Biodiversity

Umilaela Arifin recently spoke to the USU biology department about her work as a researcher and the Global Women in Herpetology Project.

Fruits are vital but did you know their main purpose is to disperse seeds? Researchers from Virginia Tech and Utah State University speak about the ecological mysteries of plants, their fruits and the chemicals they produce to spread seeds.

According to Hilary Shughart, the president of Bridgerland Audubon Society, many invasive weeds are jeopardizing Logan’s ecosystem. The endemic species — plants that are only found in the area — are most in danger.

Animals are important parts of our communities and whether or not we see them, we are always interacting with them. Researchers from the University of…

We can’t save every plant and animal that we’ve put into danger. But we know from experience that we can have a big effect on the ones we choose to…

Utah State University biology professors wants to engage the community with a unique citizen science project aiming to explore interactions between…

Current and former researchers at Utah State University have been catching bees in a national park in California and this research has led to the…

On Tuesday, the Bureau of Land Management took bids for oil and gas leases on 154,212 acres of public land. This move was criticized by the Center for…

Two young brothers were thrilled to find tadpoles swimming in the pond at the Fred and Ila Rose Fife Wetland Preserve in Salt Lake City. They scrambled to…

For his first movie about a mouse, Walt Disney showcased Mickey navigating the river waters by steamboat. But for Dr. Laurie Dizney, the filming of mice…