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.

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.

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.

Sea-Tac Airport recently halted use of the technology. Now, state lawmakers in Olympia are looking to adopt statewide rules.

30 years in the making, plus $10.4M in marketing, the apple still isn’t for everyone — and that’s okay.

It's been an incredible year in Seattle and the Pacific Northwest. These stories started conversation, change, and awareness.

After recent declines, a new breeding program could help safeguard the cockle's future as a food source for tribes like the Suquamish.

The faults under Eastern Washington aren't as famous as the feared Cascadia Subduction Zone, but they still pose a threat to communities like Walla Walla, Tri-Cities and Yakima.