Ecology is the study of interactions between organisms and their environment. It's a broad field, spanning biology, engineering, policy, and environmental management. There are numerous ecology ...

A new study from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) estimates 10% of insect species on Barro Colorado Island may be cryptic, or visually indistinguishable from related species, ...

The ocean runs on size. Until now, we didn’t have the numbers. A new open-access resource, the Marine Organismal Body Size (MOBS) Database, is giving scientists, conservationists, and the public an ...

Biodiversity—the vast variety of life on Earth—forms the foundation of healthy ecosystems, stable climates, and resilient societies. From microscopic organisms to towering forests and complex animal ...

Forests are home to most of the world’s terrestrial biodiversity and play a central role in sustaining livelihoods, cultures, and ecosystems. Yet, deforestation remains the leading driver of forest ...

Charles Williams, a Ph.D. student in the UW Program in Ecology and Evolution, poses with a cutthroat trout in the Snake River. Williams is one of 13 UW master’s or doctoral students studying ...