New research suggests that Western Antartica is warming almost twice as quickly as scientists have thought, and three times as fast as the global average. ESS‘ Eric Steig is quoted; read more here.
Read more »Piranha ancestor bit harder than a T-rex - UW News
Taking into consideration its size, an ancient relative of piranhas weighing about 20 pounds delivered a bite with a force more fierce than prehistoric whale-eating sharks, the four-ton ocean-dwelling Dunkleosteus terrelli and – even – Tyrannosaurus rex. This research was done by biology doctoral student Stephanie Crofts, who works in Adam Summers‘ lab at Friday Harbor Labs. Read more about megapirahna here!
Read more »Happy New Year! - This week's CoEnv published research
Each week we share the latest publications coming from the College of the Environment. Over the holiday weeks, three new articles co-authored by members of the College of the Environment were added to the Web of Science or published online. 1. Title: Ptychoderid Hemichordate Neurulation without a Notochord (Abstract only; subscription required for full text) Authors: Luttrell, Shawn1,2; Konikoff, Charlotte1,3; Byrne, Alana1,2; Bengtsson, Barbara1; Swalla, Billie J.1,2,3 1.
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