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A new study from UNL biologists has revealed that the net-casting spider's secondary eyes -- the largest of any arachnid -- likely evolved in part to help it capture ground-based prey.

What big eyes you have! Spider adaptation widened dietary net

May 18, 2016

Science & Technology

The redesign of lab and office space within UNL's Manter Hall has earned a 2016 IDEA award from the Great Plains Chapter of the International Interior Design Association.

Achievements | Honors, awards, publications for May 13

May 13, 2016

Speed limits: Thresholds curb warming's acceleration of animal movement

April 28, 2016

Agriculture & Environment

Science & Technology

From left: Alissa Anderson, Rowan McGinley, Eileen Hebets, Pawl Tisdale and Colton Watts. With the help of Anderson, McGinley, Watts and other arachnologists, Hebets will present her Eight-Legged Encounters exhibit at the USA Science and Engineering Festival in Washington, D.C. Tisdale, a Lincoln-based artist, created posters and designed materials for the exhibit.

Dr. Hebets goes to Washington for Eight-Legged Encounters

April 15, 2016

Science & Technology

Achievements | Honors, awards, publications for April 8

April 8, 2016

New books: Emeriti professors featured in recent publications

April 1, 2016

Biologists (left to right) Eileen Hebets and Alissa Anderson have shown that the male nursery-web spider improves his odds of surviving a sexual encounter with a cannibalistic female by wrapping his mate's forelegs with silk prior to copulation.

Study finds sexual restraints protect male spiders from cannibalism

March 1, 2016

Science & Technology

SciPop talks to focus on cosmetics, parasites

February 23, 2016

Science & Technology

Nebraska hosts Women in Science conference

February 18, 2016

Science & Technology

Study finds ratio between speed of evolution, population change

February 4, 2016

Science & Technology

New Books: Janovy, Leiter publish book updates

February 1, 2016

UNL researchers have identified a target of disease-causing plant pathogens. From left, Panya Kim, Ming Guo, Christian Elowsky, Guangdong Li and Jim Alfano.

Researchers ID target of disease-causing plant pathogens

January 27, 2016

Agriculture & Environment

Science & Technology