shouldn’t Declaw Tigers or Other Big Cats

Phys.org
“What people might not realize is that declawing a cat is not like trimming our fingernails; rather, it is removing part or all of the last bone of each digit,” says Adam Hartstone-Rose, professor of biological sciences at North Carolina State University and corresponding author of the research.

Aug 1, 2023

Why You Shouldn’t Declaw Tigers or Other Big Cats

Declawing big cats is worse for them in terms of muscular effects than for smaller species.

Jul 20, 2023

Creating a Clearer Picture of Interplay Between a Molecule’s Electrons and Nuclei

Felix Castellano, Goodnight Distinguished Innovation Chair of Chemistry at NC State, was part of a team that recently released groundbreaking results concerning the relationship between the spin-vibronic effect and intersystem crossing in molecules.

Jul 20, 2023

Endowment Honoring Late Geologist Supports Geoscience Field-Based Opportunities

The Ron V. Fodor Endowment will support geoscience student research, travel and field-based experiences in the Department of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences.

Jun 26, 2023

Where Do New Galaxies Come From?

Astrophysicist Rongmon Bordoloi discusses primordial gasses and how galaxies are born.

Jun 21, 2023

PFAS Found in Blood of Dogs, Horses Living Near Fayetteville, N.C.

NC State researchers found PFAS in the blood of pet dogs and horses from Gray’s Creek, North Carolina.

Jun 20, 2023

60 Seconds with Laura Clarke

The alumni distinguished undergraduate professor of physics discusses her research and teaching.