Sustainability News

- Without 46 Million Year-Old Bacteria, Turtle Ants Would Need More Bite And Less Armor
  
  March 06, 2018
  
  Socially transmitted, nitrogen-providing microbes have opened a new ecological frontier for herbivorous turtle ants.
  
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- Meet the Drexel Dragons up for the Biggest Awards This Year
  
  March 01, 2018
  
  Drexel University’s Center for Scholar Development recently hosted an event to recognize the hard work and initiative taken by those students who applied for major fellowships this year.
  
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- Plants Evolve Away from Obsolete Defenses When Attacked by Immune Herbivores, Study Shows
  
  February 26, 2018
  
  A new study shows that plants can evolve out of their obsolete defense mechanisms when facing an immune enemy, an illustration of the “defense de-escalation” evolution theory.
  
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- Hockey with Rats, Curling with Turtles: It's Animal Olympics Week at the Academy
  
  February 14, 2018
  
  To celebrate the 2018 Winter Olympics, the Academy of Natural Sciences is hosting its own “Academy Winter Games” for its athletically inclined animals.
  
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- Dragons Fly With Eagles at The 2018 Super Bowl
  
  February 05, 2018
  
  It takes a team to throw a great Super Bowl party, and this year’s production involved many Drexel faculty, staff and students, whether for work or play.
  
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- Top Drexel Stories of 2017
  
  December 20, 2017
  
  2017 was a big year for Drexel University, which made strides in research and developments that could impact all of our futures.
  
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- Will People Eat Relish Made from ‘Waste’ Ingredients? Drexel Study Finds They May Even Prefer It
  
  December 12, 2017
  
  A new Drexel University study found strong potential for consumer acceptance of a new category of foods created from discarded ingredients.
  
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- Studies Show Barnegat Bay Salt Marshes Provide Millions of Dollars of Water Treatment for Free – For Now
  
  December 07, 2017
  
  A pair of studies led by Academy of Natural Sciences researchers show that salt marshes along New Jersey’s Barnegat Bay are invaluable for removing nutrients — but they’re threatened by climate change.
  
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- Microscopic Algae Hold Key to New Jersey’s Nutrient Pollution Now and in the Past
  
  December 07, 2017
  
  An Academy of Natural Sciences-led study found that the presence of certain species of microscopic algae called diatoms can be reliable indicators of nitrogen pollutions in New Jersey’s bays.
  
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- Fossils Fuel This Student’s Attraction to the Academy
  
  December 04, 2017
  
  Kevin Sievers has been coming to the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University since he was a little kid to learn about the ancient animal history on display. Now, as a Drexel student, he gets to work there.
  
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