Natural Sciences Division

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

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. 

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.

"Scary-smart" is how one professor describes David Jekel, who majored in math and classics.

A violist, an economist, a poet, and a mathematician share the College of Arts & Sciences’ highest undergraduate honor, the Dean's Medal.

Aiming to make the first portrait of the hungry monster at the center of our galaxy, astronomers built “a telescope as big as the world.”

Graduate students at the University of Washington have found a way to detect volcanic activity in the atmospheres of exoplanets

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.

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.

A new documentary film captures Mize's recovery as he worked with Diane Kendall, now a University of Washington professor of speech and hearing sciences.

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.

One of the most important—and debated—decisions among mixed expat families is which language to speak at home.

New study shows that young children understand how the sounds they make influence someone else.

From a higher vocabulary to mastering mouth motion, the lilting babble seems to play a key role in helping babies process language.

A small group of determined scientists can make big contributions to physics.