Environment Human Elements: How one scientist tracks giant, invisible cats To learn how mountain lions and humans can coexist, wildlife biologist Lauren Satterfield follows the elusive animals by car, snowmobile and on foot through the wilderness. by Sarah Hoffman / February 17, 2020
Environment Human Elements: Healing forests with fire By studying how Indigenous societies use fire, ecologist Ernesto Alvarado is learning how we can fight wildfires. by Sarah Hoffman / April 6, 2020
Environment Human Elements: Through origami, science unfolds An aerospace engineering professor uses origami to inspire effective design. by Sarah Hoffman / March 30, 2020
Environment Human Elements: Studying stars by going back in time In the moment a star dies, astronomer Emily Levesque can see how time, space and the universe all work. by Sarah Hoffman / March 23, 2020
Support for The New Normal is provided by Comcast. The New Normal: Separated during Ramadan, united in celebration With gatherings limited, Farhiya Mohamed and her organization brought meals, supplies and joy to people’s homes during the holiday. by Sarah Hoffman / May 25, 2020
Support for The New Normal is provided by Comcast. The New Normal: When your lab becomes a center of hope in a pandemic Molecular virologist Dr. Jesse Erasmus works on a team at UW Medicine aiding the global effort to find a COVID-19 vaccine. by Sarah Hoffman / June 8, 2020
Environment Human Elements: Preserving 600-year-old giants Ken Wu catalogs and measures British Columbia’s biggest trees in order to protect them. by Sarah Hoffman / April 27, 2020
Environment Human Elements: Using bird wings to build better planes Zoology researcher Vikram Baliga is turning everything we know about flight on its head by studying how birds take to the sky. by Sarah Hoffman / April 20, 2020
Environment Human Elements: When science stations you in space NASA astronaut Anne McClain’s perspective on her work changes when she’s 250 miles above the planet. by Sarah Hoffman / April 13, 2020
Culture Black Coffee NW has ‘a place and a purpose’ in Shoreline The Wearys say they never want a Black family to feel alone. The family business has been a target of racism in the predominantly white neighborhood. by Sarah Hoffman / August 30, 2021