Tagged: biology

Study examines life history of Midwestern rattlesnake

Scientists show how climate, geography impact endangered Eastern Massasauga

  • February 14, 2017
Most Midwesterners have never encountered a rattlesnake—but the snakes do indeed exist in these parts, though their numbers are dwindling. While you won’t find them slithering along Chicago’s Michigan Avenue,…

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Bird’s-eye view

NIU researchers using drone to study effect of bison return to Nachusa

  • October 12, 2016
The Nachusa Grasslands near Dixon, Ill., just a 45-minute drive from the NIU campus, had a new visitor flying overhead this past summer, but it wasn’t one of the nature preserve’s many…

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Colorful past

NIU biologists help sequence petunia genomes

  • July 12, 2016
Two Northern Illinois University biologists are key members of an international consortium of scientists that has sequenced and analyzed the DNA of two wild varieties of petunia—a four-year effort that…

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Battling extinction

Study led by NIU biologist identifies proven method of stemming loss of biodiversity

  • March 21, 2016
Here’s some good news related to efforts geared toward slowing the extinction crisis facing our planet. Continued investment in invasive mammal eradications on islands offers a highly effective opportunity to…

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Slaying the ‘superbugs’

NIU researchers make strides toward development of new antibiotics

  • January 27, 2016
A century ago, in the pre-antibiotic era, minor injuries and common infections could cause life-threatening illnesses. That’s why one of the greatest medical successes of the 20th century was the…

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Prairie state of mind

For NIU students, Nachusa Grasslands is a 3,500-acre living laboratory

  • November 30, 2015
World-renowned for its restoration strategies, the Nachusa Grasslands preserve near Dixon, Ill., just a 45-minute drive from the NIU campus, provides a rare and stunning reminder of what the “Prairie…

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Speak Your Mind

What are among the most pressing environmental issues of our times?

  • October 30, 2015
Air pollution. Threatened wild life. Climate change. With so many environmental issues in the news each day, the NIU Newsroom asked university faculty members with expertise on the environment for…

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Mysteries of Madagascar

NIU biologist Karen Samonds explores evolutionary history of island’s modern fauna

  • May 28, 2015
Northern Illinois University biology professor Karen Samonds is looking forward this summer to reconnecting with old friends in a sunny place close to her heart. She also is looking forward…

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Cutting edge

NIU’s cadaver lab trains students for success in research and the health sciences

  • March 3, 2015
In most cases, today’s technology—high-quality computer graphics, extreme data calculations and 3-D imaging and printing—has improved the way society trains and educates professionals. But in the field of biology and…

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