12 Questions from students about the (Wild) Life of Our Bodies
Today we have a special Q & A from Kelly Allen and her East Chapel Hill HS Biology II (Human Biology) students. Each year Allen's students participate in [...]
Dr. Eleanor Dishes about Ants!
Looking for a new podcast to listen to while waiting for the next season of Serial? Check out Under The Microscope -- available for free on iTunes -- [...]
A Heart-to-Heart with Rob Dunn
We're excited for the upcoming release of Rob Dunn's new book, The Man Who Touched His Own Heart, on February 3! After taking on the [...]
Junior Scientists Take on Invasive Ants in New York City
Two junior researchers, Stephen Coyle (a rising college sophomore, top) and Kevin Catalan (a high school student, bottom), have been hard at work at Fordham University [...]
Q & A with Tyler Vitone
It's always fun to have visiting scientists come to our lab -- it gives us a chance to show off our beautiful campus and city [...]
The Effects of Urbanization on Biodiversity: Interview with Myla Aronson
Our blog and social media feeds have been overcome by urban sprawl this week. Yesterday, Rob wrote about the rise of a new mega-city: Charlanta. [...]
The Art and Science of Life After Chernobyl
At first glance, the insect paintings by Cornelia Hesse-Honegger look no different than the images in a Peterson field guide. The subjects are set against [...]
Crazy Ant Q & A
Crazy ants are in the news again, this time for expanding their range from Texas to several other states in the Southeast. We asked our [...]
Are there bark beetles in your backyard?
This past week we reconnected with Jiri Hulcr, resident Forest Entomologist at the University of Florida (and Dunn lab alum) who has just recently launched [...]
Meet the Worker Bees: Q & A with Joe Karlik
Our lab has been buzzing with research activity this summer. We thought it would be fun to sit down with a few of the worker [...]
Meet the Worker Bees: Q & A with Mary Vincent
Our lab has been buzzing with research activity this summer. We thought it would be fun to sit down with a few of the worker [...]
Meet the Worker Bees: Q & A with Moriah Barrow
Our lab has been buzzing with research activity this summer. We thought it would be fun to sit down with a few of the worker [...]
Meet the Worker Bees: Q & A with Shelby Anderson
Our lab has been buzzing with research activity this summer. We thought it would be fun to sit down with a few of the worker [...]
What do planthoppers and armpits have in common?
Did you know that today (May 22) is the International Day for Biological Diversity? To celebrate this holiday, we're sharing a recent conversation we had [...]
Lettuce eat microbes
Last week, Jonathan Leff and Noah Fierer, our colleagues at the University of Colorado at Boulder with whom we’re collaborating on the Wild [...]