Natural Sciences
Top New Zealand scientist Paul Callaghan dies
WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- Sir Paul Callaghan, a top New Zealand scientist who gained international recognition for his work in molecular physics, has died after a long battle with cancer. He was 64.
Date: 03/24/2012 | Nation & World
Meet Sammy the Salmon at ecology program
Salmon will be strutting their stuff during a "salmon fashion show" at an Adopt A Stream program on Thursday."Sammy the Salmon" is the star of the show and he will be joined by members of the audience wearing some stylish salmon attire, including an egg costume and a baby salmon outfit.
Date: 03/19/2012 | Life
Learn the real story about cougars
These cougars don't play football.We're talking about the big cats who are the top predator of the Pacific Northwest forests. The secretive felines whose reputations are shrouded in mystery and misinformation.
Date: 03/10/2012 | Life
Big solutions in a beaker
Glacier Peak students work with algae to fix big problems
Date: 02/03/2012 | Local News
See bald eagles in action at Skagit River hatchery tour
Seeing bald eagles and learning more about our region's iconic fish make these free hatchery tours in Skagit County a total nature experience.
Date: 12/26/2011 | Life
Dark side of the moon
This photo of Saturday's lunar eclipse was taken at 5:50 a.m. from Brackett's Landing Park in Edmonds by William Lider of Lynnwood. The early stages of the total eclipse were visible from western North America, just before the moon began to set. The total eclipse also was visible in Asia, Australia...
Date: 12/10/2011 | Local News
Report: Future holds more extreme weather
WASHINGTON -- For a world already weary of weather catastrophes, the latest warning from top climate scientists paints a grim future: More floods, more heat waves, more droughts and greater costs to deal with them.
Date: 11/01/2011 | Nation & World
Brazil scientists find signs of underground river
SAO PAULO -- Brazilian scientists say they have found signs of a huge underground river flowing far beneath the Amazon River.Valiya Hamza of Brazil's National Observatory says there are indications of a 3,700-mile long subterranean river located several thousand feet below the surface.
Date: 08/25/2011 | Nation & World
Scientists put half the blame for Arctic ice melt on human activity
ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- About half the recent record loss of Arctic sea ice can be blamed on global warming caused by human activity, according to a new study by scientists from the nation's leading climate research center.
Date: 08/15/2011 | Nation & World




