You are here
More Biology Stories
September 19, 2017
The animal kingdom is home to all sorts of courageous youngsters. Nassima Bouzid, a doctoral candidate in the UW Department of Biology, is quoted. news.nationalgeographic.com
September 19, 2017
A new study suggests that facial-recognition software could identify an individual's sexuality. Carl Bergstrom and Jevin West are quoted. newyorker.com
August 28, 2017
As he carefully liberates the fossilized skull of a T. Rex, the Burke Museum’s Bruce Crowley feels like one of the luckiest paleontologists alive. king5.com
August 25, 2017
Amy Lambert spends most of her waking hours in search of the island marble; a rare butterfly. opb.org
August 25, 2017
Adam Summers, a dedicated biologist at the University of Washington, began his quest to scan every fish in the sea. techcrunch.com
August 23, 2017
In a new study, orca pregnancy failures are up, salmon stocks are down, and fecal samples are in—thanks in part to a black Lab on dung duty. seattlemet.com
August 15, 2017
A T. Rex skull, found biology professor Greg Wilson and his team is now on display at the Burke Museum. foxnews.com
August 7, 2017
Sam Wasser, a professor at the UW who has performed forensic analysis on seized ivory for the last 13 years, commented on the destroyed ivory. nytimes.com
August 4, 2017
A common lizard living on the Texas-Mexico border underwent a dramatic genetic transformation in response to cold weather. Raymond Huey, an evolutionary biologist at the UW, is quoted. sciencemag.org
August 2, 2017
In 2013 and 2014, scientists started noticing that west coast starfish weren't their usual regenerative selves. popularmechanics.com
August 1, 2017
The construction of a dam in central Brazil has spurred remarkably fast evolution of geckos in the region. Raymond Huey, an evolutionary biologist at the UW, is quoted. sciencemag.org
July 26, 2017
Samuel Wasser, Ph.D., research professor, Biology, director, Center for Conservation Biology, UW uwtv.org
July 25, 2017
In a study at the University of Washington, in Seattle, researchers found that “in almost all cases, students self-sorted by ethnicity and gender.” timeshighereducation.com
July 6, 2017
Improving salmon runs could help the endangered killer whales that frequent the inland waters of Washington state. washingtonpost.com
July 6, 2017
The Southern Resident killer whales are a genetically distinct population, and they are considered critically endangered with only an estimated 78 individuals left. mnn.com