September 7, 2006
Washington state parched by one of driest summers ever
Western Washington’s reputation as a soggy bastion for the web-footed is taking a beating this year, thanks to an unrelenting dry spell.
September 5, 2006
New evidence shows Antarctica has warmed in last 150 years
Despite recent indications that Antarctica cooled considerably during the 1990s, new research suggests that the world’s iciest continent has been getting gradually warmer for the last 150 years, a trend not identifiable in the short meteorological records and masked at the end of the 20th century by large temperature variations.
August 31, 2006
Evolution of Old World fruit flies on three continents mirrors climate change
Fast-warming climate appears to be triggering genetic changes in a species of fruit fly that is native to Europe and was introduced into North and South America about 25 years ago.
August 17, 2006
Bison teeth tell tales of climate, vegetation
A UW researcher has devised a way to use the fossil teeth of ancient bison as a tool to reconstruct historic climate and vegetation changes in America’s breadbasket, the Great Plains.
August 15, 2006
Climate change was major factor in erosion of Alps 6 million years ago
The Alps, the iconic rugged mountains that cover parts of seven European nations, might have reached their zenith millions of years ago, some scientists believe, and now are a mere shadow of their former selves.
August 7, 2006
Ancient bison teeth provide window on past Great Plains climate, vegetation
A University of Washington researcher has devised a way to use the fossil teeth of ancient bison as a tool to reconstruct historic climate and vegetation changes in America’s breadbasket, the Great Plains.
August 3, 2006
Pigment could be key in emerging technologies
Imagine turning on your computer and not having to wait for it to load the operating system, virus protection, firewalls and other programs.
July 24, 2006
Models show one nearby star system could host Earth-like planet
The steady discovery of giant planets orbiting stars other than our sun has heightened speculation that there could be Earth-type worlds in nearby planetary systems capable of sustaining life.
July 20, 2006
Supercomputers shed light on force of nature
What if the tiniest components of matter were somehow different from the way they exist now, perhaps only slightly different or maybe a lot? What if they had been different from the moment the universe began in the big bang? Would matter as we know it be the same? Would humans even exist?
Scientists are starting to find answers to some profound questions such as these, thanks to a breakthrough in the calculations needed to understand the strong nuclear force that comes from the motion of nature’s basic building blocks, subatomic particles called quarks and gluons.
July 11, 2006
Supercomputers help physicists understand a force of nature
What if the tiniest components of matter were somehow different from the way they exist now, perhaps only slightly different or maybe a lot? What if they had been different from the moment the universe began in the big bang? Would matter as we know it be the same? Would humans even exist?
Scientists are starting to find answers to some profound questions such as these, thanks to a breakthrough in the calculations needed to understand the strong nuclear force that comes from the motion of nature’s basic building blocks, subatomic particles called quarks and gluons.
July 6, 2006
Hormone study gives clues for treating cancer
Starvation typically has dire consequences for an organism’s growth.
June 22, 2006
NSF supports underground lab effort
The National Science Foundation has reversed an earlier decision and will support UW efforts to draft a conceptual design proposal for a Deep Underground Science and Engineering Laboratory in the Washington Cascades, university officials have learned.
NSF supports underground lab effort
The National Science Foundation has reversed an earlier decision and will support UW efforts to draft a conceptual design proposal for a Deep Underground Science and Engineering Laboratory in the Washington Cascades, University officials have learned.
Tiny creatures survived Earth’s deep freeze
It has been 2.
June 19, 2006
National Science Foundation reinstates Cascades underground lab proposal
The National Science Foundation has reversed an earlier decision and will support University of Washington efforts to draft a conceptual design proposal for a Deep Underground Science and Engineering Laboratory in the Washington Cascades, university officials have learned.
June 12, 2006
New satellite set to collect most-detailed data yet about atmospheric particles
(Updated on June 21, 2006)
A new satellite that last week began gathering data from the Earth’s atmosphere could be a key tool in unraveling just how much effect the reflectivity of clouds and tiny particles called aerosols are having on the planet’s changing climate.
June 6, 2006
Study shows our ancestors survived ‘Snowball Earth’
It has been 2.
June 1, 2006
Hormone’s role in insects could give insight for cancer treatment, malnutrition
Starvation typically has dire consequences for an organism’s growth.
May 25, 2006
Faster atmospheric warming in subtropics pushes jet streams toward poles
The atmosphere is warming faster in subtropical areas, around 30 degrees north and south latitude, than it is elsewhere, University of Washington-led research shows.
May 4, 2006
Kamchatka: Earthquakes hint at plate beneath
For many years geologists have harbored a belief that the Kamchatka Peninsula, shrouded in mystery and secrecy on Russia’s east coast, actually sits on the same tectonic plate as the mainland United States, Canada and Mexico.
