Shhh, ships: Program to help save orcas by quieting vessels touts early success in Washington state A pilot program to help orca whales in Puget Sound by asking commercial vessels to slow down saw 61% participation… Read More
First-of-its-kind stormwater ‘heat map’ lights up pollutants fouling waters in Washington state The COVID-19 pandemic has made us familiar with the idea of a deadly threat that spreads invisibly. Polluted stormwater has… Read More
Whale experts launch free, virtual marine biology camp to entertain and inform kids The scientists running Seattle-based Oceans Initiative more typically apply their marine mammal expertise to research on endangered orcas or conservation… Read More
GeekWire Calendar Picks: Retro Gaming Expo, the future of Seattle, and a history of Silicon Valley — It seems video games get more sophisticated each year. Things like 4K and 60 frames per second are common… Read More
GeekWire Calendar Picks: International Tabletop Day, Orca Action Month, GeekWire Cloud Summit — Video games tend to take center stage in the gaming world today, but classic tabletop competition is still one… Read More
Can robotic ‘sensor fish’ save salmon from hydroelectric dams? Some 71 percent of the world’s renewable energy comes from hydropower and more dams are being built all of the… Read More
RIP, J50? Friends of the killer whales mourn emaciated orca, but search goes on The emaciated and ailing killer whale known as J50 or Scarlet has disappeared from her family group, and experts presume… Read More
Microsoft says AI is finally ready for broader use to help solve Earth’s environmental woes REDMOND, Wash. — Lucas Joppa agrees we’re living in the Information Age. But he wishes that the present tech era… Read More
Chinook salmon are shrinking, and Alaska’s killer whales may be among the culprits King salmon, the big fish that are famous in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest, are shrinking — not only in numbers,… Read More
Scientists launch drones to collect vital data on beloved orcas, hoping to stop slide toward extinction Holly Fearnbach and John Durban’s morning started with a ping via text around 5:30 a.m. A couple who lives on… Read More
Study links killer whales’ woes to salmon shortage that causes pregnancies to fail What’s killing the killer whales? After following the whales and analyzing their poop for years, scientists say the Pacific Northwest’s… Read More
Proposed no-drone zone for orcas gets a hearing in Washington state OLYMPIA, Wash. — Would you be in trouble if an orca popped up out of Puget Sound beneath your drone? Should… Read More
Goodbye to Granny: Researchers mourn disappearance of oldest Puget Sound orca No body has been sighted, but after months of missing her, researchers have declared that the oldest orca in Puget… Read More
Plans for a whale sanctuary ride a wave of support, but face a storm of controversy An effort to create the world’s first sanctuary set aside for rehabilitating whales and dolphins is moving ahead, but now the… Read More
Drones capture exciting new pictures of baby orca Whale watchers in the Pacific Northwest might be getting the best orca season they’ve had in a while — a… Read More
