Environment Fraser River chinook salmon are in big trouble. That's bad news for orcas Scientists recommend that Fraser River chinook salmon should be listed for protection as an endangered species. Kim Malcolm Andy Hurst
Health Birth control for men is being tested in Seattle It's a gel that is clear, smells vaguely of alcohol and has the consistency of hand sanitizer. Casey Martin
Arts & Life Photographer Maps Emotional Terrain, One Tear At A Time Rose-Lynn Fisher spent a decade magnifying and photographing her tears, learning the nuances of her emotions in the process. The project is called The Topography of Tears. Cameron Pollack
Science Earthquake! Quick, shelter: school or Space Needle? When the big one finally hits Seattle, will the Space Needle topple over? And are Washington state schools ready for a massive earthquake? We'll answer both of these questions on this week's episode of SoundQs. Deborah Wang Anna Boiko-Weyrauch David Hyde
Science 'Seven minutes of terror' to Mars brought to you by Seattle-area engineers On Monday, NASA’s InSight successfully touched down on the surface of Mars. The mission launched six months ago in California, but it was a facility in Redmond, Washington that really made it take off. Bill Radke Amina Al-Sadi
Environment Federal climate report predicts huge economic toll on Pacific Northwest Kim Malcolm talks with KUOW's environment reporter John Ryan about the economic toll of climate change in the Pacific Northwest. Kim Malcolm Andy Hurst John Ryan
Environment Orcas have been struggling for decades. Why have solutions been so hard to find? Kim Malcolm talks with Dr. Deborah Giles about the challenges facing southern resident killer whales. Kim Malcolm Andy Hurst
Health How A Dog Could Stop The Global Spread Of Disease One scientist is training the ultimate disease watchdogs — canines that can smell malaria parasites living inside a person's blood. Michaeleen Doucleff
Environment Former Interior Secretary Sally Jewell is behind the UW's new 'EarthLab' Kim Malcolm talks with Sally Jewell about EarthLab — a new project from the University of Washington. Jewell was U.S. Interior Secretary under President Obama. She currently chairs EarthLab's advisory council. Kim Malcolm Andy Hurst
Science UW professor named MacArthur 'Genius' Kristina Olson is a research psychologist and director of the TransYouth Project at the University of Washington. Bill Radke Alison Bruzek
