Environment
10 of the wildest discoveries Washington scientists made in 2019
Here are just a few of the amazing things Washingtonians discovered in labs, in the field and elsewhere that you may have missed.
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Environment
Washington's oysters are a case study of hope in the face of environmental disaster
When climate change started killing the Pacific Northwest's oysters by the millions, scientists and growers taught the world how to safeguard an ecosystem.
Environment
For sustenance and tradition, Puget Sound tribes and scientists join forces to breed millions of clams
After recent declines, a new breeding program could help safeguard the cockle's future as a food source for tribes like the Suquamish.
Culture
Seattle’s park system is a green jewel by design
Two new books chronicle the history of local parks, the ‘breathing lungs and beating hearts’ of our city.
Environment
To stop diseases like West Nile, WSU scientists are feeding blood to mosquitoes
Mosquito-borne diseases like Zika and West Nile lack vaccines. But Washington scientists think insulin could weaken these diseases in mosquitoes before they reach people.