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A mysterious set of 9,000-year-old bones, unearthed nearly 20 years ago in Washington, is finally going home.

An ongoing study out of the University of Washington hopes to yield new understanding of how and why the signs of aging happen, and potentially help to extend the lives of dogs.

54 percent of humanity now lives in cities, and two-thirds will by 2050—we may grow increasingly disconnected from the natural world around us.

"Donald Trump’s undisguised bigotry has alienated vast blocs of voters, but at least it makes racism in America impossible to deny," writes Christopher Parker, professor of political science at the UW

Linda Nash, professor of history at the UW, delves into the historic depths of how chance and natural resources fueled this booming metropolis of trade and expansion.

New research suggests that more planets in the Milky Way galaxy may harbor advanced civilizations than we previously imagined.

More than 500 people gathered May 18 on the UW Seattle campus to celebrate the start of construction on the New Burke Museum.

The revival of "Roots" aims to deliver a visceral punch of the past to a younger demographic, consumed anew by questions of race, inequality and heritage.

The big news this week is that dogs are being used to test a drug that might help humans live longer.

Worried about their legacy and image, the anti-Trump Koch brothers fear they've wasted hundreds of millions funding the GOP. Research by UW political scientist Christopher Parker is referenced.