Environment We're one step closer to deciphering rodent languages UW researchers developed a new software program named DeepSqueak to jumpstart a Rodent Rosetta Stone. by Hannah Weinberger / January 7, 2019
Environment What happens if we can't clean up the mistakes of our nuclear past? At Washington’s Hanford nuclear site, failing infrastructure and make-do plans as the West prepares for a new round of radioactivity. by Heather Hansman High Country News / January 7, 2019
Environment The greenest classroom in the world might be in Seattle At Maple Leaf's Perkins School, students work and learn in a living classroom that surrounds them with sustainability and green concepts. by Hallie Golden / December 21, 2018
Environment Rockfish are bouncing back from years of overfishing After years of conservation efforts, surveys show depleted populations of groundfish are rebounding ahead of schedule. by Cassandra Profita OPB / December 20, 2018
Environment When turned into music, climate change sounds alarmingly beautiful WATCH: UW doctoral candidate Judy Twedt makes climate data into music. by Sarah Hoffman / December 17, 2018
Environment Scientists help hatchery salmon find the sweet smell of home Confused salmon keep getting lost on their way back to the nest, but wildlife scientists are helping them make scents of the journey. by Jes Burns / December 11, 2018
Environment To fix salmon streams, leave it to beavers Watch how scientists trap, rehabilitate and relocate beavers from suburban ponds to mountain streams. by Sarah Hoffman / November 26, 2018
Environment The Orca Task Force finally has a plan. Will it work? Scientists, conservationists and a concerned public debate whether a 30-page report can kickstart a real effort to save Washington's imperiled orcas. by Hannah Weinberger / November 19, 2018
Environment Flinging fish for science One fish, two fish — 600,000 pounds of salmon carcasses for a University of Washington study. by Hannah Weinberger / November 12, 2018
Environment The impermanence of wonder and whales A lifelong visitor to the San Juan Islands reflects on the southern resident orcas, changing ecosystems and the passage of time. by Samantha Larson / October 29, 2018
Environment This teen fights climate change with video games Operation Sustain teaches kids about climate change and how their choices affect the planet. by Sarah Hoffman / October 25, 2018
Environment Can these super oysters survive our screwed-up oceans? A marine biologist is helping oysters fight back against ocean acidification. by Sarah Hoffman / October 12, 2018
Environment Washington’s first-ever moose census Biologists counted more than 5,000 moose over three winters, but climate change and wolves are already eating into those numbers. by Rebeca Heisman / October 11, 2018
Environment How climate change hits NW national parks extra hard High-elevation national parks like Mount Rainier and Olympic are taking a beating from climate change. by Ula Chrobak / October 5, 2018
Environment A plan emerges to help Puget Sound’s embattled orcas The governor-appointed coalition calls for adding 10 killer whales to the local population over the next 10 years. by John Stang / September 25, 2018
