One of our most urgent challenges is squaring the need to produce enough food for a global population with addressing the loss of biodiversity that results from converting land for agricultural use. But recent findings from W.K. Kellogg ... Read More
KBS postdoc Mittan wins 2022 W.D. Hamilton Award of the Society for the Study of Evolution
A recent talk by W.K. Kellogg Biological Station postdoctoral research associate Cinnamon Mittan has garnered praise and an award for outstanding work. Mittan's talk,"Adaptation during range expansion: A phylogenetic, population ... Read More
Wide-ranging study explores ‘evolution’s solutions to growing old’
The most comprehensive study of aging and longevity to date showed that turtles, salamanders and crocodilians (an order that includes crocodiles, alligators and caimans) have particularly slow aging rates and extended lifespans for their ... Read More
Integrated approach to land management unexpectedly boosts U.S. climate mitigation capacity
Nature-based climate solutions like storing carbon in trees and soil are key climate change mitigation strategies, as is bioenergy coupled with geologic carbon storage. A new study from KBS faculty member and Michigan State University ... Read More
Genetic rescue to the rescue: Conservation and education in action
"Genetic rescue" is a term that might sound at home in a sci-fi fantasy novel to the unfamiliar. On the contrary, it’s a technique quite grounded in real-world science and is a management strategy that can be used to conserve ... Read More
KBS researchers show that bacteria don’t need to be alive to spread antibiotic resistance in soil
Recent research from W.K. Kellogg Biological Station scientists showed that dead bacteria can spread antibiotic resistance in soil after their demise, through a process called horizontal gene transfer. The paper, published in the journal ... Read More
May 18 | Dessert with Discussion: Health of Migratory Birds in the Face of a Changing Landscape
Join the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station community at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 18, for the spring Dessert with Discussion talk. The basics Date: 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 18, 2022Locations: KBS Academic Building Auditorium, 3700 E. ... Read More
KBS, MSU alums establish new endowment to support research equipment at KBS
Wilson Cunningham spent three years doing research at the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station decades ago, but impressions of that time have been long-lasting. Drawing from those experiences, he and his spouse, Jane A. Carstairs, have created a ... Read More
Tuesday, March 1 | Exploring with Scientists
The basics Dates: Tuesdays, March 1, 8, 15 and 22, and April 5 and 12 Time: 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Location: Online (Zoom) Fee: Free Audience: Upper-elementary and middle-school students Register. Elementary and ... Read More
Should we stay or should we go? KBS researchers study guppies to discover motivations for travel
“Traveling can be dangerous and it takes energy. Given all the risks, why do things move around at all?” The question posed by W.K. Kellogg Biological Station researcher and Michigan State University assistant professor Sarah ... Read More
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