Natural Sciences Division

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?

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.

While the gender gap is tightening in some STEM fields, it's only getting wider in others.

Research finds a simple action-oriented approach is effective in treating the common mood disorder.

Our 'close relatives' acorn worms can regrow every major body part after being cut in half.

A long-term study by UW's P .Dee Boersma shows the subtle hand of natural selection on Argentina’s Magellanic penguins.

The loss of forests worldwide appears to interact synergistically to produce unpredictable effects on the global climate.

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.

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.

Climate models reveal possibility of woodland El Niño.

ParentMap gives advice on how to discuss awareness and understanding of the world's wide range of gender variations with kids. 

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.

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. 

Researchers have come up with a way to allow one quantum computer component to efficiently transmit information to another, without losing its quantum character. 

A team of scientists examining seized shipments of elephant tusks from Africa have found that the vast majority of the ivory came from elephants that died within the last 3 years.