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Mice sing like a jet-engine via EurekAlert!
Wild mice, rats and also many other rodents produce ultrasonic songs that they use for courting and territorial defense. These love songs...Read more
Four species of pangolin are native across Asia, but due to trafficking, they’re now listed as endangered or critically endangered. As Asian numbers have dwindled, traders have turned their gaze...Read more
In the mid-1960s, Robert Paine, a scientist at the University of Washington in Seattle, discovered a hidden organizing principle in the coastal ecosystem he was studying. When a certain species...Read more
Batwoman may be just a comic-book character, but at the UW we have our very own. Her name is Sharlene Santana, and you will find her in an unusually tidy...Read more
Hormones are small signaling molecules that travel between cells and deliver messages to switch on and off specific genes — affecting behavior, environmental responses and growth. Human hormones include testosterone,...Read more
As of 2016, the University of Washington is ranked 6th in the world for Life and Agriculture Sciences, with a total score of 72.5 according to the Academic Ranking...Read more
Biologists of all stripes attest to evolution, but have debated its details since Darwin’s day. Since changes arise and take hold slowly over many generations, it is daunting to track...Read more
Biology Professor Jennifer Nemhauser was named on of the 82 HHMI and Simons and Gates Foundations 2016 Faculty Scholars. She is among the 7 Plant Biologists chosen as well, emphasizing the...Read more
“What did you do over your summer vacation?”
Every September, grade school students answer that question with a litany of activities, from sports camps to Disneyland to visiting grandparents. But...Read more