Washington State University is re-establishing a new, updated major in forestry that will begin admitting students in the fall of 2015. The recently established WSU School of the Environment will offer the program in Pullman. » More …
Researchers know that adding natural buffers to the farm landscape can stop soil from vanishing. Now a scientist at Washington State University has found that more buffers are better, both for pleasing the eye and slowing erosion. » More …
Washington State University researchers have found that it is counter-productive to kill wolves to keep them from preying on livestock. Shooting and trapping lead to more dead sheep and cattle the following year, not fewer. » More …
Alien life might flourish on an exotic kind of carbon dioxide, according to a new study co-authored by Dirk Schulze-Makuch, professor at Washington State University’s School of the Environment. This “supercritical” carbon dioxide, which has features of both liquids and gases, could be key to extraterrestrial organisms much as water is to biology on Earth. » More …
WSU’s one-of-a-kind Bear Center is the site of the first-ever study on whether grizzly bears make and use tools. Researchers are chronicling the bears’ behavior when faced with the challenge of getting to food that is beyond their reach. Eight brown bears—three males and five females—are being tested separately and are at various phases of the experiment. The Bear Center is part of the School of the Environment at WSU.
Read more about grizzlies and their problem-solving skills:
WSU News https://news.wsu.edu/2014/08/19/grizzly-bears-use-tools-wsu-study-under-way/#.U_TvpUh2DZk
Seattle PI http://www.seattlepi.com/default/article/WSU-grizzly-smarter-than-the-average-bear-5700750.php
Globe and Mail http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/bears-using-tools-to-extend-their-reach/article20147194/
Calgary Herald http://www.calgaryherald.com/travel/story.html?id=10134438/
KOMO-TV News http://www.komonews.com/news/local/WSU-grizzly-smarter-than-the-average-bear-272030671.html
MSN Canada http://news.ca.msn.com/world/wsu-grizzly-smarter-than-the-average-bear