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Patrick Clapp saved up and launched a small business selling coffee beans at Soulard Farmer’s Market. Now his shops, including one on the campus of Washington University, are thriving.

The findings could help climate models be more accurate about warming projections. WashU atmospheric chemist Rajan Chakrabarty shares his experience.

A January study led by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis found that breast cancer diagnoses have increased steadily in women under 50 over the last two decades.

According to the United States Geological Survey, the earthquake was reported in Old Monroe at about 3:30 a.m.

A week after an unusual human case of H5 avian influenza was reported in Missouri, many questions remain. Jacco Boon, virologist at WashU, comments.

Lúcia Lohmann, professor of biology, will be Missouri Botanical Garden’s eighth president and the first woman to hold that post in the nonprofit’s history.

Driven by a local environmental racism report and a commitment to uphold the sanctity of life, churches throughout the metro area decided something had to be done.

The City of St. Louis is prone to an urban heat island effect. Heather Navarro, the director of the Midwest Climate Collaborative, and Kim Medley, the director of Tyson Research Center, comment.

Researchers recently discovered that purple bacteria, typically found in aquatic environments, has a special ability to act like microscopic plastic factories.

Can we solve the world’s biggest problems together? At WashU, we believe we can.