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Penn State a partner in new NSF Physics Frontier Center
Age restrictions for handguns make little difference in homicides as US deals with ‘de facto availability’
Some polar bears in far north are getting short-term benefit from thinning ice
Online tool detects whales and ships in California’s Santa Barbara Channel in near real-time
Most landslides in western Oregon triggered by heavy rainfall, not big earthquakes
Marine animals live where ocean is most ‘breathable,’ but ranges could shrink with climate change
How birth control, girls’ education can slow population growth
Mask mandates delayed by nearly a month in Republican-led states, UW study finds
AGA recommends bidirectional endoscopy for most patients with iron deficiency anemia
Mount Everest summit success rates double, death rate stays same over last
Terms in Seattle-area rental ads reinforce neighborhood segregation, study says
Failure to ‘flatten curve’ may kill more people than we thought
February lockdown in China caused a drop in some types of air pollution, but not others
UW team developing model to help lower COVID-19 infections
Systemic racism has consequences for all life in cities
Tropical fisheries projected to decline 40 per cent by 2050s
Tropical fisheries projected to decline 40 per cent by 2050s
New studies show how to save parasites and why it’s important
Deep-sea anglerfishes have evolved a new type of immune system
Immune functions traded in for reproductive success
Pristine air over Southern Ocean suggests early industrial era’s clouds not so different from today’s
Researchers offer solution for one of synthetic biology’s biggest problems
Legal marijuana may be slowing reductions in teen marijuana use, study says
ANCORS joins Nippon Foundation Ocean Nexus Center
Trouble paying medical bills can lead to longer episodes of homelessness, new study shows
New Zealand’s Ancient Monster Penguins had Northern Hemisphere Doppelgangers
Laser-welded sugar: Sweet way to 3D-print blood vessels
Study asks Washington state residents to describe food security and access during pandemic, economic downturn
Laser allows solid-state refrigeration of a semiconductor material
75% of US workers can’t work exclusively from home, face greater risks during pandemic
Is air getting cleaner during COVID-19 pandemic?
Scientists close in on 12 billion-year-old signal from end of universe’s ‘dark age’
Austrade regional market update on impact of COVID-19 10 June
Volcanic activity and changes in Earth’s mantle were key to rise of atmospheric oxygen
Early childhood intervention programs may reap benefits across generations
Researchers use brain imaging to demonstrate weaker neural suppression in individuals with autism
Most common organism in oceans harbors a virus in its DNA
Cosmic bursts unveil universe’s missing matter
NOAA selects UW to host new, regional institute for climate, ocean and ecosystem research
Mysterious glowing coral reefs are fighting to recover
COVID-19: UW study reports ‘staggering’ death rate in US among those infected who show symptoms
Ocean ‘breathability’ key to past, future habitat of West Coast marine species
EarthLab announces Innovation Grant recipients for 2020
John Marzluff explores how farming, food production and wildlife can coexist
Pacific oysters in Salish Sea may not contain as many microplastics as previously thought
First results from NASA’s ICESat-2 map 16 years of melting ice sheets
Chinese funerary biographies, skin lighteners through history, NYC neighborhood gentrification study
Solar researchers across country join forces with industry to boost U.S. solar manufacturing