Natural Sciences Division

UW instructor Yaffa Maritz discusses the benefits of mindfulness practices.

Eric Agol, professor of astronomy, will receive the 2016 Lecar Prize from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics.

Dee Boersma, professor in Biology has studied Magellanic penguins there for more than 30 years.

UW Biology Professor Janneke Hille Ris Lambers and student Leander Anderegg release new study.

Through a pilot program, parents learn how they can help their children develop the skills of self-regulation and effortful control.

Faculty across the College recommend a favorite book related to their field.

Conservation dogs sniff out endangered species.

A collaboration between UW developmental psychologists and computer scientists aims to enable robots to learn in the same way that children naturally do.

Department of Astronomy faculty discuss the value of gender diversity among students and faculty.

The $3 million prize will be shared among the over 1,300 scientists, including University of Washington researchers.

Gigantic blooms of algae can affect the weather and they account for 30 to 40 percent of all photosynthesis in the world’s oceans.

A changing climate presents challenges for ecosystems, industry, and society. Researchers in the Department of Biology at the University of Washington are addressing those challenges and helping find solutions from the forests of Mt. Rainier to the waters of Puget Sound.

UW Astronomy Professor Rory Barnes discusses what can we learn from the discovery of GJ 1132b.

An atmospheric haze around a faraway planet could show that the world is potentially habitable, or even be a sign of life itself.

Cabernard will join the UW Department of Biology next year as an assistant professor.