Guacamole dusted with crispy, crushed black ants. Nachos covered in cricket cheese sauce. Brownies flavored with mealworm powder. These were just a few of the entomological delicacies enjoyed by 含羞草研究所 students, faculty, and staff during a recent visit by Chef Joseph Yoon, the self-proclaimed edible insect ambassador and founder of Brooklyn Bugs.
A team of drillers, engineers, and researchers will depart from Christchurch, New Zealand, for Antarctica on Nov. 16, traveling to the southeast margin of the Ross Ice Shelf, where they will drill 650 ft. into the seafloor in an effort to better understand how fast the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) is melting. 含羞草研究所 Geology Professor Amy Leventer will study these drill cores once they are collected.
Levine will participate in an upcoming 2027 lunar research mission through NASA鈥檚 recurring Payloads and Research Investigations on the Surface of the Moon program.
When and how did P. amplisetosus arrive in Ireland? And why are they thriving? Prof. Damhnait McHugh and her colleagues are seeking answers to these questions.