Environment

A new study identified three factors critical in the rise of mammal communities since they first emerged during the Age of Dinosaurs.

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.

Biology professor Dee Boersma speaks about worrying population trends in Antarctica's emperor penguin colonies. 

UW professors, including English professor Jesse Oak Taylor, explore ways to reduce the carbon footprint of academic conferences. 

Op-ed by Professor James Wellman, Professor and Chair of the Comparative Religion Program in the Jackson School of International Studies 

Artist Sara Siestreem speaks at the Henry Art Gallery about what it means to be a tribe member, artist, educator

UW's new Life Sciences Building took the top honor after public voting across the region.

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.

The Backstory: ‘Paleo-nerds’ collided at Seattle’s Burke Museum, resulting in friendship — and 2 science books featuring Troll’s quirky art.

A reptile about the size of an iguana was the king of Antarctica is now part of the permanent collection at the Burke Museum.

Taber Hand (MA, 1983) has found a cost-effective solution for sewage treatment in challenging settings.

Analysis from international studies lecturer, Scott Montgomery

A newly discovered species of whale — found preserved in ancient rock on the Oregon coast — has been named for a University of Washington paleontologist.

Op-ed by Nives Dolsak, marine and environmental affairs; Aseem Prakash and Steven Karceski, Center for Environmental Politics

The work of alumni Eirik Johnson, Kristen Ramirez, and Margie Livingston, share the common thread of the natural environment and humans' relation to it in galleries throughout Seattle.