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FSU's internationally recognized experts are available to provide commentary on Hurricane Patricia.

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With a $1.28 million, four-year grant from the Centers for Disease Control, the Florida State University College of Social Work and the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) School of Social Work will evaluate new online suicide screening and prevention tools aimed at decreasing suicide rates among middle-age men.

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Florida State University College of Medicine researchers Angelina R. Sutin and Antonio Terracciano have found that people who report being subjected to weight discrimination also have a greater risk of dying. Not because they may be overweight, but because of the apparent effects of the discrimination.

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The rapid extinction of dinosaurs 65 million years ago gave rise to a stunning variety of bird species over the next few million years, according to Florida State University researchers.

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New research by a Florida State University psychology professors delves into how children build their vocabularies and what words are easiest for them to learn.

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Student and faculty researchers at Florida State University have found that mindfully washing dishes calms the mind and decreases stress.

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A new study found that a six-month weight training program can improve a breast cancer survivor's basic physical functionality.

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Florida State University Professor Munir Humayun’s research at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory — an analysis of an ancient Martian meteorite known as Black Beauty — is unlocking clues about the Red Planet that may one day help answer the question about life on Mars. Humayun can answer questions about his research of the Red Planet and offer insight about the fictional scenario astronaut Mark Watney faces in “The Martian.”

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FSU Assistant Professor Nick Moore crunched the numbers to show how to build an optimal wing or fin for an animal or drone.

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A research team has discovered the northernmost dinosaur known to have ever lived.

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Lara Perez-Felkner, an assistant professor of higher education and sociology and a senior research associate at Florida State’s Center for Postsecondary Success (CPS), asked the question “How can the social context of schools keep underrepresented minority students on track to transition to college?”

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A new study by Florida State University is showing that rapid evolution can occur in response to environmental changes.

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Scientists have solved a decades-old geological mystery into what caused the death of a Florida cave diver.

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FSU researchers have received a $1 million award to improve the quality of education in preschools. The three-year study will focus on preschool classrooms serving children at high risk because of poverty and low parental education.

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A Florida State University engineering professor has developed a new highly efficient and low cost light emitting diode that could help spur more widespread adoption of the technology.

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— Florida State University researchers have taken a big step forward in the fight against cancer with a discovery that could open up the door for new research and treatment options. Fanxiu Zhu, the FSU Margaret and Mary Pfeiffer Endowed Professor for Cancer Research, and his team uncovered a viral protein in the cell that inhibits the major DNA sensor and thus the body’s response to viral infection, suggesting that this cellular pathway could be manipulated to help a person fight infection, cancer or autoimmune diseases.

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In the second part of his lab’s recent one-two punch, Florida State University researcher Daniel Kaplan said he has solved a cell division mystery in a way that will intrigue the makers of cancer-fighting drugs.

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Internationally renowned physicist and National Academy of Science member Laura H. Greene is the new chief scientist for the Florida State University-headquartered National High Magnetic Field Laboratory (MagLab), concluding a decade-long search for a position critical to the advancement of magnetic field research.

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A new Florida State University study is changing how researchers look at diabetes research and the drugs used to treat the disease.

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A long-standing partnership between Florida State University (FSU) and Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) researchers has led to a $2.1 million grant from the National Science Foundation’s Plant Genome Research Program that will allow them to better understand one of the country’s most important crops — corn.

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A partnership between a Florida State University research center and a local business is bringing big bucks to the Tallahassee area while also contributing to the development of the Navy’s new fleet of all-electric ships.

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A new family of molecules that physically resemble butterflies is pushing the boundary of new materials research.

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A new Florida State University study has found that just receiving a notification on your cell phone can cause enough of a distraction to impair your ability to focus on a given task. The distraction is comparable to the effects seen when actually using a cell phone to make calls or send text messages.

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FSU marine science researchers argue in a new paper that many species transcend political boundaries, so countries must work together on environmental management practices.

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Professor Courtney Cahill is available to discuss the Supreme Court's ruling on Same Sex Marriage.

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FSU is using four state-of-the-art WeatherSTEM units to protect people on campus and enhance the university's research capabilities. WeatherSTEM units are full-service weather stations that measure atmospheric conditions such as wind speeds, humidity and rainfall and transmit the data to servers for future use.

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The belief that the ability to do difficult mathematics is something that you either have or you don't prevents many American girls from pursuing a college degree in the physical sciences, engineering, mathematics, or computer science (PEMC), suggests a new study by Florida State University researchers.

