News Stories

New USC Dornsife research reveals how tiny sea-faring microbes compete for nutrients and help regulate the planet’s climate.

After a devastating marine heatwave hit the Florida Keys and Dry Tortugas in 2023, the populations of two essential reef-building corals are now too low to fulfill their ecological roles. However, coral researchers are not giving up hope yet.

Microbes that filter methane from the ocean floor may hold new clues to addressing climate change, USC Dornsife researchers and collaborators find.

USC Dornsife scholar Julia Schwartzman joins a select group of science luminaries that includes nearly 60 Nobel laureates.

A diversity supplement grant from the National Institutes of Health and a Gilliam Fellowship — the first to be awarded to USC Dornsife — will advance doctoral student scholarship.

Study comparing genetic activity of mitochondria in males and females finds extreme differences, suggesting certain disease therapies must be tailored to each sex.

Earth sciences researcher hopes a long-term study of a Southern California oil spill will help guide future decisions about how to repair affected ecosystems.

USC Dornsife researchers studying a common Caribbean coral’s ability to adapt to rising temperatures turn up an unexpected result.

Associate Professors Naomi Levine, Seth John and J. Cameron Thrash are recognized for their research contributions to aquatic microbial ecology.