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Big antlers shouldn't exist -- this math model explains why they do
Carl Bergstrom, professor of biology at UW, shares his insights on why biggest isn't necessarily the best when it comes to deer antlers and lion manes.
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Finding Distant Alien Life Means Detecting Subtle Biosignatures
Earth is a vibrant, lush planet that’s bustling with life, but if you’re far, far away would you be able to tell if there’s was life on Earth at all?
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Building the Future of Biology
In UW Biology we are fueled by what if. We are driven by curiosity and a belief in what's possible. And we believe it's possible to transform the way biological research and teaching are done.
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Study: Inclusive Environment Key to Closing STEM Gap
While the gender gap is tightening in some STEM fields, it's only getting wider in others.
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Behavioral Activation: the Depression Therapy You've Likely Never Heard Of
Research finds a simple action-oriented approach is effective in treating the common mood disorder.
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We have the potential to regrow our own limbs – we just haven't worked out how yet
Our 'close relatives' acorn worms can regrow every major body part after being cut in half.
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Making a More Perfect Penguin
A long-term study by UW's P .Dee Boersma shows the subtle hand of natural selection on Argentina’s Magellanic penguins.
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Forest Die-Offs Alter Global Climate "Like El Nino"
The loss of forests worldwide appears to interact synergistically to produce unpredictable effects on the global climate.
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Microsoft researchers lay down a big bet on topological quantum computers
Microsoft says it’s moving ahead from just talking about quantum computing to building an actual quantum computer, based on the physics that won a Nobel Prize this year.
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Has Hypnosis Finally Been Vindicated by Neuroscience?
Considering its origin story, it’s not so surprising that hypnosis and serious medical science have often seemed at odds. Dave Patterson, a psychologist at the UW weighs in.
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Deforestation Is Going To Cause More Climate Chaos Than We Imagined
Climate models reveal possibility of woodland El Niño.
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Gender Identity: Why It's More Important Than Ever to Educate Yourself and Your Family
ParentMap gives advice on how to discuss awareness and understanding of the world's wide range of gender variations with kids.
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Put me in, coach: How to spark kids' love of sports
Some 70 percent of young athletes drop out of team sports by age 13, citing lack of fun as their main reason for quitting. UW psychologists Ron Smith and Frank Smoll are featured.
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Whispering microresonators detect absorption spectra of individual nanoparticles
A new method expands the range of materials for which ultrasensitive measurements can be made. David Masiello, professor of chemistry at the UW, is featured.
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Quantum computers can talk to each other via a photon translator
Researchers have come up with a way to allow one quantum computer component to efficiently transmit information to another, without losing its quantum character.