One tree stolen from the Pacific Bonsai Museum in Federal Way began as a seed in a tin can at a World War II internment camp.

A flood control dam proposal on the Chehalis complicates a multimillion-dollar effort by tribes and lawmakers to bring back declining salmon runs.

Animal welfare scientist Dr. Bonnie Baird helps zookeepers by using numbers and graphs to learn what animals are trying say.

Health care workers train extensively for outbreaks. After responding to the first American case of the novel virus, they say they are even more prepared.

How a burglary, social media and politics led to the bullying of a Nooksack Tribal councilwoman out of office.

Suction dredge mining hurts salmon and orcas. It's past time to regulate it.

Researcher Dominic Sivitilli goes to the bottom of the sea to study the bizarre mind of the giant pacific octopus.

Despite setbacks, the young activists behind the landmark suit say they'll continue their court battle to enforce climate mitigation.

Citing declining snowpack and increased winter recreation, 10 environmental groups are planning to force the government to protect these elusive carnivores.

The vast collection, along with our larger ecosystem of historical scholarship, helps make Seattle great. 

The prolific local historian talks art, counterculture, and the importance of knowing the history of where you live.

A new study links warming seawater with reduced food sources for seabirds and fish.

While Australia's catastrophic bushfires rage, local scientists are beginning to understand how smoke exposure affects mortality in the Northwest.

Fishers are on their way to recovery in Washington, completing a critical conservation milestone 12 years in the making.

Study shows trees along the coast and in the Cascade and Olympic mountains have the most potential to sequester carbon.