Lemur’s lament
Scientists studying critically endangered lemurs in Madagascar confronted what can be done when one threatened animal kills another.
WashU works to protect migrating birds
To protect migrating birds passing through the St. Louis region in late April and May, the Office of Sustainability is partnering with the Lights Out Heartland initiative to curb light pollution.
Scientists track red-tailed hawks nesting near WashU campus
Researchers with the Forest Park Living Lab have been following two red-tailed hawks since December 2023. The hawks have built and are tending a nest near the WashU campus.
Planting and cultivating seeds through connection
In her work with local organizations to promote health and wellness in the St. Louis region, Diana Parra Perez, PhD ’13, sees the power of solidarity.
Unlocking the ‘chain of worms’
Scientists share single-cell atlas for the highly regenerative worm, Pristina leidyi.
Arpita Bose named Fulbright Scholar
The associate professor of biology will travel to Belgium to continue her work on the green potential of purple bacteria.
Movement of crops, animals played key role in domestication
Archaeologist Xinyi Liu’s field work on the Tibetan Plateau, inner Mongolia and regions across Central Asia has contributed to a better understanding of the globalization of food in deep antiquity and its biological and social consequences.
Transforming wood waste for sustainable manufacturing
Foston takes detailed look at lignin disassembly on path to replace petroleum with renewables
Weedy rice gets competitive boost from its wild neighbors
Working with partners in China, Malaysia and Thailand, biologists in Arts & Sciences determined that weedy rice is crossbreeding with wild rice in Southeast Asia.
WashU Expert: How does dicamba drift?
Kimberly Parker, an assistant professor of energy, environmental and chemical engineering, studies dicamba in the lab under different variables to determine the mechanisms behind how it turns into vapor, a process called volatilization.