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E.O. Wilson receives the Franklin Founders bowl from the Celebration! Benjamin Franklin, Founder organization. Photograph by Dawn Pilotti. On January 17, 2014, the organization Celebration! Benjamin Franklin, Founder presented the Franklin Founders Award to Dr. Edward O. Wilson in rec

November 20, 2013 DURHAM, N.C. – Research collaborations, graduate student projects, and a graduate-level course taught by legendary scientist E.O. Wilson are among the initiatives that will stem from a landmark agreement signed this week by Duke University’s Nicholas School of the En

The Guide,  a new documentary short featuring E.O. Wilson, will have its theatrical debut in Los Angeles beginning July 19th. The Guide  is a coming-of-age tale set against the restoration of a war-torn national park in Mozambique. Raised near Gorongosa National Park, young Tonga Torc

The PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award celebrates writing that exemplifies literary excellence on the subject of physical and biological sciences. The winner receives a cash award of $10,000 and will be honored at the PEN Literary Awards. The PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Scien

In June 2013 scientist and author E.O. Wilson was recognized by the National Geographic Society with the Hubbard Medal—its highest honor—which is awarded for distinction in exploration, discovery, and research. The other recipients in 2013 were oceanographer Sylvia Earle (who serves o

Screen grab of the “Science Friday” website for the June 21, 2013 broadcast featuring E.O. Wilson Last week E.O. Wilson was the featured guest on NPR’s popular “Science Friday” broadcast. Show host Ira Flatow interviewed Wilson about many of the observati

Explorers whose careers reach from the 1960s to today took the stage for a toast to the National Geographic Society at the 125th Anniversary Gala. (Photograph by Rebecca Hale/©National Geographic) The Hubbard Medal—the National Geographic Society’s highest honor—is awarded for d

In this podcast hosted by Ari Daniel Shapiro, listen to E.O. Wilson describe some of his most interesting experiences from his decades of studying ants, from his boyhood in Alabama to his current quite active “retirement.” Wilson details what keeps him motivated, the impor

E.O. Wilson’s latest book, Letters to a Young Scientist, was warmly reviewed this weekend in the June 2, 2013 issue of the New York Times Book Review. Writer Bill Streever calls Letters to a Young Scientist   “first and foremost a book about passion and the delight of disc

The latest issue of National Geographic  (June 2013) features a personal account by E.O. Wilson of his observations and experiences in Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique. Available now on newsstands and online, the magazine article, “The Rebirth of Gorongosa,” also incl