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 Live music is back on in Seattle, but masks? Not always At Nancy Wilson’s comeback show, a Northwest music writer re-discovers the joy of in-person concerts but questions unmasked audience members. by Charles R. Cross / November 10, 2021
Culture From mosh pit to ER: Mudhoney bassist on being a nurse during COVID Harborview nurse Guy Maddison has a new podcast about the pandemic experience of frontline health care workers. by Charles R. Cross / October 12, 2021
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
Culture Support for this article is provided by Port of Seattle. A master beekeeper explains what a world without bees would mean Without these buzzy pollinators, the food on our plates could look — and taste — a lot different. by Sarah Hoffman / August 23, 2021
Culture New Sub Pop store adds another note to Seattle’s record shop legacy It smells fresh and looks glossy, but I miss the musky scent and scrappy feel of indie stores like Cellophane Square. by Charles R. Cross / February 11, 2021
Culture Spice Waala evokes street food from Delhi and promotes food justice Uttam Mukherjee and Aakanksha Sinha use their Capitol Hill restaurant to express themselves and create things they miss about back home. by Sarah Hoffman / August 16, 2021
Inside Crosscut How the pandemic shaped the people who feed us Our Shared Table, Crosscut’s latest video series, tells the story of how Seattle is eating, growing and cooking its way through troubling times. by Sarah Hoffman / August 10, 2021