June 26, 2008
Like a rock: New mineral named for UW astronomer
The International Mineralogical Association has named a new mineral, the first to be discovered in a particle from a comet, in honor of Donald Brownlee, a UW astronomer who revolutionized research on interplanetary dust entering Earth’s atmosphere.
June 12, 2008
Like a rock: New mineral named for UW astronomer
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June 7, 2008
Scientists find 245 million-year-old burrows of land vertebrates in Antarctica
For the first time paleontologists have found fossilized burrows of tetrapods — any land vertebrates with four legs or leglike appendages — in Antarctica dating from the Early Triassic epoch, about 245 million years ago.
May 29, 2008
Some biofuels might do more harm than good to the environment, study finds
Biofuels based on ethanol, vegetable oil and other renewable sources are increasingly popular with government and environmentalists as a way to reduce fossil fuel dependence and limit greenhouse gas emissions.
May 27, 2008
Some biofuels might do more harm than good to the environment, study finds
Biofuels based on renewable sources are increasingly popular as a way to reduce fossil fuel dependence and limit greenhouse gas emissions, but new research shows that some of the most popular current biofuel stocks might have exactly the opposite impacts than intended.
May 22, 2008
UW scientists join hunt for ‘God’ particle to complete ‘theory of everything’
When the world’s most powerful subatomic particle collider begins gathering data this summer, it will be a major milestone for a number of UW scientists.
May 21, 2008
UW scientists join hunt for ‘God’ particle to complete ‘theory of everything’
University of Washington scientists played a central role in building part of the Atlas detector, part of the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland, which goes online this summer and is hoped will resolve some long-standing physics problems.
May 8, 2008
Trouble in paradise: Global warming a greater danger to tropical species
Polar bears fighting for survival in the face of a rapid decline of polar ice have made the Arctic a poster child for the negative effects of climate change.
May 5, 2008
Trouble in paradise: Warming a greater danger to tropical species
Polar bears fighting for survival in the face of a rapid decline of polar ice have made the Arctic a poster child for the negative effects of climate change.
April 3, 2008
Satellites can help Arctic grazers survive killer winter storms
Rain falling on snow sounds like a relatively harmless weather event, but when it happens in the far north it can mean lingering death for reindeer, musk oxen and other animals that normally graze on the Arctic tundra.
March 18, 2008
Satellites can help Arctic grazers survive killer winter storms
Rain falling on snow sounds like a relatively harmless weather event, but when it happens in the far north it can mean lingering death for reindeer, musk oxen and other animals that normally graze on the Arctic tundra.
March 13, 2008
Sand dollar larvae use cloning to ‘make change,’ confound predators
Nature is full of examples of creatures that try to look as big as possible in an effort to scare away potential predators.
March 6, 2008
This is not a drill: The earth actually is moving beneath western Washington
While the annual Sound Shake exercise on Wednesday produced a simulated magnitude 6.
March 5, 2008
This is not a drill: The earth actually is moving beneath western Washington
While the annual Sound Shake exercise on Wednesday produced a simulated magnitude 6.
February 20, 2008
It came from outer space – and likely disintegrated over northeastern Oregon
People in at least four states and a Canadian province saw a bright fireball streaking across the Pacific Northwest sky in the early hours Tuesday but, contrary to some reports, there was no collision with the ground, University of Washington scientists said.
January 17, 2008
Washington state sea levels could rise considerably by end of century
Melting glaciers in Greenland and Antarctica, combined with other effects of global climate change, are likely to raise sea levels in parts of Western Washington by the end of this century, though geological forces will offset the rising water in some areas.
December 13, 2007
Tiny dust particles from Asian deserts common over western United States
It has been a decade since University of Washington scientists first pinpointed specific instances of air pollution, including Gobi Desert dust, traversing the Pacific Ocean and adding to the mix of atmospheric pollution already present along the West Coast of North America.
December 11, 2007
Earth’s magnetic field could help protect astronauts working on the moon
It has been 35 years since humans last walked on the moon, but there has been much recent discussion about returning, either for exploration or to stage a mission to Mars.
December 6, 2007
2002 Alaskan quake left seven areas of California stirred but not shaken
Earth tremors not linked to volcanic activity first turned up in seismic observations several years ago, but those tremors were almost exclusively in subduction zones such as the Cascadia region off the coast of the Pacific Northwest.
