Research

HIV transmission is highly unlikely among straight couples who have sex without condoms when one partner carries the virus but takes medication, new research suggests.

Vaughan’s team modified a protocol to “swell” cellular structures, bringing them within the range of common laboratory microscopes using relatively simple methods and reagents.

A team of Pakistani scientists created a phone service that could accurately point health workers to areas where the disease was emerging.

A big step in helping perovskites reach their potential as the basis for far cheaper and more efficient types of solar cells came this week from a team at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

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.

The strong, stretchy threads that mussels use to stay put won't work as well in warmer, more acidic waters.

A new study creates a mathematical model of teaching to show how the exaggerated sounds of "parentese" helps babies learn language.

Imagine you are an astronaut, chosen for the first manned mission to Mars. After years of preparation, you are ready to set foot on the Red Planet — and you develop a kidney stone.

Using observations of storms in the solar system, a team of astronomers has extrapolated to predict lightning on several exoplanets.

The Stranger covers two UW studies in this roundup. One on gene expression surviving death and another on climate scientists' credibility.

This summer, Washuta is a writer in residence atop the Fremont Bridge’s unused northwest control tower.

New research debunks the sexist stereotype that women grow bitter and jaded after separating from their husbands.

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.

Researchers have examined the flight patterns of the frigatebird, one of the most accomplished long-distance fliers, to understand how such feats are feasible.

Book written by UW Biology professor.