The trees are causing spring's first wave of high pollen — and Seattle's unusually warm, sunny weather is making it worse.

The Trump administration's lifting of restrictions on grazing in sage grouse habitat has excited ranchers and exasperated conservationists.

Cascades Volcano Observatory needs to build more monitoring stations — and as much as $55 million in federal dollars could go a long way.

Tucked away on a U District sidestreet, SoundBio Lab caters to anyone who wants to experiment with molecular biology.

As an atmospheric scientist for Washington’s Department of Ecology, Ranil Dhammapala has become one of the state’s go-to smoke experts — especially now, amid a rash of intense summertime wildfire...

Plans to de-list wolves will create controversy — but Washington wolves might be safe under state protections.

News of a second cured HIV patient broke in Seattle this week. But Fred Hutch has been making its own significant progress.

Seeing few astronauts who looked like himself, Livingston L. Holder, Jr. helps young scientists of color see their faces in STEM careers.

On the Nisqually River, middle school students are studying a changing ecosystem and advising the grown-ups with power to address it.

Emerging brain cancer researcher Eric Nealy discusses escaping one of South LA’s roughest neighborhoods and the importance of representation and inclusion in STEM.

A computer model predicting underwater weather gives Pacific Northwest fisheries a tool to fight an invisible marine villain.

The government shutdown is over for now, but the problems for Washington’s small wineries are just getting started.

If Seattle Public Schools wants to better serve underrepresented students, it should bring back TAF Academy.

NPS scientist Dr. Jason Ransom explains why lost data and mental health concerns top his list of national park woes.