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Scarlet laser
By James Grega

When you think of a laser, what comes to mind? Intergalactic space battles? James Bond in Goldfinger? A game of laser tag?

You may be surprised to learn that studying lasers at The Ohio…

Angus Fletcher, Professor of Story Science at the Ohio State Project Narrative

A story that places us inside the mind of a character who is remorseful about causing harm can inspire forgiveness for that fictional bad act, a new study finds.

But the literary benefits to…

linker histone H1 protein

A protein that’s essential to every cell’s ability to turn off unnecessary genes is well known for its key function of compacting genes and its connection to cancer when it undergoes mutation. But…

Claudia Turro in the lab

Claudia Turro was eager to start the 2026-27 school year for good reason: she was back in her laboratory full-time.

After serving as Ohio State’s department chair of…

David Nagib

David Nagib, College of Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor and Dr. Harold "Hal" Miller and Betty J. Miller Endowed Chair in Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, has been…

a wooden doll scratching its head pensively

For decades, body image researchers have focused almost exclusively on how we compare ourselves to others, and the toll it takes on our well-being. But a new study from The Ohio State University…

Guliya Ice Cap

Ancient ice trapped within an ice cap in Northwestern Tibet appears to preserve fragments from the last ice age, extending Earth’s glacial record by over 100,000 years and making them the oldest…

Hip Hop DJ Table
By James Grega

Hip hop began more than 50 years ago in the neighborhoods of New York City and has since spread across America, crossed oceans, connected cultures and even inspired new genres of music. Now, hip…

Mershon Search Lab Team

After more than six decades of conflict, 137,000 people have been reported missing in Colombia. A partnership between The Ohio State University’s new Mershon Search Lab and Colombia’s Unidad de…