Biology Department
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Scientists say climate change means sicker world for sea life | The shellfish pathogen that hit California’s Channel Islands in the 1980s began to quickly kill one of the tideland’s most important animals — black abalone. |
2015-01-05 | |
WWU scientists leave for Pacific research cruise | 2014-12-01 | ||
WWU scientists leave for Pacific research cruise | 2014-12-01 | ||
As climate warms, more outbreaks of disease for sea life | The shellfish pathogen that hit California’s Channel Islands in the 1980s began to quickly kill one of the tideland’s most important animals — black abalone. |
2014-12-01 | |
Mystery of why millions of star fish dissolved into goo off Pacific coast solved | Scientists have cracked the mystery of what has killed millions of sea stars in waters off the Pacific coast, from British Columbia to Mexico. |
2014-11-18 | |
Lectures to help faculty cut cruft from their curricula | 2014-11-17 | ||
Big Moon Jelly Blooms Tied to New Dock Construction | Jellyfish blooms have been making waves over the last few decades, with reports that conglomerations of these gelatinous creatures seem to be on the rise. Scientists debate whether blooms are becoming more common globally due to human activities or whether people are simply noticing them more as… |
2014-11-05 | |
Wild mushrooms sprouting everywhere in Northwest | With the return of the rainy season, mushrooms and other fungi are sprouting everywhere in the Northwest, prompting excitement among Mushroomers and curiosity among casual outdoors observers. |
2014-10-10 | |
Hikers help WWU biologist collect, study watermelon snow | Watermelon snow is neither a tasty treat nor a hoax. |
2014-09-17 | |
Program on sea star wasting disease kicks off series | A marine invertebrate expert will kick off the 2014-15 Discovery Speaker Series with a program Thursday on sea star wasting disease. |
2014-09-17 |