Politics The scientific dark age of George Bush Ed Lazowska, who holds the Bill and Melinda Gates Chair in Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Washington. (UW) by Knute Berger / October 7, 2007
Environment Sean Penn's Into the Wild is a journey into the desolate heart of the bush Emile Hirsch as Christopher McCandless in <i>Into the Wild</i>. by Lucy Mohl / October 3, 2007
Tech How Sputnik 'beeped' Seattle into the 21st century Sputnik I. (NASA) by Knute Berger / October 2, 2007
Politics The new hot spot in the environmental protection war is the Arctic A frame from a video sequence demonstrating the melting of the Arctic ice cap over time, from research by Ignatius Rigor at the University of Washington. by Daniel Jack Chasan / October 1, 2007
Environment Helen Freeman, 1932-2007 Helen Freeman, former curator of education at the Woodland Park Zoo and founder of the International Snow Leopard Trust. (Snow Leopard Trust) by Greg Palmer / September 28, 2007
Culture Life after the demolition of a dam on Oregon's Sandy River Demolition of the Marmot Dam on the Sandy River in Oregon began with a big blast mostly designed to weaken it. (PGE) by Kimberly Marlowe Hartnett / September 26, 2007
Culture Eating our way out of extinction A fish ladder on the dammed Columbia River. (Bonneville Power Administration) by Knute Berger / September 25, 2007
Culture Sex, sin, and farm animals A pygmy goat, now a legal pet in Seattle. (Oklahoma State University) by Knute Berger / September 24, 2007
Environment Earthquake wake-up call The epicenter of Sunday's earthquake in Oregon. (USGS) by Kimberly Marlowe Hartnett / September 24, 2007
Politics A wilderness discovery brings to bear new problems A grizzly bear in Yellowstone National Park. by Daniel Jack Chasan / September 19, 2007