Department of Biology

Scientists are increasingly focusing not just on what species are present in an ecosystem, but on the roles that certain key species play in shaping their environment.

The social dynamics of groups of students working on a project affect academic performance, a new UW study suggests.

The animal kingdom is home to all sorts of courageous youngsters. Nassima Bouzid, a doctoral candidate in the UW Department of Biology, is quoted.

A new study suggests that facial-recognition software could identify an individual's sexuality. Carl Bergstrom and Jevin West are quoted.

 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.

Amy Lambert spends most of her waking hours in search of the island marble; a rare butterfly.

Adam Summers, a dedicated biologist at the University of Washington, began his quest to scan every fish in the sea.

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.

A T. Rex skull, found biology professor Greg Wilson and his team is now on display at the Burke Museum. 

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.

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. 

In 2013 and 2014, scientists started noticing that west coast starfish weren't their usual regenerative selves. 

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.

Samuel Wasser, Ph.D., research professor, Biology, director, Center for Conservation Biology, UW

In a study at the University of Washington, in Seattle, researchers found that “in almost all cases, students self-sorted by ethnicity and gender.”