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How a Hotline Helped Control Dengue Outbreaks
A team of Pakistani scientists created a phone service that could accurately point health workers to areas where the disease was emerging.
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Ocean acidification is eating into mussels
Ocean acidification is bad for mussels. You may think you’ve heard this story before (cf. clams, oysters, scallops) but wait! This time it’s a little different. -
Ocean acidification will make it hard for mussels to hang on experiments suggest
The strong, stretchy threads that mussels use to stay put won't work as well in warmer, more acidic waters. -
Fiery exoplanet may see a trillion lightning flashes in an hour
Using observations of storms in the solar system, a team of astronomers has extrapolated to predict lightning on several exoplanets. -
These remarkable frigate birds can fly without landing for months at a time
On a tiny island off the coast of Mozambique, a young frigate bird emerges from his nesting place, looks north and flies off. And for 185 days, he keeps going ... for 34,000 miles. -
Extreme aviators: How do frigatebirds stay aloft for months at a time?
Researchers have examined the flight patterns of the frigatebird, one of the most accomplished long-distance fliers, to understand how such feats are feasible. -
Rosetta comet carries key ingredients for life
Scientists for the first time have directly detected key organic compounds in a comet.
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Climate Scientists' Personal Carbon Footprints Come Under Scrutiny
Abigail Swann makes a point of telling students what she's doing to reduce her own carbon footprint when teaching about potential climate change solutions.
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A popular seafood is in danger because of one key change in the water
Mussels, the popular shellfish staple, are growing thinner shells, which could put them at great risk. -
'Wild Nearby' -- the Burke's inspiring, unsettling North Cascades exhibit
A visitor to the Burke Museum's "Wild Nearby" exhibit on the North Cascades can stand in a reconstructed version of the long-gone lookout atop the 8,000-foot summit of Crater Mountain. -
A Scientific Detective Tailing Poachers
Samuel K. Wasser, 62, a zoologist at the University of Washington, is a Sherlock Holmes of the wildlife trade.
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Have any alien civilizations ever existed? Astronomers say the chances are sky-high
Are we alone? Fifty-five years ago, astronomer Frank Drake came up with an equation that weighed the odds for aliens. -
Why aliens have yet to be found: Alien life on exoplanets dies young
Alien life on exoplanets just might not flourish and just might die young, according to one study. Another study, co-authored by UW astronomy professor Woody Sullivan, is referenced. -
Building safe zones from tsunamis
A school in Westport was built with a special tsunami safe zone on its roof. Randy LeVeque, professor of applied mathematics at the UW, is interviewed.
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Nuclear summit held in Oregon
The Marshallese community in Oregon hosted a Republic of the Marshall Islands-US Nuclear Legacy Summit over the Memorial Day weekend as part of its annual RMI Constitution Day celebrations.