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Sequencing algae’s genome may aid biofuel production
Gigantic blooms of algae can affect the weather and they account for 30 to 40 percent of all photosynthesis in the world’s oceans. -
Why did the Gates Foundation cuts fossil fuel investments?
The Gates Foundation isn't saying whether profits or ethics led to unloading Exxon, other stocks. Scott Montgomery, lecturer in international studies weighs in. -
Understanding and adapting to climate change
A changing climate presents challenges for ecosystems, industry, and society. Researchers in the Department of Biology at the University of Washington are addressing those challenges and helping find solutions from the forests of Mt. Rainier to the waters of Puget Sound.
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A more acidic ocean will bend the mermaid’s wineglass
New research from the University of Washington’s Friday Harbor Laboratories shows that a more acidic ocean can weaken the protective shell of a delicate alga. -
Finding Friday Harbor
Take a look behind the Friday Harbor Laboratories where students can study everything from orcas to algae on the rocky shores of San Juan Island. -
Author's work 'The Sea Is My Country' explores importance of whaling in Makah culture
This September, Joshua Reid will start a new job as associate professor in history and Native American studies. -
Biology professor reunited with rare nautilus
UW Biology Professor Peter Ward encounters one of the world's rarest animals, one he hasn't seen in over three decades.
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Nat Geo Explorers Nominated for Top Conservation Prize
UW Biology Professor Dee Boersma named a finalist in recognition of her work documenting the impacts of climate change on penguins. -
UW researchers model tsunami hazards on the Northwest coast
Recent press and social media coverage have reminded residents of the Pacific Northwest that they live in a seismically active region. -
Using DNA to track elephant poachers
How elephant dung and ivory tusk samples can help save the African elephant -
U.S. Goes After African Elephant Slaughter With Ivory Ban
Illegal wildlife trade has become the world’s fourth-largest international organized crime, according to a recent UW Biology study. -
How do mosquitoes find food? First, they smell you, scientists say
New research shows that mosquitoes find targets by following the scent of the air we exhale, then using sight and body heat sensors to close in. -
$2.3M energy conservation project in Physics/Astronomy Building complete
The capital retrofit project has drastically reduced ventilation system waste in the iconic campus building -
UW researchers show that the mosquito smells, before it sees, a bloody feast
A team of biologists from the University of Washington and the California Institute of Technology has cracked the cues mosquitoes use to find us. -
A philosopher and an atmospheric scientist walk into a bar...
It’s fair to say that dire warnings about climate change have become the new normal. So we shouldn’t expect a great punch line when our bar scenario takes place, as it did recently.