![Sidewinder in trackway](https://d7.biosciences.gatech.edu/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/sidewinder023_1.jpg?itok=_NKIb_V-)
Researchers have learned how sidewinder snakes climb sandy slopes, and put that knowledge to work with a snake-like robot.
![Smooth dogfish shark](https://d7.biosciences.gatech.edu/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/smooth_dogfish_shark.jpg?itok=QdIGc1kX)
The increasing acidification of ocean waters caused by rising atmospheric carbon dioxide levels could rob sharks of their ability to sense the smell of food, a new study suggests.
![Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering & Bioscience](https://d7.biosciences.gatech.edu/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/ibb-166_0.jpg?itok=EGnJ-kcP)
Each team to receive $100K for two years to kick-start new research.
![Male cichlid fish](https://d7.biosciences.gatech.edu/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/male_composite_blend_-_resized_0.jpg?itok=TtAjbUaz)
Researchers have sequenced the genomes and transcriptomes of five species of African cichlid fishes and uncovered a variety of features that enabled the fishes to thrive in new habitats and ecological niches within the Great Lakes of East Africa.