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
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
Wildlife Computers lets scientists hitch tell-all rides with seals, whales, sharks, fish and seabirds REDMOND, Wash. — At first, the monitoring tag revealed typical sea lion data. The mini-computer implanted in the animal detected… 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
Go fish! Google and Facebook sites in Seattle will rank among world’s most salmon-friendly buildings One needn’t be a card-carrying environmentalist to know that it’s a bad thing for salmon to go belly up before… 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
Video: Watch the BuzzFeed guys lose it over Northwest salmon It’s easy to take for granted the amazing perks you get if you’re willing to endure the dark, wet Seattle… Read More
