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Evidence suggests an animal that roamed with the dinosaurs went into a hibernation-like state to survive
Megan Whitney, doctoral student in biology, and Christian Sidor, biology professor discuss new evidence suggesting a species that roamed the Earth with the dinosaurs hibernated.
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Coastal Job: Whale Dog
Deborah Giles, researcher from the Center for Conservation Biology, and her dog, Eba, research killer whales in the Puget Sound.
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Here’s what pregnant orcas are up against in Puget Sound
Dr. Deborah Giles, researcher with the Center for Conservation Biology discusses risks to pregnant orcas in Puget Sound.
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Climbers twice as likely to reach Mount Everest summit but "death zone" crowding soars, study shows
Climbers of Everest are twice as likely to summit, despite an increase in crowding. Raymond Huey, professor emeritus of biology, is quoted.
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250 Million Years Ago, They Hibernated at the Bottom of the World
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.
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Weathering the tough times: Fossil evidence of ‘hibernation-like’ state in 250-million-year-old Antarctic animal
Lead author Megan Whitney, biology graduate student, explains her new study on the hibernation state of a creature who lived before the dinosaurs.
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Want to climb Everest? New study identifies factors that influence success.
Raymond Huey, professor emeritus of biology, explains the factors that lead to success when climbing Everest.
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How satellite ‘megaconstellations’ will photobomb astronomy images
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.
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Mount Everest summit success rates double, death rate stays the same over last 30 years
Raymond Huey, professor emeritus of biology, explains the results of his new study on the summit and death rates on Mount Everest.
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Do STEM toys actually teach kids science and math?
Do toys advertised as teaching STEM actually work? Allison Master, a research scientist at the Institute for Learning and Brain Sciences, is quoted.
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Designing Cutting-Edge Materials From Home
Xiaosong Li, chemistry professor brings computational science to the virtual classroom during COVID-19.
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How a brand of chalk achieved cult status among mathematicians
Max Lieblich, professor of mathematics, is quoted in this article about the "Rolls Royce of chalk."
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What the coronavirus can teach us about fighting climate change
Rubén Manzanedo, a postdoctoral researcher in biology, is quoted in this article about what COVID-19 can teach us about fighting climate change.
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Statistics Faculty Engaged in Research on COVID-19
Faculty in the Department of Statistics at the University of Washington are actively engaged in research related to COVID-19.
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Was A ‘Burping’ Betelgeuse Our Last Hope Of Seeing A Star ‘Go Supernova?’ No, There Is Another
Emily Levesque, assistant professor of astronomy at the UW, discusses Betelgeuse's "great dimming."