ecology
February 25, 2023
Call of the wild
Samantha Zwicker works to rehabilitate and reintroduce wildlife in the Amazon rainforest.
March 4, 2022
Biodiversity in a box
Nature photographer David Liittschwager captures biodiversity in one cubic foot of space.
August 31, 2021
Land of fire and smoke
Ernesto Alvarado will be the first to tell you: You can’t suppress all of a region’s fires when they’re as much a part of the ecology as its flora and fauna.
March 10, 2020
After the ashes
Scientists knew Mount St. Helens would come back to life after the 1980 eruption, but as a new book shows, its resilience still blew them away.
March 1, 2019
Natural elixir
Spending time outside is a sure-fire way to feel better. But researchers still don't know why that is.
June 1, 2016
Urban evolution
The UW's Urban Ecology Research Lab studies how species change in response to cities.
December 1, 2014
Soil sage
A chef-turned-professor digs into a new crop — turning recycled waste into better soil, better food and better health.
June 1, 2011
The natural
Jane Lubchenco’s ability to bring real-world approaches to scientific inquiry led her to become the first woman director of NOAA. The 1971 alumna is the recipient of the UW's highest alumni honor.
June 1, 2009
Saving faces
This year, Lisa Dabek, '91, '94, scored a major victory in the fight to save tree kangaroos, securing the first-ever national preserve in Papua New Guinea.
March 1, 2008
Sea levels on the rise
Melting glaciers in Greenland and Antarctica, combined with other effects of global climate change, are likely to raise sea levels in parts of Western Washington by the end of this century.
December 1, 2005
Discovery island
Environmental science took a decisive turn on an obscure island off the northwest corner of Washington. The way we look at — and try to save — our world has never been the same.
September 1, 2000
Father of an island
Richard Evanson dedicated himself to revitalizing an island, turning it into an ecological paradise with the help of Fijian natives.
June 1, 1993
Trampling Paradise
Minor rule-breakers are causing much more damage to national parks than intentional vandalism, as much as $100 million, researchers say.