Natural Sciences Division

A UW scientific team and biotech partner have created an innovative tool to directly detect the delicate, single-molecule interactions between DNA and enzymatic proteins.

Thanks to UW researchers, a 680-ton superconducting magnet is secure in its new home and nearly ready for a new era of discovery in particle physics.

For 20 years, UW students have participated in field research on a tropical island that's home to more than a thousand monkeys.

Playwrights and scientists pair up to explore what it means to be human in light of current developments in science and technology.

A benefit concert for the Astrobiology Program and Astronomy Department combines original symphonic music with spectacular imagery from space.

The Department of Astronomy celebrates its 50th anniversary with lectures, a concert, and—just maybe—an exploding star.

UW I-LABS researchers have conducted what is believed to be the first experiment to show that two brains can be directly linked, allowing one participant to guess correctly what the other is thinking.

UW Biology's Scott Freeman discusses how the traditional college instructional style -- think large halls with lots of students -- isn't the best method for teaching students.

Peter Kahn, professor of psychology, discuss artificial intelligence and the future of toys.

New research from the University of Washington’s Friday Harbor Laboratories shows that a more acidic ocean can weaken the protective shell of a delicate alga.

With a passion for equity, sophomore Joshua Dawson is advocating for — and empowering — underrepresented pre-med students.

The national award recognizes outstanding research in the preparation, reactions, properties, or structure of organometallic substances.

Faculty members at University of Washington will share $2.25 million in research funds from the National Science Foundation to study and apply the principles of evolution "in real time."

Researchers at the University of Washington’s Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences (I-LABS) are among the first scientists worldwide to study body maps in the infant brain.

Take a look behind the Friday Harbor Laboratories where students can study everything from orcas to algae on the rocky shores of San Juan Island.