Natural Sciences Division

Jonathan Kanter, research associate professor of psychology, and Adam Kuczynski, doctoral student in psychology, discuss the importance of staying socially connected during social distancing.

Jonathan Kanter, research associate professor of psychology, gives advice on maintaining mental health and human connection in social distancing.

Pepper Schwartz, psychology professor, explains the effects coronavirus quarantines could have on family dynamics.

Biology Professor Carl Bergstrom discusses how overcrowding in airports amid coronavirus screening creates "a perfect storm for creating massive case clusters.”

Carl Bergstrom, biology professor, discusses the overcrowding at airports after the travel ban and how it could be accelerating the spread of coronavirus.

After spending nearly two years studying octopuses, UW senior Joey Ullmann hopes to study them for decades more. "They're so damn cool," he says.

Jonathan Kanter, a research associate professor of psychology, explains how social distancing, while important to keep us physically healthy, can take a toll on our mental health.

Biology Professor Carl Bergstrom explains the science behind "flattening the curve" and why it's necessary.

UW Biology Professor Janneke Hille Ris Lambers has analyzed more that 17,000 Flickr photos to determine how climate change is affecting Mt. Rainier's wildflowers.

Carl Bergstrom, professor of biology, explains what "flattening the curve" is and why it's important in the coronavirus.

Biology Professor Carl Bergstrom discusses how Google is swept up in the misinformation surrounding coronavirus.

Carl Bergstrom, professor of biology, explains the importance of "flattening the curve" of the coronavirus pandemic.

Emily Levesque, an associate professor of astronomy, discusses why the star Betelgeuse is dimming.

Physics Professor Gray Rybka explains research into the size of dark matter axions.

Lynn Fainsilber Katz, psychology research professor, explains different strategies for talking to kids about coronavirus.