biology

What do you think one single animal can tell you about the health of the environment? It turns out quite a bit. Innovative research at the U-M’s School of Environment and Sustainability is using animal tracking data to document environmental and ecological threats and to advance conservation strategies. WEMU's David Fair spoke with Dr. Scott Yanco about the research and what it is telling us so far.

There are tarantulas in Ypsilanti! Fortunately, they are kept under the close watch of some good folks in the Eastern Michigan University biology department. Studying tarantulas in the lab is one thing, but getting up close and personal with the eight-legged wonders on their territory is an entirely different experience. So, some EMU students are heading out west to see and study the arachnids at work and play in their natural habitat. EMU student Spencer Poscente joins Concentrate Media's Rylee Barnsdale for “On the Ground Ypsi” to talk about his experiences in EMU's arachnid lab and what he hopes to learn out in the field.

It's not often that when we think of jellyfish that we think of them existing in fresh water. But an Eastern Michigan University biology professor and a group of her students are studying this phenomenon in various lakes across Michigan. WEMU's Cathy Shafran was joined by Concentrate Media reporter Rylee Barnsdale to discuss her article on the subject. And, they are joined by EMU biology professor Cara Shillington and EMU grad student Rachel Koski to explore the growing statewide interest in the freshwater creatures since the first report of their work was shared late last year.

An Eastern Michigan University neuropsychologist has been awarded a multi-million-dollar National Institute of Health grant for groundbreaking research on how the neurons in the mouth interact with the brain. WEMU's Cathy Shafran has more.

Most of us are familiar with the term “from farm to table” when it comes to eating fresh food. But are you familiar with “from garden to pharmacy,” when…

Wild bees are essential to our environment, but development, pesticides, and other issues are creating hardship for the pollinators. In this week's…

"Old friends in a new home" is the way University of Michigan Museum of Natural History officials like to describe the new facility opening to the public…

Michigan is known as the “Great Lakes State” with a lot of focus on water, but many people may not realize there are numerous prairie fields here…

The brown marmorated stinkbug is in Washtenaw County and seems to be here to stay. The bugs are now an established nuisance. They invade homes in the…

Bats have a positive impact on Michigan's ecosystem, but a terrible affliction known as "white-nose syndrome" is threatening their population. In this…