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Circumbinary castaways: Short-period binary systems can eject orbiting worlds
New research from the UW Department of Astronomy helps to explain why astronomers have detected few circumbinary planets.
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Seattle’s gender wage gap is worse than we thought
Barbara Reskin, Professor Emeritus of Sociology at the UW weighs in on the impact of overtime in the City of Seattle's gender wage gap
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After 30 years of R&D, breakthrough announced in dark matter detection technology, definitive search to begin for axion particles
The Axion Dark Matter Experiment (ADMX) at the University of Washington is the world's first experiment to be sensitive enough to "hear" the signs of dark matter axions.
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Why nuclear fusion is gaining steam – again
Scott L. Montgomery with the Jackson School of International Studies writes about the new future of fusion.
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If Tiny Dark Matter Particle Exists, This Experiment Is Now Ready to Find It
The research team at the UW have announced that the Axion Dark Matter eXperiment (ADMX) is officially sensitive enough to find the theoretically predicted axion.
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A finger bone from an unexpected place and time upends the story of human migration out of Africa
Ben Marwick, Associate Professor with UW Department of Anthropology weighs in on the new find and the study that produced it.
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The free and easy way to help kids develop language skills, according to MIT research
Co-director of the University of Washington Institute for Learning and Brain Sciences, Patricia Kuhl's set of now-famous experiments are referenced.
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Why a census question about citizenship should worry you, whether you're a citizen on not
Analysis from Micheal Blake, Professor of Philosophy, Public Policy, and Governance
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Decade of fossil collecting in Africa gives new perspective on Triassic period, emergence of dinosaurs
UW biology professor, Christian Sidor, digs into the insights from over 2,200 fossils and counting.
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Decade of fossil collecting in Africa gives new perspective on Triassic period, emergence of dinosaurs
Christian Sidor, UW biology professor and curator at the Burke, weighs in on a decade's worth of research from the Southern Hemisphere and the over 2,200 fossils collected.
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See the silver screen in the friendly skies
UW professor of cinema and media studies Stephen Groening on Astrovision, Astrocolor, and why George H.W. Bush is the reason we have live streaming television at 10,000 feet.
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On the frontiers of physics, math and philosophy
Benjamin H. Feintzeig answers questions on the intersection of philosophy, math, and physics.
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Could anti-Trump sentiment mobilize African-American voters in 2018?
African-American voters who dislike the Trump presidency are much more likely to vote and to engage with politics, according to UW political scientist Christopher Parker
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Could anti-Trump sentiment mobilize African-American voters in 2018?
African-American voters who dislike the Trump presidency are much more likely to vote and to engage with politics, according to UW political scientist Christopher Parker
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Birds With Older Fathers Have Shorter Telomeres, Lifespans
Dan Eisenberg, associate professor at the University of Washington Department of Anthropology, weighs in on the experimental design of this study.