Natural Sciences Division

Climbers of Everest are twice as likely to summit, despite an increase in crowding. Raymond Huey, professor emeritus of biology, is quoted.

In creatures that lived before dinosaurs, paleontologists found signs of hibernation. Christian Sidor, curator of vertebrate paleontology at the Burke and professor of biology, is quoted.

Lead author Megan Whitney, biology graduate student, explains her new study on the hibernation state of a creature who lived before the dinosaurs.

Raymond Huey, professor emeritus of biology, explains the factors that lead to success when climbing Everest.

A report about the impact of satellite clusters says damage to observations is unavoidable and offers mitigation strategies. Meredith Rawls, a research scientist in astronomy, is quoted.

Raymond Huey, professor emeritus of biology, explains the results of his new study on the summit and death rates on Mount Everest.

Do toys advertised as teaching STEM actually work? Allison Master, a research scientist at the Institute for Learning and Brain Sciences, is quoted.

Xiaosong Li, chemistry professor brings computational science to the virtual classroom during COVID-19.

Max Lieblich, professor of mathematics, is quoted in this article about the "Rolls Royce of chalk."

Rubén Manzanedo, a postdoctoral researcher in biology, is quoted in this article about what COVID-19 can teach us about fighting climate change.

Faculty in the Department of Statistics at the University of Washington are actively engaged in research related to COVID-19.  

Emily Levesque, assistant professor of astronomy at the UW, discusses Betelgeuse's "great dimming."

Researchers are trying to figure out how many people in a community must be immune before the coronavirus fades. Carl Bergstrom, professor of biology, is quoted.

Because of an overburdened system, people who are visiting family have complicated questions to ask on whether to get tested. Carl Bergstrom, professor of biology, is quoted.

Once again, insects prove to be more complicated than scientists thought they were. Alejandro Rico-Guevara, assistant professor of biology at the UW, is quoted.