Research

UW astronomers and their partners have started plans to launch a sort of supersize version of the Hubble Space Telescope that will look for life beyond Earth.

One of the questions raised by climate change has been whether it could cause more species of animals to interbreed.

A team of UW astronomers propose a new type of mission to crack some of the universe’s most intriguing mysteries and search for life on distant worlds.

DNA analysis and the work of Biology's Sam Wasser has proved a game changer in wildlife crime investigation.

The Liberty Bell no longer rang and it was late, but 100 years ago this month the bronze symbol of American freedom rolled into Everett on a train.

A panel a journalists to talk over their nominees for under-covered story of the week. UW's Joanne Silberner, artist-in-residence in the department of communication, is quoted.

UW's Conservation Canines are back on the case, helping researchers discover the interrelationships of wolves and other carnivores in Eastern Washington.

Egyptian cabinet drafts new "anti-terror" laws as fighters linked to ISIL attack Sinai and Muslim Brotherhood call for revolt. Marwa Maziad, fellow at the Middle East Center at the UW, is referenced.

The world's clocks ticked an extra second on Tuesday, marking a so-called leap second so atomic clocks could match the earth's rotation.

Man-made and defunct objects from over half a century worth of spacefaring now litter Earth orbits and poses a significant challenge.

A team of University of Washington researchers has engineered yeast cells (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) that can “talk” to one another.

Companies say they can't find skilled workers. Turns out unions are pretty good at providing them. History professor Dan Jacoby is quoted.

The concepts of freedom, equality, evolution and democracy lie at the heart of “The Shape of the New: Four Big Ideas and How they Changed the World.”

A team of UW biologists has identified a key mechanism plants use to decide when to release their floral scents to attract pollinators.

When couples have different ideas about retirement, they need to lay everything out on the table and discuss whether they can afford it.