Environment

Rod Crawford, curator of arachnids at the Burke Museum, discusses whether more posionous spiders thriving in Australia's wildfires should be of concern to citizens.

Biology Professor Janneke Hille Ris Lambers discusses community scientists and the important role they play in collecting consistent data on changing ecosystems.

Biology Professor Jeffery Riffell explain why mosquitos are so drawn to flowers.

Ben Marwick, associate professor of anthropology discusses an ancient aboriginal aquaculture system recently uncovered by the Australian wildfires.

David Barash, professor emeritus of psychology, discusses monogamy in the animal kingdom.

Abigail Swann, associate professor of biology, details the connection between the climate crisis and forest fires.

Political science Professor Aseem Prakash weighs in on the analysis surrounding Microsoft's newly-announced "carbon-negative" goal.

Political science Professor Aseem Prakash analyzes the race for climate leadership among tech companies.

Peter Kahn, psychology professor, discusses how exposure to nature can have psychological benefits.

Aseem Prakash, political science professor, weighs in on a controversy surrounding how Amazon employees are speaking out about their company's efforts to address climate change.

Emily Levesque, assistant professor of astronomy, elaborates on how new observations have allowed a star to be studied more closely.

Doctoral student Emily Rabe loves puzzles, and finds plenty in her chemistry research on solar energy.

Aseem Prakash, political science professor, makes the case for flying less in 2020.

Students and professors show the diverse research, opportunities, and learning at the UW through this photoset.

Associate director of the Program on the Environment, Kristi Straus, shares tips for living more sustainably in the winter.