Environment A decade after the Oso landslide, WA works to improve preparedness The Snohomish County disaster killed 43 residents in 2014. Today, geologists can better help people get out of harm’s way due to boosts in tech and funding. by Tom Banse Washington State Standard / March 20, 2024
Environment Salish Sea's 'humpback comeback' is a good sign, but concerns remain More whales mean greater risk of ship strikes and fishing line entanglement. by Tom Banse Northwest News Network / August 16, 2019
Environment These giant rats failed mine-sniffing school. Now they have a new career in Tacoma While their relatives are saving lives around the world, Point Defiance's adorable African giant pouched rats are ambassadors for rodents everywhere. by Tom Banse Northwest News Network / July 24, 2019
Environment A proposed San Juans sanctuary may offer hope for captive orcas — and risks for wild ones Nonprofit advocates think sea pens will improve the retired killer whales' quality of life. SeaWorld vets disagree. by Tom Banse Northwest News Network / July 17, 2019
Culture Where are all of Washington's dinosaurs? Mossback finds the answer in an epic geologic journey with Nick Zentner (aka Nick on the Rocks). by Eric Keto & Knute Berger / September 18, 2018
Environment When palm trees thrived in the Pacific Northwest Mossback dives into the Burke Museum's paleobotany collection to find out what Washington used to look like. by Knute Berger & Eric Keto / August 21, 2018
Environment Seattle’s complicated history with orcas What we learned from capturing live orcas — about us and them. by Eric Keto & Knute Berger / August 7, 2018
Environment Turning beer and food waste into electricity Seattle startup Impact Bioenergy is making use of half-eaten burgers, spoiled milk and spent yeast from a brewery. by Eric Keto / June 22, 2018
Environment One scientist’s solution to our plastic problem: Eat it Scientist Yanyun Zhao is developing edible food packing and edible coating for fruits and vegetables. by Eric Keto / June 11, 2018
Politics Seattle area has land to build on — but at what risk? As the Puget Sound region booms, landslide hazards pose serious complications by Kristen M. Clark & Eric Keto / April 12, 2018
