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Scientists amplify ‘green’ research at AAAS
Simple, fuel-efficient rocket engine could enable cheaper, lighter spacecraft
Earth’s cousins: Upcoming missions to look for ‘biosignatures’
Researchers at AAAS to discuss latest science on Cascadia earthquake hazards
Effectiveness of travel bans – readily used during infectious disease outbreaks – mostly unknown
Hydropower dams cool rivers in Mekong River basin, satellites show
Immune cells consult with neighbors to make decisions
Polar bears in Baffin Bay skinnier, having fewer cubs due to less sea ice
UW study reveals gender, racial disparities in evictions
Increases in minimum wage may not have anticipated positive health effects, study shows
First-of-its-kind hydrogel platform enables on-demand production of medicines and chemicals
Altruistic babies? Study shows infants are willing to give up food, help others
Parentese helps parents, babies make ‘conversation’ and boosts language development
One ring – to track your finger’s location
Rethinking land conservation to protect species that will need to move with climate change
Rural kids carrying handguns is ‘not uncommon’ and starts as early as sixth grade
Tiny, ancient meteorites suggest early Earth’s atmosphere was rich in carbon dioxide
UW research expands bilingual language program for babies
Community-based counselors help mitigate grief, stress among children orphaned
Mobile protected areas needed to protect biodiversity in high seas
‘The blob,’ food supply squeeze to blame for largest seabird die-off
Fisheries management is actually working, global analysis shows
At gun safety events, 40% of gun owners reported not locking all household guns – even around kids
Life could have emerged from lakes with high phosphorus
Resident orcas’ appetite likely reason for decline of big Chinook salmon
Barrels of ancient Antarctic air aim to track history of rare gas
UW scientist to lead NASA field study of East Coast snowstorms
Outlook for polar regions in a 2 degrees warmer world
Better wildfire and smoke predictions with new vegetation database
For some corals, meals can come with a side of microplastics
Carpentry Compiler helps woodworkers design objects that they can actually make
Researchers get ‘glimpse into a human mind’ as it makes choices in groups, social media
Dads in prison can bring poverty, instability for families on outside
Among transgender children, gender identity as strong as in cisgender children, study shows
UW aerospace engineer part of $1.7M grant to study corals
New Weill Neurohub will unite UCSF, UC Berkeley, UW in race to find new treatments for brain
Team uses golden ‘lollipop’ to observe elusive interference effect at nanoscale
Fall storms, coastal erosion focus of northern Alaska research cruise
Swordfish as oceanographers? Satellite tags allow research of ocean’s ‘twilight zone’ off Florida
Light-based ‘tractor beam’ assembles materials at nanoscale
New technique lets researchers map strain in next-gen solar cells
Political scientist Megan Ming Francis to edit new series on race, ethnicity, politics
Popular third-party genetic genealogy site is vulnerable to compromised data, impersonations
Teen marijuana use may have next-generation effects
Hubble captures galaxies’ ghostly gaze
New fossil trove documents recovery of life on Earth after dinosaur-killing asteroid impact
UW team sending autonomous surfboard to explore Antarctic waters
Humpback whale population on rise after near miss with extinction