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June 15, 2026

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The Secrets of Bunker 46

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June 15, 2026

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June 15, 2026

Inside a World War II-era bunker at Tyson Research Center, preserved birds, handwritten logs and mold-covered artifacts tell a story of science, stewardship and changing times.

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The Secrets of Bunker 46

June 15, 2026

Inside a World War II-era bunker at Tyson Research Center, preserved birds, handwritten logs and mold-covered artifacts tell a story of science, stewardship and changing times.

Kathleen Dobbs publishes senior thesis research

February 2, 2026

Kathleen Dobbs, AB 2025, published her senior thesis research in the Journal of Medical Entomology.

A Rest Stop for the Winged: Bird Banding at Tyson

May 20, 2025

Deep in the heart of the 2,000 acres of Tyson Research Center, as the early morning light filters through the trees, a dedicated team of bird banders is hard at work. Their mission? To track and study migratory birds, contributing to broader research on bird populations and conservation.

Meet Sam Ko, Tyson Tick Hunter

Apr 30, 2025

Tyson undergraduate researcher Sam Ko has been studying ticks for the last year of her college career. Her legacy will be confirming the arrival of a tiny invasive species raising big concerns.

Tyson tick expert interviewed on St. Louis Public Radio

Mar 18, 2025

Solny Adalsteinsson, Tyson senior staff scientist, was interviewed on St. Louis on the Air about the first finding of the longhorned tick in St. Louis County.

Tyson scientists contribute to study on mammal activity patterns

Mar 14, 2025

St. Louis Wildlife Project collaborators Solny Adalsteinsson, Beth Biro, and Whitney Anthonysamy contributed local data to a global study of mammalian temporal activity. Findings published in Science Advances indicate that the timing of daily activities is highly changeable under human environmental impacts.

Invasive longhorned tick discovered at Tyson

Feb 27, 2025

WashU researchers recently identified the first longhorned tick found in suburban St. Louis County. In concert with Tick Watch STL, the researchers will conduct additional tick investigations in the region.

New ForestGeo paper advances understanding of global biodiversity patterns

Feb 26, 2025

Jonathan Myers, Professor of Biology and Tyson’s ForestGeo PI, collaborated with 36 investigators across 21 ForestGeo plots to assess aggregation patterns in forests across latitudes.

Tyson welcomes first cohort of TCC interns

Jan 23, 2025

Starting this past fall semester, Tyson has launched a paid internship program through the Tyson Conservation Corps (TCC). The TCC Internship program seeks to keep WashU undergraduates connected to Tyson’s research, education, and community during the academic year.

Nothin' but pawpaws in the pawpaw patch

Jan 9, 2025

A new study led by WashU graduate student Anna Wassel and her research team at Tyson Research Center uncovers how pawpaw trees upend the typical dynamics of plant competition in forest understories, fostering a habitat that is more random and unpredictable.