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Cecilia Vicuña's Art Requires a Different Kind of Looking
The Chilean artist contemplates the "about to happen" in her first major solo exhibition in the United States at the Henry Art Gallery.
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High radiation levels found in giant clams near U.S. nuclear dump in Marshall Islands
Professor of Anthropology, Holly Barker, weighs in on the latest findings.
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Seattle port could play key role in race to rule the Arctic
Scott Montgomery, a lecturer at the University of Washington's Jackson School of International Affairs, weighs in on the new ice breaker.
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Climate change has contributed to droughts since 1900—and may get worse
Biology and Atmospheric Sciences professor Abigail Swann responds to a new study using tree rings to trace climate change and drought.
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Bats evolved diverse skull shapes due to echolocation, diet
Postdoctoral researchers Jessica Arbour and Abigail Curtis and Sharlene Santana, associate professor at the Burke Museum, focused on the diversity among bat skulls.
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Flowering plants, new teeth and no dinosaurs: New study sheds light on the rise of mammals
A new study identified three factors critical in the rise of mammal communities since they first emerged during the Age of Dinosaurs.
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A pod of orcas is starving to death. A tribe has a radical plan to feed them
With Washington state orca populations under threat, the Lummi Nation have their own rescue strategy. Sam Wasser of the Center for Conservation Biology and others weigh in.
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Emperor penguins flee unsteady ice after ‘unprecedented’ failure to breed
Biology professor Dee Boersma speaks about worrying population trends in Antarctica's emperor penguin colonies.
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Opinion: 12 scholars share ideas for reducing carbon emissions in academic travel
UW professors, including English professor Jesse Oak Taylor, explore ways to reduce the carbon footprint of academic conferences.
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Watching Notre Dame burn, I thought of the Northwest's own coming catastrophe
Op-ed by Professor James Wellman, Professor and Chair of the Comparative Religion Program in the Jackson School of International Studies
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Indigenous weaving as resistance
Artist Sara Siestreem speaks at the Henry Art Gallery about what it means to be a tribe member, artist, educator
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2018 Building of the Year
UW's new Life Sciences Building took the top honor after public voting across the region.
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Iguana-sized dinosaur cousin discovered in Antarctica, shows how life at the South Pole bounced back after mass extinction
Scientists have just discovered a dinosaur relative that lived in Antarctica 250 million years ago. The iguana-sized reptile’s genus name, Antarctanax, means Antarctic king.
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How T-shirt artist Ray Troll fused ‘Cruisin’ the Fossil … ’ collaborations with paleontologist Kirk Johnson
The Backstory: ‘Paleo-nerds’ collided at Seattle’s Burke Museum, resulting in friendship — and 2 science books featuring Troll’s quirky art.
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Scientists say iguana-sized reptile reigned as ‘Antarctic King’ before the dinosaurs
A reptile about the size of an iguana was the king of Antarctica is now part of the permanent collection at the Burke Museum.