Natural Sciences Division

Two University of Washington professors are taking aim at BS in a provocatively named new course they hope to teach this spring. 

Celeste Marion (BA, 2003) co-founded an innovative school for special education students in Cusco, Peru.

UW's Sapna Cheryan asks, “Do we want a society where each gender thinks they are smarter, or do we want one where boys and girls think the genders are equally smart?”

Here’s a reading list for designers in Trump's America. UW professors Carl Bergstrom (biology) and Jevin West (Information School) are mentioned.

A recent UW study analyzed the behavior of seven species of marine snails found in Washington waters and discovered that native and invasive snails use different cues to assess risk.

According to researchers from UW, the ability for rational decision-making extends pretty far to other members of the animal kingdom.

Paleontologists picking through fossils from Montana have discovered something unexpected — a new species of lizard from the late dinosaur era..

It can be hard to spot even glaring flaws in your relationship while you're in it. With that in mind, Business Insider rounded up seven science-backed indicators that there might be trouble.

Carl Bergstrom and Jevin West, a pair of scientists at the UW, want to teach students how to survive the avalanche of false or misleading data shaken loose by shifts in media, technology and politics.

In a tiny island laboratory in the Northwesternmost corner of Washington, one marine biologist is on a mission: Scan every known fish species in the world.

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is preparing to test a network of radio relays on sea buoys (developed by the UW's Applied Physics Lab) and connected via fiber-optic cable.

Two University of Washington professors have received the 2017 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, the highest honor given by the U.S. government.

"A good piece of technical work is part of a narrative that has a long plot line and a large cast of characters," says UW Math professor Neal Koblitz.

Scientists have thought the nightshade family came into existence about 40 million years ago, but the discovery of two new fossils pushes the age of the family back considerably further.

The UW’s Hyperloop team is getting ready to compete in a set of pod races aimed at blazing a trail for a new means of near-supersonic travel – but they need a little help to get to the starting line.