Science – Page 5 of 69

How is the ‘snowiest place on Earth’ faring in this record-hot summer? It’s a little rocky on Rainier

Washington’s Mount Rainier is either the snowiest place on Earth, or a close runner up. From records collected over the… Read More

New ‘murder hornet’ nest located in Washington state as scientists again use tiny tracking tech

Tech has passed the test again in helping to track down another Asian giant hornet nest in Washington state. About… Read More

First ‘murder hornet’ of 2021 spotted in Washington state, 2 miles from where old nest was eradicated

If things weren’t feeling quite apocalyptic enough for you these days, don’t bother cuing the locusts. The murder hornets are… Read More

New UN climate report emphasizes speed, intensity of warming and benefits of aggressive response

While the world’s top coalition of climate scientists say the planet is warming faster than ever with dire effects due… Read More

New videos: OceanGate sub dives to Titanic again, reports ship wreckage is ‘rapidly deteriorating’

In another deep dive to the famed North Atlantic wreckage of the Titanic, Everett, Wash.-based OceanGate captured video with its… Read More

Scientists share a wiring diagram tracing connections for 200,000 mouse brain cells

Neuroscientists from Seattle’s Allen Institute and other research institutions have wrapped up a five-year, multimillion-dollar project with the release of… Read More

OceanGate sub makes first dive to Titanic wreck site and captures photos of debris

After years of building, testing and dealing with setbacks, Everett, Wash.-based OceanGate has sent a next-generation submersible and its crew down… Read More

Absci’s IPO reflects booming biotech market and growing PNW life sciences industry

The upcoming public offering for Vancouver, Wash.-based biotech company Absci reflects a soaring IPO market and adds to the growing… Read More

WellSaid Labs raises $10M to boost its synthetic voice business, fueled by AI

WellSaid Labs will have a lot more to say in the years ahead, thanks to $10 million in new investment… Read More

New ‘murder hornet’ reported in Washington state, but specimen’s origin puzzles entomologists

They’re baaaack? Hopefully, not quite. Less than a year after the Washington State Department of Agriculture located and eradicated a… Read More

Amazon details how its warehouse robots are designed to help humans work safely

Bert and Ernie, Scooter and Kermit may have started out as warm and fuzzy Muppet characters, but now they’re part… Read More

OceanGate gets its Titan sub ready to begin expedition to Titanic shipwreck

OceanGate is finally on the brink of beginning its first deep-sea dives to the Titanic, the world’s most famous shipwreck,… Read More

Why these successful software founders are planting seeds for ag tech ventures

Farmers typically consult the calendar and the weather forecast to figure out when to plant their crops, but figuring out… Read More

ShakeAlert earthquake early warning system goes live in Washington state — here’s how it works

The news: ShakeAlert, an automated system designed to warn people that an earthquake has occurred and shaking is imminent, is… Read More

Bill Gates shares 3 steps to a clean energy economy in message to Leaders Summit on Climate

Bill Gates joined day two of President Joe Biden’s virtual “Leaders Summit on Climate” on Friday with a message to… Read More

ManipulaTHOR training software from AI2 gives virtual robots a hand — and an arm

You can lead a virtual robot to a refrigerator, but you can’t make it pull out a drink. This is… Read More

Swiss battery venture teams up with magniX and Harbour Air on electric plane

One of the pioneers of battery-powered aviation is joining a Pacific Northwest team that’s aiming to get an all-electric seaplane… Read More

WiBotic wins European seals of approval for its wireless robot charging systems

Two of the wireless charging systems made by Seattle-based WiBotic have won safety approvals in Europe, marking what the startup’s… Read More

Bill Gates boosts his backing for ZeroAvia hybrid aviation venture — and for Biden’s energy plan

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is putting his money as well as his mouth behind the push for new energy technologies.… Read More

OceanGate selects its support ship for this summer’s submersible trips to the Titanic

Everett, Wash.-based OceanGate Expeditions has taken one more giant leap toward sending its submersible to the world’s most famous shipwreck,… Read More

‘Second Nature’: How technology is remaking our world, for better or worse

This is a bad time for Mother Nature — but it’s no use trying to turn the clock back. Instead,… Read More

ShakeAlert earthquake early warning system going live in Washington state on May 4

The West Coast rollout of the ShakeAlert earthquake early warning system will be complete on May 4 when the service… Read More

PowerLight is hitting its targets with a power beaming system that uses lasers

Wireless power transmission has been the stuff of science fiction for more than a century, but now PowerLight Technologies is… Read More

Allen Institute for AI takes over Vulcan’s portfolio of environmental big-data projects

Two and a half years after the death of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, his legacy in science and philanthropy is… Read More

Bill Gates and Amazon join $80M funding round for Turntide electric motor venture

Turntide Technologies, a Silicon Valley venture that’s retooling electric motors for the 21st century, says it has completed an $80… Read More

Human genome sequencing rises to the next level of diversity and accuracy

Twenty years after the first human genome sequence was published, an international research team has kicked the sequencing game to… Read More

Paleontologists use fossilized teeth to flesh out ancient tale of earliest primates

The shapes of fossilized teeth from 65.9 million-year-old, squirrel-like creatures suggest that the branch of the tree of life that… Read More

First Mode building hydrogen fuel cell to power one of the biggest zero-emission vehicles on Earth

Seattle engineering company First Mode is building a hydrogen fuel cell generator capable of lighting up Lumen Field. But the… Read More

Bad weather slows COVID-19 vaccination drive, but experts see clearer skies ahead

They say that the second vaccine shot for COVID-19 is rougher than the first one — and we’re not just… Read More

Former Boeing CEO’s blank check company raises $240M for future aerospace deal

New Vista Acquisition Corp., the blank-check company founded by former Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg to prime the pump for a… Read More