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Toby Kiers is honored for research on mycorrhizal fungi — and for efforts to map and protect the underground networks that sustain life on Earth.

Challenging long-held ideas of evolution on islands, a USC Dornsife study found most Channel Islands foxes evolved proportionally larger brains than their mainland cousins — a surprising trait shaped by novel, isolated conditions and survival demands.

Pioneering initiative aims to unite diverse academic disciplines for ecosystem conservation.