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When it comes to the three-horned dinosaur called the Triceratops, science is showing the ancient creatures might have been a little more complex than we thought. In fact, their teeth were far more intricate than any reptile or mammal living today.

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Popular opinion says that tropical storms and hurricanes that make landfall mitigate droughts in the southeastern United States. But that simply isn’t true, according to a Florida State University researcher.

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A Florida State University researcher has developed a unique, high performance foam that can be used to make safer athletic gear and medical equipment, among other things.

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Climate change may be the driving force behind fewer, yet more powerful hurricanes and tropical storms, says a Florida State geography professor.

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A team of Florida State researchers is the first group to look at the incredibly grueling competition called the Ultraman and what it does to your body.

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The great human drama known as World War II shaped the way we see the world today and, on Friday, May 8, the world will commemorate one of the most important milestones of the conflict — the 70th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day (V-E Day), which signified the end of the war in Europe. Florida State University’s Institute on World War II and the Human Experience is doing its best to preserve the countless documents, photos and artifacts that help tell the story of this monumental time in history.

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This year will mark the 150th anniversary of May 20, 1865, when Union Brigadier General Edward McCook declared the Emancipation Proclamation was in effect in Tallahassee. An expert from Florida State University is available to comment on the anniversary, the Civil War and slavery.

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Preventing preterm labor with light and inducing labor using a side effect-free drug are two new technologies based on Florida State University research that are heading to the marketplace.

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The 7.9 magnitude earthquake that hit Nepal about 50 miles northwest of Kathmandu April 25 has caused thousands of deaths, injuries and massive damage. Geological experts from Florida State University are available to comment on the earthquake and the deadly avalanches that followed.

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Assistant Professor of Oceanography Robert Spencer writes in Geophysical Research Letters that single-cell organisms called microbes are rapidly devouring the ancient carbon being released from thawing permafrost soil and ultimately releasing it back into the atmosphere as carbon dioxide. Increased carbon dioxide levels, of course, cause the Earth to warm and accelerate thawing.

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Arthur Raney, the James E. Kirk Professor of Communication at Florida State University, will begin a three-year research project to analyze the daily use and effects of inspirational media through a grant from the John Templeton Foundation, which serves as a philanthropic catalyst for discoveries relating to the “big questions” of human purpose and ultimate reality.

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A little-known element called californium is making big waves in how scientists look at the periodic table. According to new research by a Florida State University professor, californium is what’s known to be a transitional element, meaning it links one part of the Periodic Table of Elements to the next.

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Researchers are enlisting the help of black churches and federally funded nutrition programs in the quest to identify young children who may show signs of autism.

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In popular culture, the phrase “battle of the sexes” seems to pit the male hormone (testosterone) against the female (estrogen). Now a Florida State University College of Medicine researcher has documented a way in which the two hormones work together to protect low-testosterone males from the effects of anxiety and depression.

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Biological Science Assistant Professor Elizabeth Stroupe and Associate Professor Hank Bass, along with molecular biophysics graduate student Mykhailo Kopylov, write in a new Biochemistry paper that the same type of protein works in plants and animals to bind to peculiar DNA structures called G-quadruplexes, or G4 DNA for short.

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Three years after discovering that a single, unidentified mechanism was modifying about 800 proteins simultaneously during cell division, Florida State University researchers have identified that mystery enzyme.

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A Florida State University researcher has opened a new clinic that will provide assessment and treatment services for Tallahassee-area families with children suspected of having attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

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A historic event in the nation’s civil rights movement, the Selma-to-Montgomery march, occurred 50 years ago this month. The events surrounding the march eventually led to the enactment of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Experts from Florida State University are available to comment on this topic.

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A material might melt or snap in half. And for engineers, knowing when and why that might happen is crucial information. Now, a Florida State University researcher has laid out an overarching theory that explains why certain materials act the way they do.

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A Florida State researcher has developed a framework to help government and conservation groups make decisions about how to best allocate resources for conservation purposes.

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Shuyuan Mary Ho, an assistant professor in the School of Information in the College of Communication and Information at Florida State University and an expert in cybersecurity, built a software application that can assess a human’s disposition and identify potential dangerous behaviors.

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An international partnership between Florida State University and a team from the Russian Academy of Sciences has found that space travel may severely impair the body’s ability to regulate blood rushing to the brain, which could contribute to the temporary or permanent vision problems experienced by astronauts.