Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Scientists have developed a new way to study really small fish. They’ve designed a tag that’s about the size of a grain of rice.

NWPB host Phineas Pope speaks with Doug Ray, a former associate laboratory director at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, to learn more about possible cuts to the lab.

Astronauts and space shuttles constantly are bombarded by radiation. An experiment designed in the Northwest blasted into space today. It’s helping…

(Runtime 1:02)Scientists hope there’s about to be a boost to energy storage. That’s because a new Grid Storage Launchpad officially opened its doors…

(Runtime 1:03)If you’ve ever tried to lose any body fat, you may have spent some time on the dreaded treadmill. Now, imagine tiny treadmills that are…

(Runtime 1:02)A new study has found – when it comes to climate change – Washington’s Tri-Cities is facing the opposite situation as many large cities. The…

(Runtime 0:46)It’s cold this time of year – but even fans of warm summers don’t want to endure the extreme temperatures of 2021. That’s when a deadly heat…

Científicos del Noroeste han descubierto que reducir la contaminación por los gases de efecto invernadero podría ensuciar menos la nieve. Eso significa que permanecería más tiempo en las montañas, según un estudio publicado en Nature Communications.

(Runtime 1:03)For mountain snowpack to melt slowly, not all of the white fluffy stuff is created equally. Northwest scientists have found reducing…

(Runtime 1:13)Northwest researchers have discovered that turtle shells can help track radioactive material through time — like “walking tree rings.”…