Natural Sciences Division

Physics professor Kai-Mei Fu is quoted in this article. 

UW astrophysicist is part of an expert panel about the eclipse.

Exoplanets to be found by coming high-powered telescopes will probably be tidally locked -- according to new research by astronomer Rory Barnes of the University of Washington.

A T. Rex skull, found biology professor Greg Wilson and his team is now on display at the Burke Museum. 

Evolutionary psychology is just the most obvious example of science’s flaws.

Sam Wasser, a professor at the UW who has performed forensic analysis on seized ivory for the last 13 years, commented on the destroyed ivory.

A common lizard living on the Texas-Mexico border underwent a dramatic genetic transformation in response to cold weather. Raymond Huey, an evolutionary biologist at the UW, is quoted. 

In 2013 and 2014, scientists started noticing that west coast starfish weren't their usual regenerative selves. 

The construction of a dam in central Brazil has spurred remarkably fast evolution of geckos in the region. Raymond Huey, an evolutionary biologist at the UW, is quoted.

A statistical analysis led by researchers at the UW sees almost no chance that the world’s nations will be able to keep the rise in global temperatures below 2 degrees Celsius

A new study warns that the planet will warm more than two degrees Celsius by the end of this century. 

A study conducted by UW statistician shows that the Earth could warm five degrees Celsius by the end of this century. 

By the end of the century, the global temperature is likely to rise more than 2 degrees Celsius, or 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit.

The Earth is very likely to exceed a 2 degree Celcius change, according to new University of Washington research.

A University of Washington-led study has found that for Asian Americans, those who appear heavier are perceived to be more “American."