Environment Human Elements: What we can learn from the canopy soils of the Olympic rainforest Koreana Mafune studies the rich diversity of canopy soils in the tops of old growth forests in the Olympic rainforest. by Sarah Hoffman / April 29, 2022
News From WA to Alaska, coastal tribes face displacement with insufficient financial help A new documentary spotlights efforts of the Yup’ik people of Alaska to relocate from their ancestral lands because of sea level rise. by Luna Reyna / April 25, 2022 / Updated at 9:20 a.m. on April 25
Environment How orcas are a better version of us Studying orca poop to save the species. by Sarah Hoffman / April 22, 2022
Environment Human Elements: What dogs can teach us about how we age The secrets to aging is in dogs. by Sarah Hoffman / April 15, 2022
Inside Crosscut To understand today, we must know the pain and progress of history Indigenous affairs reporter Luna Reyna takes a look backwards at the policies that created today's conditions. by Luna Reyna / June 7, 2022
News Seattle urban Natives look to have a neighborhood to call their own Na’ah Illahee Fund is nearly finished with research that would help determine the future of an Indigenous neighborhood along the likes of Chinatown and Little Saigon. by Luna Reyna / May 31, 2022
Support for The New Normal is provided by Comcast. The New Normal: Ballard Opera Man’s socially distanced serenades Opera singer Stephen Wall went from teaching on Zoom to performing on his east Ballard lawn. by Sarah Hoffman / July 20, 2020
News In King County, pollution makes zip codes predictors of your health A recent UW study found neighborhoods with high rates of asthma and cancer see similar disparities in COVID-19 rates. by Sarah Hoffman / November 2, 2020
Support for The New Normal is provided by Comcast. The New Normal: A pandemic-sized strain on Washington parks The state’s park system has been the ultimate outdoor refuge this year, but crowds, trash and social distancing have caused stress. by Sarah Hoffman / October 5, 2020
Environment Human Elements: Why an octopus might think like an alien Researcher Dominic Sivitilli goes to the bottom of the sea to study the bizarre mind of the giant pacific octopus. by Sarah Hoffman & Ted Alvarez / February 3, 2020