Rising tides intensify non-volcanic tremor in Earth’s crust
For more than a decade geoscientists have detected what amount to ultra-slow-motion earthquakes under Western Washington and British Columbia on a regular basis, about every 14 months.
November 22, 2007
2002 Alaskan quake left seven areas of California stirred but not shaken
Earth tremors not linked to volcanic activity first turned up in seismic observations several years ago, but those tremors were almost exclusively in subduction zones such as the Cascadia region off the coast of the Pacific Northwest.
Rising tides intensify non-volcanic tremor in Earth’s crust
For more than a decade geoscientists have detected what amount to ultra-slow-motion earthquakes under Western Washington and British Columbia on a regular basis, about every 14 months.
October 25, 2007
Climate sensitivity leads to great uncertainty
Despite decades of ever more-exacting science projecting Earth’s warming climate, there remains large uncertainty about just how much warming will actually occur.
Like it or not, uncertainty and climate change go hand in hand
Despite decades of ever more-exacting science projecting Earth’s warming climate, there remains large uncertainty about just how much warming will actually occur.
October 18, 2007
Improved forecasting of volcanic eruptions is part of Malone’s legacy
When Steve Malone retired earlier this month, he could take satisfaction in the great strides that have been made in forecasting volcanic eruptions, particularly in the Pacific Northwest.
October 11, 2007
Undergrads find 1,300 asteroids
Undergraduate astronomy students at the UW combing through images from a specialized telescope have discovered more than 1,300 asteroids that had never before been observed.
Demystifying physics: High school teachers learn inquiry method at UW’s summer program
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October 8, 2007
UW undergrads discover more than 1,300 asteroids
Undergraduate astronomy students at the University of Washington combing through images from a specialized telescope have discovered more than 1,300 asteroids that had never before been observed.
October 4, 2007
Research overturns accepted notion of neutron’s electrical properties
For two generations of physicists, it has been a standard belief that the neutron, an electrically neutral elementary particle and a primary component of an atom, actually carries a positive charge at its center and an offsetting negative charge at its outer edge.
City birds better than rural species in coping with human disruption
Birds that hang out in large urban areas seem to have a marked advantage over their rural cousins — they are adaptable enough to survive in a much larger range of conditions.
September 25, 2007
City birds better than rural species in coping with human disruption
Birds that hang out in large urban areas seem to have a marked advantage over their rural cousins — they are adaptable enough to survive in a much larger range of conditions.
September 21, 2007
Experts list: Arctic sea ice minimum for 2007 sets new record
The National Snow and Ice Data Center in Boulder, Colo.
September 17, 2007
Research overturns accepted notion of neutron’s electrical properties
For two generations of physicists, it has been a standard belief that the neutron, an electrically neutral elementary particle and a primary component of an atom, actually carries a positive charge at its center and an offsetting negative charge at its outer edge.
August 22, 2007
New UW faculty member led technical development of Sky in Google Earth
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August 16, 2007
NSF grant helps UW continue photonics research
A team led by Larry Dalton, a UW chemistry professor, has received an $18 million grant over five years from the National Science Foundation to continue its pioneering work in the field of photonics.
August 14, 2007
Older climbers face uphill battle on Mount Everest
In this era of not surrendering to age, some claim that 60 is the new 40.
August 8, 2007
Conventional plowing is ‘skinning our agricultural fields’
Traditional plow-based agricultural methods and the need to feed a rapidly growing world population are combining to deplete the Earth’s soil supply, a new study confirms.
August 6, 2007
Satellite tracking will help answer questions about penguin travels
You could understand if a half-dozen Magellanic penguins developed a “big bird is watching” phobia before this month is over, but the surveillance really will be for their own good.
August 2, 2007
Chemistry center wins $3 million NSF grant
A UW-based chemistry research center, poised to become a leader in science that will lead to new products and processes, has been awarded $3 million a year for five years by the National Science Foundation.
August 1, 2007
Alaskan earthquake in 2002 set off tremors on Vancouver Island
Perhaps it was just a matter of sympathy, but tremors rippled the landscape of Vancouver Island, the westernmost part of British Columbia, in 2002 during a major Alaskan earthquake.
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