science

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.

Using satellite remote sensing to measure water temperature has been heavily underutilized, said Faisal Hossain,  a professor at the University of…

The grant will help researchers develop a wildfire simulator and a tool that predicts power outages. The tool will help them study Northwestern landscapes, characteristics of communities and ignition sources.

Sensors developed in part by Washington State University could test your smoke exposure before health problems crop up.

(Runtime 3:31)Robots have taken over the STEM room at Marcus Whitman Elementary School in Richland, Washington.Little Lego boats, sunken ships and other…

(Runtime 1:08)Around 50 people lined First Street in Yakima Friday, waving their hands and holding signs in support of science. The protest was part of…

(Runtime 1:06)Giant ships that transport everything from coffee cups to clothes across the ocean are often so large they can’t tell when they collide with…

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

(Runtime 4:14) In the shadow of Mount St. Helens’ summit, 20 girls spent a week studying pumice, ash and lava at a GeoGirls camp. The famous Washington…

In a big, open room in the basement of Bellingham’s old city hall, little cupboards line the walls holding spray paint, different kinds of tape, cans of WD-40, and at least four different handheld drills. Wearing round-framed glasses and an explorer’s hat, museum preparator David Miller stands over the work table, messy with progress. He is sculpting fake dinosaur bones. They will be hidden in a box and covered with sand for children to posture as paleontologists, uncovering the creatures of prehistoric past.