Department of Biology

UW Biology Professor, Janneke HilleRisLambers – has been selected as an ESA fellow for 2018. 

Puget Sound beekeepers are on alert because of a beetle that's been recently found in the area. Evan Sugden, a UW biology lecturer, is quoted.

The outdoor community has made filtration a must. But a look at the scientific evidence shows that this mandate rests on a shaky foundation."

A new study shows that mosquitoes may choose who to bite based on scent.

Sam Wasser's group, Center for Conservation Biology, is using DNA to convict poachers of African elephants.

There is a popular misconception that bees shouldn't be able to fly. A 2005 study by Michael Dickinson, then a UW biology professor, is referenced.

Recognized as the world's foremost expert on penguins, UW Biology's Dee Boersma has dedicated her career to ensuring these charismatic seabirds thrive! 

A complex interaction between the chemicals in the water and the animals' bodies creates the bubble suits, said Floris van Breugel.

In water, flies inevitably become fish bait, can’t escape or emerge too wet to function. But in Mono Lake’s salty waters, the fly species Ephydra hians is an exception.

The alkali fly can dive underwater and can reemerge to the surface without ever getting wet. Research by Floris van Breugel, a biology research associate at the UW, is referenced.

In the future, some flower species may bloom earlier while others could disappear altogether, according to a study from the UW. Elli Theobald, a biologist at the UW, is quoted.

Climate change will mean big changes for wildflowers on Mount Rainier by the end of the century. Elli Theobald, a biologist at the UW, is quoted.

Researchers at the University of Washington found that earlier blooms are just one of several ways climate change may affect the park's popular flowers.

Calling others–and myself–out on BS saved me time, money and made me feel more powerful." Carl Bergstrom, professor of biology at the UW, is featured.

Should America risk the last great salmon run on Earth to dig what could be the richest mine on the planet?