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Are Coral Reefs Doomed?

Coral reefs, the “rainforests of the sea,” provide habitats for 25% of all marine life. Critical to global biodiversity, they are essential for food supply, culture and recreation and coastal protection from hurricanes...

January 22, 2026

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Is There a Way to Prevent PTSD in Emergency Responders?

First responders face many dangerous situations and traumatic events affecting millions each year, and these experiences often affect their mental health short- and long-term. A new resiliency training program for first...

November 21, 2025

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President Andrea Goldsmith Delivers 2025 Stony Brook University State of the University Address: “Accelerating Excellence & Impact”

STONY BROOK, NY — September 29, 2025 — Today, Stony Brook University President Andrea Goldsmith formally introduced herself at her first State of the University address, speaking to students, faculty, staff, healthcare...

September 29, 2025

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Images Revealed of the Universe

Stony Brook University professors, post-doctoral, graduate and undergraduate students from the University’s Department of Physics and Astronomy in the College of Arts and Sciences are preparing to measure the Universe...

June 23, 2025

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Do Whales “Speak” in a Similar Way that Human Beings Do?

Stony Brook University Postdoctoral Fellow Mason Youngblood from the university’s Institute for Advanced Computational Science has published a new study in Science Advances that reveals that whale communication is not...

February 20, 2025

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Michael E. White Named Interim Director of The Waste Reduction and Management Institute (WRMI) at Stony Brook University

STONY BROOK—November 21, 2024—Stony Brook University has named Michael E. White the interim director of The Waste Reduction and Management Institute (WRMI), which resides in the university’s School of Marine and...

November 21, 2024

7 min read

Environmental Data from Long Island’s Shinnecock Bay Gathered with No Ecological Fallout

Stony Brook University, in collaboration with the University of Waterloo, citizens of the Shinnecock Indian Nation, Open Ocean Robotics, and McLane Research Laboratories, has unveiled a solar-powered, remote-controlled...

October 24, 2024

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Why Do Free Floating Binary Planets Exist and Form?

Exoplanets are planets beyond our solar system. To date, more than 5,000 of them have been identified. They are expected to form and orbit around stars, in a similar fashion to planets in our solar system. However, some...

May 24, 2024

1 min read

A Whole New World for Astrophysicists

A new telescope called the “Condor Array Telescope” may open up a new world of the very-low-brightness Universe for astrophysicists. Four new papers, published back to back in the Monthly Notices of the Royal...

March 20, 2024

1 min read

Study Sheds Light on Cell Mitochondria

A collaborative effort led by Stuti Sharma, PhD, Assistant Professor in the Department of Biochemistry & Cell Biology at Stony Brook University, resulted in a promising study toward a better understanding of...

February 15, 2024

1 min read

Uncovering the Mystery of Star Formation at the Edge of Galaxies

The mystery of star formation in galaxies continues to intrigue astronomers worldwide. Yet a key question remains just how and why and where do stars form in the Universe? A new discovery from an international team of...

January 9, 2024

1 min read

Marine biologists are learning more about microbes in the sea, viruses being the most prevalent…..

Viruses are the most prevalent biological entities in the world’s oceans and play essential roles in its ecological and biogeochemical balance. Yet, they are the least understood elements of marine life. By unraveling...

November 7, 2023

1 min read

High-flying Research

Greenhouse gas emissions such as carbon dioxide and methane greatly affect the balance of our atmosphere and are largely responsible for climate change. Paul Shepson, PhD, Distinguished SUNY Professor and Dean of the...

August 9, 2023

1 min read

Mapping Dark Matter Matters

With one of the world’s most powerful telescopes, an international team of astrophysicists including Stony Brook University’s Neelima Sehgal mapped dark matter in our Universe to a level not done before. This visual...

April 18, 2023

1 min read

Mammalian Evolution in Madagascar Under Threat!

A new study by a team of international scientists including Liliana M. Dávalos, PhD, of Stony Brook University’s Department of Ecology and Evolution, reveals that it would take three million years to recover the number...

January 10, 2023

1 min read

Egypt’s Coral Reefs Are Necessary to Preserve Oceans’ Ecosystems

An international group of marine scientists led by Karine Kleinhaus, of Stony Brook University’s School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS), has published a letter in Science that is a call to action for policy...

November 10, 2022

1 min read

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Research to Better Understand Air Quality Hits New Heights

This photo taken from the right wing of a plane (ALAR) shows another plane – the University of Wyoming’s King Air – during their coordinated effort over Alaska to measure various air quality indicators in the region...

March 8, 2022

1 min read

Researchers Use Emerging Technologies to Probe Winter Storm; Goal to Improve Forecasting

Nor-easter snowfall forecasts are often challenging to predict accurately. Much of this challenge results from predicting the location and intensity of narrow snow bands, which can quickly drop several inches of snow...

February 9, 2022

1 min read

Category: Featured Research Photo

Are Coral Reefs Doomed?

Is There a Way to Prevent PTSD in Emergency Responders?

President Andrea Goldsmith Delivers 2025 Stony Brook University State of the University Address: “Accelerating Excellence & Impact”

Images Revealed of the Universe

Do Whales “Speak” in a Similar Way that Human Beings Do?

Michael E. White Named Interim Director of The Waste Reduction and Management Institute (WRMI) at Stony Brook University

Environmental Data from Long Island’s Shinnecock Bay Gathered with No Ecological Fallout

Why Do Free Floating Binary Planets Exist and Form?

A Whole New World for Astrophysicists

Study Sheds Light on Cell Mitochondria

Uncovering the Mystery of Star Formation at the Edge of Galaxies

Marine biologists are learning more about microbes in the sea, viruses being the most prevalent…..

High-flying Research

Mapping Dark Matter Matters

Mammalian Evolution in Madagascar Under Threat!

Egypt’s Coral Reefs Are Necessary to Preserve Oceans’ Ecosystems

Research to Better Understand Air Quality Hits New Heights

Researchers Use Emerging Technologies to Probe Winter Storm; Goal to Improve Forecasting

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