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Care about our birds? Protect Earth’s largest intact ecosystem to our north
The boreal forest is one of the world’s largest storehouses of carbon and home to an abundance of animals and birds. -
Class of 2015: Life really does begin at 40
Biology graduate David Olsen fulfills a childhood dream in biology and medicine thanks to great supporters and educators along his journey. -
Fighting Wildlife Crime Through DNA Mapping
Elephants are being killed at an alarming rate for their tusks and the illegal ivory trade can fuel terrorism. But Sam Wasser, a UW biology professor, has a solution that can track ivory back to it's source and help law enforcement catch criminals.
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How the hawkmoth sees, hovers and tracks flowers in the dark
Using high-speed infrared cameras and 3-D-printed robotic flowers, scientists have now learned how this insect juggles these complex sensing and control challenges. -
Climate change tightens a metabolic constraint on marine habitats
It is well known that climate change will warm ocean waters, but dissolved oxygen levels also decrease as water warms. A new paper by UW researchers in Science magazine reveals likely consequences. -
How forensic intelligence helps combat illegal wildlife trade
Over the past decade, illegal poaching of wildlife has quickly caught up to habitat destruction as a leading cause of wildlife loss in many countries. -
Warmer, lower-oxygen oceans will shift marine habitats
A new paper from UW researchers suggests as global warming continues marine animals will need more oxygen even as their supply diminishes in warmer waters. -
UW biologists find Washington's first dino fossil
The 80-million-year-old fossil is a partial left femur bone of a theropod dinosaur and is on display at the Burke Museum.
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Biology Professor's Calling: Teach Deaf Students They Can Do Anything
UW Biology graduate Caroline Solomon, now a faculty member Gallaudet University, inspires a new generation of biologists and students who are deaf or hard of hearing. -
Seattle Scientists Unearth Washington's First Ever Dinosaur Fossil
Washington State has its first dinosaur. Researchers at the Burke Museum and UW Biology say they excavated a weathered, 80 million year old thighbone from a beach on Sucia Island in the San Juans. -
For the first time ever, a dinosaur fossil has been found in Washington state
Washington just became the 37th state to find a confirmed dinosaur fossil -- and it may be the last. -
Washington's first dinosaur fossil found in San Juans
Scientists have uncovered Washington's first dinosaur fossil, in a state park on the San Juan Islands. -
T. Rex's Cousin? Scientists Find Washington State's First Dinosaur Fossil
A fragmented femur bone hidden underwater for millions of years has provided the first evidence that a dinosaur once roamed Washington state. -
First dinosaur bone found in state, 80 million years later
The leg bone weighs 15 pounds, is 16.7 inches and is the first dinosaur fossil found in Washington. Much of the region was under water during that era 80 million years ago. -
UW biologist wins Saruhashi Prize for top woman scientist
Keiko Torii, a UW professor of biology, awarded the 35th annual Saruhashi Prize for exceptional research accomplishments and mentoring of other women scientists.