Research at UCMP

Research profiles Take a look at some of the exciting work happening at UCMP. Field notes UCMP curators, staff, and students share accounts of their adventures and findings in the field. Publications A complete reference list of the recent published writing by UCMP curators, staff and students. PaleoBios A peer-reviewed journal produced by the UCMP, issued three times each year. Collections at UCMP Learn about the UCMP collections, search the collections online, read policies for using the collections and more. Information for visiting researchers Policies, contact information and more.

		Caldwell finds that stomatopods can perceive circularly polarized light March 25, 2008 Some stomatopods can detect and analyze circularly polarized light according to research by UCMP's Roy Caldwell and collaborators published in the recent Current Biology. No other animal is known to be able to perceive this sort of light. These stomatopods can actually distinguish between left-handed and right-handed circular polarization. The discovery has been widely reported, including by Wired and Science News.

		Pyramids, forams, and Red Sea reefs: Field notes from Lorraine Casazza, part 2 March 24, 2008 Grad student Lorraine Casazza's Egyptian adventure continues as she collects Nummilites and endures sandstorms in the Valley of the Whales.

		Squid science: Field notes from Stephanie Bush March 17, 2008 In her latest report from the field, Stephanie shoots ink at some squid and mimics squid bioluminescence.

		Hunting for Mesozoic vertebrates in Ethiopia: Field notes from Mark Goodwin March 17, 2008 The third episode of Mark Goodwin's field report from Ethiopia: raw meat, flat tires and even some fossil prospecting.