Environment Growing sprawl in WA woods comes with high wildfire risk Policymakers and homeowners are scrambling to manage so-called 'wildland-urban interface' to mitigate the threat. by Anushuya Thapa InvestigateWest / June 8, 2022
Environment Air quality impacts of PNW wildfires reach as far as New York A new study concludes that climate-boosted wildfires are significantly altering carbon monoxide levels in the region — and the effects reach far beyond the Cascades. by Anushuya Thapa InvestigateWest / May 17, 2022
Environment How climate change stresses sewer systems in King County Storm-related sewage spills dump about 93 million gallons of chemical discharge a year into Puget Sound. by Anushuya Thapa InvestigateWest / May 3, 2022
Environment Trouble in Tatoosh Dead mussels as well as live mussels with open, eroded shells are possible symptoms of stress from declining ocean pH and increasing acidity. by Michele Solis / December 2, 2008
Culture The science of chocolate Confections from Theo Chocolate in Fremont. by Michele Solis / November 12, 2008
Tech A vaccine-delivering mosquito, and other research ideas A mosquito bite instead of a shot? by Michele Solis / October 30, 2008
Politics Glowing green: a Nobel Prize with Northwest roots <i>Aequorea victoria</i> — a jellyfish. by Michele Solis / October 13, 2008
Culture Holy chiroptera! Meet the local bats The spotted bat. (<a href='http://www.enature.com/fotog/fotog_gallery.asp?fotogID=855'>Merlin D. Tuttle</a> / Bat Conservation International) by Michele Solis / July 27, 2008
Equity Health insurance coverage vs. science SpringBoard Plus, a communication device. (Prentke Romich Company) by Michele Solis / June 30, 2008