More about metamorphosis: Researchers study gene that aids maturation
It is a marvel of nature that a creature such as a caterpillar changes into something quite different, a butterfly.
May 2, 2006
Is a Russian peninsula really part of North America?
For many years geologists have harbored a belief that the Kamchatka Peninsula, shrouded in mystery and secrecy on Russia’s east coast, actually sits on the same tectonic plate as the mainland United States, Canada and Mexico.
April 26, 2006
Gene needed for butterfly transformation also key for insects like grasshoppers
It is a marvel of nature that a creature such as a caterpillar changes into something quite different, a butterfly.
March 30, 2006
Novel newborn screening can open door to treating rare but devastating diseases
Rare metabolic diseases such as Tay-Sachs, Fabry and Gaucher syndromes are caused by enzyme deficiencies and typically have crippling, even fatal, consequences starting at very early ages.
March 28, 2006
Novel newborn screening can open door to treating rare but devastating diseases
ATLANTA — Rare metabolic diseases such as Tay-Sachs, Fabry and Gaucher syndromes are caused by enzyme deficiencies and typically have crippling, even fatal, consequences starting at very early ages.
March 13, 2006
Comet from coldest spot in solar system has material from hottest places
Scientists analyzing recent samples of comet dust have discovered minerals that formed near the sun or other stars.
February 2, 2006
Sediment could be key in major earthquakes
The most powerful earthquakes — such as those that shook Indonesia in 2004, Alaska in 1964, Chile in 1960 and the Pacific Northwest in 1700 — occur in subduction zones, areas of the sea floor just offshore where two tectonic plates meet and one dives beneath the other.
Chronic oil pollution plays havoc with seabirds
The old adage tells that oil doesn’t mix with water.
January 31, 2006
Chronic oil pollution takes toll on seabirds along South American coast
The old adage tells that oil doesn’t mix with water.
January 30, 2006
Sediment could be a major factor in biggest subduction zone earthquakes
The most powerful earthquakes — such as those that shook Indonesia in 2004, Alaska in 1964, Chile in 1960 and the Pacific Northwest in 1700 — occur in subduction zones, areas of the sea floor just offshore where two tectonic plates meet and one dives beneath the other.
January 18, 2006
UW astronomer hits cosmic paydirt with Stardust
Scientists at the Johnson Space Center in Houston were excited and awed Tuesday by what they saw when the sample-return canister from the Stardust spacecraft was opened.
January 15, 2006
Stardust parachutes to soft landing in Utah with dust samples from comet
DUGWAY, Utah — Nearly seven years after setting off in pursuit of comet Wild 2, the Stardust return capsule streaked across the night sky of the Western United States early today, making a soft parachute landing in the Utah desert southwest of Salt Lake City.
January 5, 2006
From stars to Earth: UW astronomer hopes for happy landing for spacecraft
The Stardust landing will be covered live on UWTV2, which will be broadcasting from NASA-TV starting at 1:30 a.
January 3, 2006
Stardust nears end of epic journey; researchers await its treasure
The Stardust landing will be covered live on UWTV2, which will be broadcasting from NASA-TV starting at 1:30 a.
December 8, 2005
Warming could free far more carbon from high Arctic soil than previously thought
Scientists studying the effects of carbon on climate warming are very likely underestimating, by a vast amount, how much soil carbon is available in the high Arctic to be released into the atmosphere, new UW research shows.
Honors for professor’s distinguished career include endowed chemistry chair
Nearly 300 people gathered in Bagley Hall Friday to honor B.
Mercury travels far from source through atmosphere, study shows
Scientists for years have been at a loss to explain unexpectedly high levels of mercury in fish swimming the rivers and streams of areas like eastern Oregon, far away from industrial sources of mercury pollution such as coal-fired power plants.
December 7, 2005
Mercury in atmosphere could be washed out more easily than earlier believed
SAN FRANCISCO — Scientists for years have been at a loss to explain unexpectedly high levels of mercury in fish swimming the rivers and streams of areas like eastern Oregon, far away from industrial sources of mercury pollution such as coal-fired power plants.
December 5, 2005
Warming could free far more carbon from high Arctic soil than earlier thought
SAN FRANCISCO — Scientists studying the effects of carbon on climate warming are very likely underestimating, by a vast amount, how much soil carbon is available in the high Arctic to be released into the atmosphere, new University of Washington research shows.
November 3, 2005
‘Life as we do not know it’: UW prof wants to expand tree of life
What would you call an alien if you encountered it on the street tomorrow? What if that alien didn’t come from another world but rather was created in a laboratory right here on Earth and functioned differently from other Earth life?
Either way, Peter Ward has the beginnings of an answer.
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