Environment Why scientists are lurking on bears from space UW and USGS scientists get closer to predicting where grizzlies roam by tracking huckleberry habitat by satellite and on foot. The results could help bear reintroduction in the North Cascades. by Hannah Weinberger / April 11, 2019
Environment WA is already burning and that could mean another smoky summer 51 wildfires broke out in one week in March, and experts are looking to a 'perfect storm' of weather conditions for explanations. by Hannah Weinberger / April 2, 2019
Culture Washington’s new apple could be an industry game-changer The state has invested years of effort in the belief that a new apple variety, the Cosmic Crisp, will be a winner. by Knute Berger & Eric Keto / May 15, 2018
Culture The chaos of the car in Seattle’s early days Knute Berger chronicles the car's bumpy ride in early Seattle — and how it came to dominate the road. by Knute Berger & Eric Keto / April 30, 2018
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
Culture Why your favorite Seattle landmark isn’t safe from the bulldozer A look at how Seattle decides to save or destroy a landmark like the Showbox music venue. by Eric Keto / September 11, 2018
Culture Before Woodstock, there was this Northwest music festival Mossback attended the Sky River Rock Festival when he was 14 — and he still has the tickets to prove it. by Knute Berger & Eric Keto / September 4, 2018
Environment ‘Nature doesn’t wait for politics’: A furloughed biologist’s shutdown worries NPS scientist Dr. Jason Ransom explains why lost data and mental health concerns top his list of national park woes. by Hannah Weinberger / January 18, 2019
Environment We're one step closer to deciphering rodent languages UW researchers developed a new software program named DeepSqueak to jumpstart a Rodent Rosetta Stone. by Hannah Weinberger / January 7, 2019
Environment The Orca Task Force finally has a plan. Will it work? Scientists, conservationists and a concerned public debate whether a 30-page report can kickstart a real effort to save Washington's imperiled orcas. by Hannah Weinberger / November 19, 2018