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Screams of joy and... what did you just say? UW biochemist recalls getting the Nobel Prize call

It's not every day a Seattle kid gets a Nobel Prize. University of Washington biochemist David Baker isn't exactly a kid anymore, but a curious spirit, sharp mind, and ground-breaking scientific discoveries got him that nod last week.
Kim Malcolm

John O'Brien
Environment

UW biochemist wins Nobel Prize for using computers to design proteins

A biochemist at the University of Washington School of Medicine has won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his groundbreaking work in computational protein design.
Ann Dornfeld
Arts & Life

More Paul Allen treasures are up for sale: Art, outer space, and computer history
Dyer Oxley
Science

Seattle crows are so smart, they’re challenging what we know about evolution

Researchers have made startling discoveries in recent years about a crow’s ability to communicate, solve problems, remember people, and use tools. What they’re discovering about crow brains is changing how scientists understand intelligence — and bringing into question our accepted version of evolution.
Stephen Howie
Science

Why didn't OceanGate's CEO heed warnings before the fatal Titan sub implosion?

It’s been a year since a Washington-made sub imploded on a dive to explore the wreck of the Titanic, killing all five people on board, including Stockton Rush, the founder and CEO of OceanGate, the Everett-based company that made the sub. Now, an investigative report in WIRED magazine details questionable decisions made by Rush in the years leading up to the Titan crash.
Hans Anderson

Stephen Howie

Libby Denkmann
Animals

Seattle crows, beloved and feared, may be playing us with their primate-sized brains

Seattleites have a unique relationship with the crows that roam the city's neighborhoods and parks, but for the crows, is it all about the peanuts?
Stephen Howie
Health

He broke his neck diving into a pool. 20 years later, new technology is helping him recover

In a study published Monday in the journal Nature Medicine, researchers at the University of Washington and at universities in Colorado and Georgia have found that electrical stimulation on the surface of the skin, targeting the spine, can improve strength, mobility, sensation and function in the bodies of people with long term spinal cord injuries. The novel therapy is breaking the limits that many with spinal injuries have dealt with for years, and all without the need for additional surgery.
Libby Denkmann

Alec Cowan
Environment

On this unassuming trail near LA, bird watchers see something spectacular

At Bear Divide, just outside Los Angeles, you can see a rare spectacle of nature. This is one of the only places in the western United States where you can see bird migration during daylight hours.
Kai McNamee
$caption: This illustration shows Saturn's icy moon Enceladus with a plume of ice particles, water vapor, and organic molecules that sprays from fractures in the moon's south polar region.$
Science

Is there life on... Saturn? A small moon orbiting the sixth planet has scientists' attention

One of Saturn's 146 moons is at the center of newly energized interest in the search for life in space.
Diana Opong

Jason Burrows

Katie Campbell
Environment

Can we combat climate change by brightening clouds?

A University of Washington professor is the lead researcher on a team experimenting with "cloud brightening" technology to make clouds more reflective so they bounce more of the sun’s rays back out to space, theoretically cooling the Earth and combating global warming.
Diana Opong

Alec Cowan

Hans Anderson

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