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Investigators who collected DNA from the tusks of slain elephants have identified two large areas where the slaughter has been occurring

Most illegal ivory comes from animals killed in two areas in Africa: Tanzania and a protected area that spans Gabon, Republic of Congo, Cameroon and the Central African Republic.

The key to saving elephants from poachers could be locked up in the animals' DNA, according to the results of a new study.

Most illegally poached African elephant ivory can be traced back to just two areas of Africa, research shows.

Biologists estimate the business kills roughly one out of every ten African elephants each year.

Biology Professor Keiko Torii and her team have identified a mechanism that some plant cells use to receive complex and contradictory messages from their neighbors.

Research from UW Biology Professor Tom Daniel and colleagues shows Hawkmoths see at dusk by slowing down visual processing in the brain.

From Distinguished Teaching Awards to President's Medals, it's awards season at the UW.

Biology graduate David Olsen fulfills a childhood dream in biology and medicine thanks to great supporters and educators along his journey.

What’s the single thing you liked best about the UW? For Hongzhe (Benji) Liang, ’15, the answer is easy: the small computer lab used by photomedia students.