Tech Robot cars: panacea or plague? Driverless cars could make air pollution worse and cost the city millions in lost revenue, according to a new study. by Samantha Larson / March 29, 2017
Environment Attention: the public octopus sex act has been cancelled “Sometimes they’ll ‘hang out’ with each other for an hour,” says the Seattle Aquarium’s Tim Carpenter. “Sometimes it’s 12 hours.” by Samantha Larson / February 12, 2016
Politics Mini microscope could detect cancer right in the operating room by Samantha Larson / January 31, 2016
Politics Don't freak, but sinkholes have opened up all over Seattle The Great Ravenna Sinkhole of 1957 by Samantha Larson / January 24, 2016
Environment Climate scientists take their message to the slopes by Samantha Larson / January 14, 2016
Environment Do local orcas need a room of their own? A female orca in L pod, born in 1995, rears her head in Boundary Pass. by Samantha Larson / January 5, 2015
Equity No shades of gray: WSU study questions Kinsey's sexuality scale Photo by Romana Klee via Flickr by Samantha Larson / November 22, 2015
Politics How we are getting minimum wage wrong locally and nationally Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley, right, at a rally to raise the state's minimum wage. He recently signed legislation that will increase the wage to $10.10 per hour by 2018. by Ned Witting / June 30, 2014
Politics Helping schools should start with winning back federal funds Cherry trees blooming in Olympia by Ned Witting / April 29, 2014