Biology News Archives

Outdoors: Sea lion numbers, appetites grow

PAT NEAL: This otter work

Crab Crackin’: WWU student researching how river otters might act as a natural mitigator to the invasive European green crab

Two people in waders discussing near a river, with trees and cloudy skies in the background.

One Quick Question: Why are there suddenly so many spiders?

Close-up of a spider web adorned with glistening dew drops.

Research sites to monitor Olympic Mountain plants

Biology’s Alejandro Acevedo-Gutierrez named an AAAS Fellow

Man with sunglasses sits on driftwood at beach. Sky is blue, waves are visible. He wears a tan jacket.

Students showcase talent, expertise in Animal Behavior Film Festival

Two smiling young women hold an award. One wears a blue sweatshirt with a bird design; the other, an olive green zip-up. The award reads "Oscar the Octopus, Best Screenwriting".

Biology’s Alejandro Acevedo-Gutierrez honored for research paper 

A girl walks by a seal on a rocky beach, with waves in the background and another child holding a teddy bear.

WWU named a Beckman Scholarship Program awardee

A person in a red and white rugby shirt sits at a desk, studying data displayed on two large computer monitors. A microscope is visible in the background.

Alumni Update: Emmanuel Sanchez

Massive underwater eruption may preview deep-sea mining destruction

Crows can count out loud like human toddlers — when they aren't cheating the test