From lab to land: Crop modifications are fortifying our food supply against climate change
Joseph Jez, a professor of biology at WashU who studies environmental responses in plants, speaks about crop modifications.
NASA mission will determine if a moon of Jupiter can sustain life
WashU professor William McKinnon comments on the recently launched Europa Clipper spacecraft.
Church in Egyptian Desert Reveals Early Christian Burial Practices
Nicola Aravecchia, an archaeologist at WashU, is featured in this New York Times piece about research at one of the world’s oldest Christian churches.
Two ancient cities have been discovered along the Silk Road
Scientists, including archaeology professor Michael Frachetti, have gained new insight into the Silk Road through the discovery of two abandoned cities.
A Simple Chemical Shift Explains Why Parrots Are So Colorful, Study Suggests
Unlike other birds, parrots produce their own pigments—but scientists never fully understood the underlying mechanisms, until now.
How parrot plumage gets its dazzling reds and yellows
Joe Corbo, a biologist at WashU, comments on the brilliance of birds’ colors.
Hidden players: the bacteria-killing viruses of the gut microbiome
The research of Scott Handley, a microbiologist at WashU, is featured in this Nature article.
Archaeologists use drone-based LiDAR to uncover medieval Silk Road cities in Uzbekistan
An international team of archaeologists, led by Michael Frachetti, Professor of Archaeology at WashU, and Farhod Maksudov conducted the research that brought this ancient city to light.
Cats can associate sounds and images, a basic precursor of language
In this piece, evolutionary biologist Jonathan Losos at WashU comments on the abilities of dogs and cats.
Animals that are all black or all white have reputations based on superstition − biases that have real effects
Elizabeth Carlen, Living Earth Collaborative Postdoctoral Fellow, co-authors this article about human biases toward animals based on color.