Biology

Washington University evolutionary biologist Jonathan Losos’ new book “The Cat's Meow” traces the origin of domestic cats and how scientists use modern tools to study them.

Some experts believe that by the century’s end, autumn leaves could change color up to three weeks later than today. Susanne Renner of Washington University has built a different model.

Washington University biologist Aryeh Miller analyzed data from 2,600 lizard species to find if lizards with toepads had an evolutionary advantage for life in the trees relative to their padless counterparts.

Fish only seem silent when you’re on the outside looking in. Bruce Carlson’s lab at Washington University has been breaking new ground in our understanding of how they communicate. The fish the biology professor studies use electric pulses — and, as it turns out, pregnant pauses — as they signal their peers.

A rare ant native to Central America was named after the Missouri S&T biologist who helped identify the species.

It’s been nearly 300 years since lead was first discovered in Missouri.But the element's important role in the state's economy may come at a price to…

Washington University in St. Louis has been awarded a nearly $24 million grant from the National Science Foundation to open a research center that could…

Imagine a day when law enforcement could rely on a tiny tool to scope out bombs hidden underground in potentially dangerous places.That day could come…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Dec. 5, 2012 - Growing up in Venezuela in the 1940s and '50s, Zuleyma Tang-Martinez lived a…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, June 7, 2009 - President Barack Obama has appointed Barbara Schaal, distinguished professor of…