Natural Sciences Division

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.

Chatterjee, a renowned biostatistician is the 16th Bloomberg Distinguished Professor at Johns Hopkins University.

Researchers study how animals move, navigate, and use their senses during flight at a new center funded by the Air Force.

The UW will join universities like Harvard, Columbia and Yale as Swartz-funded centers for research in this growing field of brain science.

The concert concludes the week long SpaceFest in Seattle.

By age 5 children have a sense of self-esteem comparable in strength to that of adults, according to a new study by UW's I-LABS researchers.

UW faculty, alumni and friends come together for a multimedia spectacle fusing dazzling images from deep space, cutting-edge research, and symphonic music.

With support from NASA, a UW team of astronomers may one day announce our planet’s twin around a distant star.

Retired Ex Officio CEO and UW Psychology instructor Joe Boldan introduces a new line of menswear.