Natural Sciences Division

Alshakim Nelson, a chemist at the University of Washington, in Seattle, and his team, have developed a new type of bioreactor.

Improving salmon runs could help the endangered killer whales that frequent the inland waters of Washington state.

The Southern Resident killer whales are a genetically distinct population, and they are considered critically endangered with only an estimated 78 individuals left.

If their detractors are to be believed, they’re to blame for almost everything, but Seattle millennials say the world’s woes are not their fault.

Ever heard that if you looked at the color yellow for too long, you might begin to feel anxious or irritated? 

A multi-year survey of the endangered southern resident killer whales suggests that up to two-thirds of pregnancies failed in this population from 2007 to 2014.

In five years, a sky-scanning telescope in Chile will begin hunting the heavens for asteroids on a collision course with Earth, scientists at the UW work to spot them.

A research dog smells the sea air for orca excrement as its handler directs the boat. The researchers are from the Center for Conservation Biology at the University of Washington.

NASA may be closing down its grand plan to study a piece of an asteroid up close, but the researchers who focus on near-Earth objects aren’t turning their backs on asteroids.

The scientific debate over whether vaccines can cause autism spectrum disorder is over. Vaccines save lives, and there is no evidence they cause autism.

Since its infancy in 1990, three themes have emerged as driving forces for Randy’s global programs: Science, Collaboration and Community.

Couples who follow two basic rules when they argue tend to stay together longer than couples who do not, according to research from UW psychology professor John Gottman.

“We now understand the design principles to make polymers that can transport both ions and electrons more effectively.” - Professor David Ginger, UW Dept. of Chemistry.

The National Institutes of Health has renewed a major grant that funds a University of Washington-led research center to understand malaria in India.

David Ginger is lead author of a paper published in Nature Materials.