Shark depredation is a rising issue in recreational fishing, especially in Florida, where sharks steal fish straight off anglers' lines. Researchers harnessed citizen science – social media, angler surveys, charters – and genetic analysis, to investigate the problem. Findings reveal that snapper-grouper species are the most targeted, with bull and sandbar sharks as the primary culprits. Nearly half of anglers reported depredation. These insights help shed light on the extent of this human-wildlife conflict and its impact on different fishery sectors.

Researchers in Korea have developed a technology that automatically identifies the necessary precursor materials to synthesize specific target materials.

Researchers at the Beijing Institute of Technology have unveiled an innovative electrothermal microgripper that promises to improve microelectronics, biomedical engineering, and MEMS applications. 

For decades, scientists across the globe have investigated methods to accurately measure drug permeability across the blood-brain barrier. In research published in Fluids and Barriers of the CNS, Quentin R. Smith, Ph.D., from the TTUHSC Jerry H. Hodge School of Pharmacy, sought to reconcile discrepancies in the field and provide accurate methods for measuring permeability over a very broad range spanning from poorly crossing polar compounds to rapidly crossing approved central nervous system clinical drugs.