With the discovery of a new species, post-doctoral fellow Sara Ruane is helping define the evolutionary patterns of snakes in Madagascar. In February 2014, Ruane and a team of researchers from the American...

Noelle Bryan researches bugs in space. Bryan, a biological sciences Ph.D. student, has been researching and identifying the bacteria, or “bugs” as she calls them, surviving in the stratosphere...

While increased exposure to the Zika virus is a valid concern among Baton Rouge residents after the recent flooding in the region, three University experts agree that West Nile, not Zika, is what people...

Louisiana’s coastal erosion, the state’s biggest ecological concern, now has a human narrative through a project by one University student. Madelyn Smith is the creator of “Louisiana...

The LSU Board of Supervisors approved a resolution on June 24 allowing LSU AgCenter to begin growing medical marijuana under Senate Bill 143. University Vice President for Agriculture William Richardson...

Over a century ago, scientists first asked a question — Can liquids that usually mix together be manipulated so they act like they can’t? On June 19, LSU chemistry professor John Pojman led...

According to the World Health Organization, approximately 663 million people lack access to improved water worldwide. Kevin McPeak wants to change that. McPeak, a chemical engineering assistant professor,...

Thanks the work of scientists at the LSU AgCenter, Louisiana’s salt intake is about to get microscopic. Marvin Moncada has been working to develop “nanosalt” for the past three years....

The Advanced Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatories in Livingston and Hanford, Washington have discovered gravitational waves for the second time. The discovery was made Dec. 26 when both...

More than 190 teams and 1,300 middle and high school students from across the United States, Australia, the Virgin Islands and the Cayman Islands, including three teams from Louisiana competed in an underwater...