Meet Grasshopper, an underwater robot helping restore critical eelgrass meadows The initial launch of the marine robot into the waters of Washington’s Puget Sound was a bit choppy. The tethered… Read More
Kelp need help: Paul Allen’s foundation, enviros and entrepreneurs step up to save an essential seaweed Kelp is cool. Some varieties of the ribbony seaweed can grow up to two feet a day. They form “marine… Read More
Armed with a paddle and a GoPro, entrepreneur aims to create ‘Street View’ of Puget Sound We’ve all indulged in a little voyeuristic spying and exploration using Google Maps’ Street View, peering at homes and other… Read More
From climate mysteries to dead zones, an evolving computer model tackles Puget Sound’s eco-riddles Puget Sound — Washington’s inland sea — is a mysterious place. It’s the southern-most fjord in the lower 48 states.… Read More
How I unwittingly steered OceanGate’s sub to discovery in Puget Sound’s depths POSSESSION SOUND, Wash. — Steering a five-person submersible is like playing a video game, except for the fact that you’re… Read More
Volunteers asked to give up a little floorspace in Seattle to help scientists better map seismic data Worrying about your own property during an earthquake would be a natural reaction, but what if your home could help… Read More
‘Imagine holding your own heart’: GE teams with U.S. Veterans Affairs in Seattle to accelerate 3D printing in health care Dr. Beth Ripley would like you to know that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is way more innovative than… Read More
The Nature Conservancy and Microsoft bring tech innovations to environmental efforts The Nature Conservancy is teaming up with Microsoft to bring machine learning and other tech innovations to the environmental group’s… Read More
Seattle region’s population growing at historic pace, making biggest annual gain in a century Seattle and its surrounding counties added 86,320 new residents between April 2015 and 2016, marking the region’s biggest population gain… Read More
Climate refugees? New study examines future impact of global warming on Pacific Northwest population Forces of nature greater than the tech industry could be responsible for Seattle’s next population boom. That’s if you believe… Read More
Two weeks later, Amazon’s Prime Now delivery service reaching much larger swath of Seattle area It’s only been two weeks since Amazon launched its one-hour delivery service in Seattle, but it’s hard to consider it… Read More
