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  1. Fish swimming in water

    Cloudy waters causes African fish to develop bigger eyes

    Jun 21, 2024

    Variations in water quality can impact the development of the visual system of one species of African fish, suggests a new study. 

    The research, led by Jai Tiarks, a recent graduate alum in environment and natural resources at The Ohio State University, found that age was a deciding factor in whether fish could successfully cope with new conditions in their underwater environment.  

    The study in the Blue Lips cichlid, a species native to swamps and lakes of Uganda, showed that the eyes and pupil size of young fish raised in cloudy water grew larger than those of fish raised in clear water. This phenomenon happened regardless of the environment each brood’s parents originated from. 

     Learn more about the findings of this study >>

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    Faculty research in The Washington Post

    Dec 5, 2022

    Kerry Ard, associate professor in the SENR and Clair Bullock, a graduate student in SENR are co-authors of a new paper published in Science featured in The Washington Post. 

  3. Ohio State News features research conducted by faculty member Nicole Sintov on household thermostat interactions.

    Ohio State News features new study on household thermostat interactions

    Nov 18, 2019

    Your characterization of the thermostat war going on in your house is likely to depend at least in part on whether you’re a man or a woman, new research published in the journal PLOS ONE suggests and featured in Ohio State News. Nicole Sintov, is the lead author of the study and assistant professor of behavior, decision making and sustainability in the School of Environment and Natural Resources at The Ohio State University.