/tags/biology Biology en-US Copyright © 2024 �������� Mon, 02 Dec 2024 11:00:00 GMT /education/2024-12-02/engineering-missouri-s-t-biology The University of Missouri Board of Curators has approved a new $130 million building and new Ph.D. programs for the campus in Rolla. Mon, 02 Dec 2024 11:00:00 GMT /education/2024-12-02/engineering-missouri-s-t-biology Jonathan Ahl /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2023-06-06/wash-u-biologist-explains-how-cats-evolved-from-the-savannah-to-your-sofa 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. Tue, 06 Jun 2023 16:29:39 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2023-06-06/wash-u-biologist-explains-how-cats-evolved-from-the-savannah-to-your-sofa Ulaa Kuziez /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-11-09/no-st-louis-is-not-arriving-later-at-peak-fall-foliage-a-biologist-explains-why 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. Tue, 09 Nov 2021 20:22:37 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-11-09/no-st-louis-is-not-arriving-later-at-peak-fall-foliage-a-biologist-explains-why Sarah Fenske /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-08-18/wash-u-biologist-explains-how-lizards-evolved-for-specialized-life-in-trees 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. Wed, 18 Aug 2021 22:30:08 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-08-18/wash-u-biologist-explains-how-lizards-evolved-for-specialized-life-in-trees Lara Hamdan /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-06-16/fish-use-dramatic-pauses-too-wash-u-professor-finds 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. Wed, 16 Jun 2021 20:40:02 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-06-16/fish-use-dramatic-pauses-too-wash-u-professor-finds Emily Woodbury /health-science-environment/2021-04-11/newly-identified-ant-is-named-after-missouri-s-t-biologist A rare ant native to Central America was named after the Missouri S&T biologist who helped identify the species. Sun, 11 Apr 2021 12:14:12 GMT /health-science-environment/2021-04-11/newly-identified-ant-is-named-after-missouri-s-t-biologist Jonathan Ahl /health-science-environment/2017-04-20/researchers-to-study-the-effects-of-lead-on-songbird-health-in-southeast-missouri 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… Thu, 20 Apr 2017 12:05:30 GMT /health-science-environment/2017-04-20/researchers-to-study-the-effects-of-lead-on-songbird-health-in-southeast-missouri Eli Chen /health-science-environment/2016-09-28/washington-university-receives-funding-for-research-that-could-change-medicine-and-agriculture 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… Wed, 28 Sep 2016 19:43:52 GMT /health-science-environment/2016-09-28/washington-university-receives-funding-for-research-that-could-change-medicine-and-agriculture Eli Chen /health-science-environment/2016-07-05/scientists-build-tech-that-uses-locusts-to-sniff-out-explosives 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… Tue, 05 Jul 2016 22:33:03 GMT /health-science-environment/2016-07-05/scientists-build-tech-that-uses-locusts-to-sniff-out-explosives Eli Chen /health-science-environment/2011-12-05/zuleyma-tang-martinez-devotes-life-to-studying-animal-behavior 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… Mon, 05 Dec 2011 12:24:06 GMT /health-science-environment/2011-12-05/zuleyma-tang-martinez-devotes-life-to-studying-animal-behavior Gloria S. Ross