Browse 2,139 real Animal Sciences projects from past science fairs, with abstracts, awards and links to the original entries.
ISEF · 2026
Animal Sciences
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) groups exhibit a fission-fusion social structure, temporarily separating and reuniting multiple times throughout an elephant’s life. Due to this social dynam…
ISEF · 2026
Animal Sciences
In North America, solitary bees are primary pollinators for a variety of commercial crops and native plants. Habitats have dwindled over time due to nonnative grass lawns and pesticide use.…
ISEF · 2026
Animal Sciences
Changes in temperature are known to have molecular effects on biological mechanisms. It has been found that when exposed to heat stress, Caenorhabditis elegans lose fertility and a general d…
ISEF · 2026
Animal Sciences
Global warming has become a major problem for organic agriculture, as changes in environmental conditions reduce the parasitization rate of Trichogramma, limiting the use and mass rearing of…
ISEF · 2026
Animal Sciences Fourth Award
Declining Arctic sea ice is rapidly altering polar bear habitat and increasing interactions with human activities. This study investigated how sea-ice loss influences polar bear movement and…
CSEF · 2026
Zoology (Senior Division) Honorable_mention Award
An unusual population of Camponotus (Mayr, 1861) was investigated, initially suspected to belong to the complex Camponotus sansabeanus (Buckley, 1866). Worker and gyne specimens were used in…
ISEF · 2026
Animal Sciences
An unusual population of Camponotus (Mayr, 1861) was investigated, initially suspected to belong to the complex Camponotus sansabeanus (Buckley, 1866). Worker and gyne specimens were used in…
ISEF · 2026
Animal Sciences Second Award
With 5.6 billion pounds of pesticides entering ecosystems annually, traditional monitoring methods such as soil and water sampling cannot cover large areas, cost $500–600 per sample, and tak…
CSEF · 2026
Zoology (Senior Division) Honorable_mention Award
Pesticide contamination poses a major threat to the ecosystem, costing $10-15 billion in environmental and health costs. Traditional monitoring methods such as soil and water sampling cannot…
CSEF · 2026
Zoology (Senior Division)
Nowadays, many people face sleep disorder and start using both medical and artificial substances, typically Melatonin, to approach deeper and better sleep. Besides bringing better sleep, Mel…
ISEF · 2026
Animal Sciences
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the accumulation of misfolded a-synuclein proteins due to impaired autophagy. Enhancing autophagy represents a poten…
CSEF · 2026
Zoology (Senior Division)
The steady decline in bee population over the past several decades has led to an overall decrease in crop yields and poorer food quality. Today, there are no known tools available on the mar…
ISEF · 2026
Animal Sciences
Honeybee colonies continue to be the main victim of a series of problems caused by parasites, environmental stress, and the beekeeping methods used. A large part of the losses was due to the…
ISEF · 2026
Animal Sciences
Microplastics (MPs) have been reported to accumulate in biological tissues and induce neurotoxicity; however, non-invasive quantitative models for evaluating their neurotoxic effects remain…
CSEF · 2026
Zoology (Junior Division)
We chose this project because we were curious whether the color of nectar really matters to hummingbirds. We decided to run an experiment for a week with three feeders each a different color…
CSEF · 2026
Zoology (Junior Division)
This experiment examined blue light damage to Drosophila melanogaster eyes and climbing ability. Fruit fly vials were exposed to three conditions for 5 days: 25-watt blue light, 60-watt blue…
CSEF · 2026
Zoology (Junior Division) Fourth Award
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the leading cause of disabilities and deaths worldwide, with Americans experiencing 2.5 million hospitalizations and fatalities annually and $19B in economic…
CSEF · 2026
Zoology (Junior Division)
Have you ever wondered why some birds have weaker bones than others? In this experiment, I wanted to figure out if chickens that lay eggs would have lower bone density because they used calc…
ISEF · 2026
Animal Sciences Second Award
Coral reefs are rapidly declining due to climate change and pollution, with more than 80% of reefs worldwide at risk of bleaching. However, current restoration efforts cannot ensure long-ter…
CSEF · 2026
Zoology (Junior Division) Honorable_mention Award
The idea for this project started when we moved to a new neighborhood with high coyote activity, and needed to find a solution to help keep the neighborhood pets safe. The research question…
CSEF · 2026
Zoology (Senior Division)
This experiment compared the pathogenicity and reproductive success of six Steinernema nematode isolates—Steinernema carpocapsae, Steinernema adamsi, S. jefferhense, Steinernema ceratophorum…
ISEF · 2026
Animal Sciences Third Award
The rice field crab, Sayamia bangkokensis , is a freshwater semi-terrestrial crab with growing commercial significance, especially in soft-shell crab production. These crabs must be harveste…
ISEF · 2026
Animal Sciences
Climate change threatens oyster populations around the world. Rising ocean temperatures lead to severe challenges. As such, there is a clear need for research into ways to protect endogenous…
ISEF · 2026
Animal Sciences
Cruciferous vegetables, commonly consumed vegetables, contain a cancer fighting compound, phenethyl isothiocyanate (PEITC). PEITC has been found to inhibit cell proliferation and induce apop…
CSEF · 2026
Zoology (Senior Division) Honorable_mention Award
Varroa destructor, coloquially known as varroa mites, are a species of parasitic mites that are native to Asia. In the California central valley, these mites are an invasive species that can…
ISEF · 2026
Animal Sciences
Bird habitat quality depends on how much food, water, and shelter the habitat provides. Urbanization may affect habitat quality for birds. I made a hypothesis that bird species richness, abu…
CSEF · 2026
Zoology (Junior Division)
Does Age Matter? A Two Year Study on Leonardo Da Vinci’s Golden Measurements This investigation measured how closely body proportions across ages match Leonardo da Vinci’s Golden Ratio ideal…
ISEF · 2026
Animal Sciences
In nature, microbial volatiles serve as behavioral cues for insects. Pesticides aim to replicate the behavior-triggering nature of these volatiles; however, with approximately 6 billion poun…
ISEF · 2026
Animal Sciences
There have been calls for replacing synthetic food dyes, including Yellow 5 (tartrazine), with natural dyes, including beta-carotene extract from the microalgae Dunaliella salina. The projec…
ISEF · 2026
Animal Sciences
This project proposes a three-compartment trash can designed to separate waste at the point of disposal. General waste, food waste, and processed animal feed are collected in separate sectio…