WashU artists use music to amplify the climate change conversation
Christopher Stark and Dan Giammar bring environmental research and the arts together in “Climate Change in Concert.”
WashU Professor builds bird blind inspired by ancient Rome
A new 20-foot tall, concrete, spiral shape overlook called Avis Spiralis, (spiral bird), rests just south of the Audubon Center in the Riverlands of West Alton.
Arthur Holly Compton Faculty Achievement Award: Jonathan Losos
An internationally recognized evolutionary biologist, WashU professor Jonathan Losos has transformed our understanding of biodiversity through groundbreaking research on lizards, cats, and the rapid pace of evolutionary change.
How a WashU professor used concrete to build a 20-foot-tall home for migratory birds
A 20-foot-tall concrete spiral was recently completed at the Audubon Center at Riverlands nature reserve near St. Louis.
WashU study found gaps in St. Louis’ emergency preparedness ahead of tornado, calls for change
A Washington University study found gaps in St. Louis’ emergency preparedness ahead of the May 16 EF3 tornado, calling for local public and nonprofit groups to create a support network ahead of any future emergencies.
Real vs. Fake Christmas Trees: Which Is Actually Better for the Planet? | What Do I Do With This?
Between gift wrap, decorations, lights, food, and Christmas trees, the holidays create a shocking amount of waste. But what actually belongs in the trash, and what doesn’t?
Heat-seeking beetles drawn to plants that glow in infrared
To attract their pollinators, plants have long produced vivid flowers—but the world wasn’t always so colorful.
An SOM-Designed Timber Pavilion Opens In Millennium Park
A site-specific installation has opened in Millennium Park as part of the Chicago Architecture Biennial’s “Shift: Architecture in Times of Radical Change.”
Google plans to power a new data center with fossil fuels, yet release almost no emissions – here’s how its carbon capture tech works
As AI data centers spring up across the country, their energy demand and resulting greenhouse gas emissions are raising concerns.
Archaeologists May Have Found the Lost Iron City of the Silk Road in the Remote Highlands of Uzbekistan
Researchers are uncovering what they think is the metropolis of Marsmanda, an iron-making city that could rewrite the history of the famed trade route