E.O. Wilson discusses his new book, "Half-Earth," and his recent and thought-provoking proposal to devote half the surface of the Earth to nature. The livestream video features E.O. Wilson and ...

The Ants, says Wilson, "is a synthesis of everything we know--not just the natural history and classification of ants, but a lot of ideas in population biology, microevolution, genetics, biochemistry, ...

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The naturalist was recognized for his work on social behavior and pheromones in ants and as a champion of wildlife conservation. Amid cuts to federal funding, US universities tighten budgets, forcing ...

Edward O. Wilson, who taught at Harvard for 46 years, was one of the world's leading experts on biodiversity. He died on Sunday in Burlington, Mass., at age 92. Edward O. Wilson, pictured above ...

E.O. Wilson is among America's most eminent biologists. Winner of two Pulitzer prizes and the recipient of countless scientific honors, his influence extends far beyond the scientific community.

We're in the midst of the Earth’s sixth mass extinction crisis. Harvard biologist E. O. Wilson estimated that 30,000 species per year (or three species per hour) are being driven to extinction.