The coronavirus reminds us that disease outbreaks anywhere in the world are really in our own backyard.

Doing so will cut carbon emissions and spur jobs of the future, write Port Commissioner Fred Felleman and King County Executive Dow Constantine.

Across the border in British Columbia's Skagit River headwaters, a proposed open-pit mine has drawn protests from Native tribes, environmentalists and politicians.

Washington might be known for its skiing and snowboarding, but some take to a spot near Leavenworth in hopes of catching perch and other fish.

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.

A flood control dam proposal on the Chehalis complicates a multimillion-dollar effort by tribes and lawmakers to bring back declining salmon runs.

Animal welfare scientist Dr. Bonnie Baird helps zookeepers by using numbers and graphs to learn what animals are trying say.

Suction dredge mining hurts salmon and orcas. It's past time to regulate it.

Researcher Dominic Sivitilli goes to the bottom of the sea to study the bizarre mind of the giant pacific octopus.

The Army Corps of Engineers’ new dam designs on the Snake River are better for Washington's salmon and humans.

Fishers are on their way to recovery in Washington, completing a critical conservation milestone 12 years in the making.

From neglected gargoyles to noise assaults perpetrated by the Navy, this year has been a doozy.

Here are just a few of the amazing things Washingtonians discovered in labs, in the field and elsewhere that you may have missed.

When climate change started killing the Pacific Northwest's oysters by the millions, scientists and growers taught the world how to safeguard an ecosystem. 

After recent declines, a new breeding program could help safeguard the cockle's future as a food source for tribes like the Suquamish.