Armed with lessons from the pandemic, and with Indigenous knowledge, we can honor Earth Day in lasting ways.

COVID-19 may be putting a dent in pollution, but we can't lose sight of how it's devastating humanity.

Zoology researcher Vikram Baliga is turning everything we know about flight on its head by studying how birds take to the sky.

For ‘Lightning’ Bill Austin, life in a Methow Valley lookout tower isn’t too different from life under social distancing.

With stay-at-home orders pausing fieldwork, scientists worry about Washington's threatened species.

Hint: Don't call 911.

University of Washington sociologist Emma Spiro reminds us that bad information is also contagious during COVID-19.

NASA astronaut Anne McClain’s perspective on her work changes when she’s 250 miles above the planet.

In the first edition of our new weekly column, we explore the risks of walking, hiking or driving too far from home during a pandemic.

You're not imagining it: The dip in traffic since Gov. Inslee's stay-at-home order has improved air quality and views all over Seattle.

By studying how Indigenous societies use fire, ecologist Ernesto Alvarado is learning how we can fight wildfires.

Citing summer-peak crowds and an increase in injuries, the Pacific Northwest Region of the United States Forest Service limits access to recreation sites.

Testing and forensic tracing of COVID-19 could have slowed the pandemic in its earliest days. But by the time anyone noticed, it was too late.

An aerospace engineering professor uses origami to inspire effective design.

Faced with massive financial loss, Tulip Town makes a play for virtual strolling.