Health New infection-resistant, 3-D printed metal implants and the science power couple behind them More than 100,000 patients with metal joint replacement implants get infections a year, and about half of them will need revision surgeries. These infections can be life threatening. A new infection resistant, 3-D printed metal alloy implant could drastically reduce this number. Natalie Akane Newcomb
Health Former UW Medicine fertility doctor accused of using his sperm to inseminate California patient UW Medicine notified IVF patients that a former physician is facing allegations he artificially inseminated a patient with his own sperm. Diana Opong
Food Can we grow veggies on Mars? Fly larvae and synthetic soil may hold the answer A Texas undergrad is investigating how to grow vegetables on Mars — and has cultivated test samples of English peas in simulated Martian soil, with fertilizer from fly larvae. Mallory Yu
Science Army ants use collective intelligence to build bridges. Robots could learn from them As army ants travel over uneven terrain, they link their bodies together to create bridges — a system that might give engineers insight into controlling robotic swarms. Kai McNamee
Science Want some good news? King County streams are getting healthier Several 20-year long studies show that King County streams have fewer pollutants compared to previous samples, despite a population boom. In one study, a quarter of sites improved in water quality while only 3% declined in health. Natalie Akane Newcomb
Environment Whole lotta West Coast ShakeAlerting going on Today's worldwide Great Shakeout drill served as a serious test of earthquake preparedness. It wasn't meant to happen twice. Kim Malcolm John O'Brien
Environment Partial solar eclipse in Washington: How to experience it safely This go 'round the view will be partial, not total like 6 years ago, but Washington state is near the prime-viewing path. John O'Brien
Big trouble on the Columbia: EPA studies river’s toxic algae spread Federal government studies Columbia River in Washington, Shenandoah River in Virginia, Escalante National Monument in Utah and the American River in California for toxic algae. Anna King
Education The basics behind the UW Researcher Strike KUOW labor & economy reporter Monica Nicklesburg joins Soundside to talk about the researcher strike happening at the University of Washington. Libby Denkmann Monica Nickelsburg Jason Burrows
Could the Northwest’s basalt rocks help slow climate change? Northwest scientists say the region’s unique geology could help the planet. To keep heat-trapping gasses out of the atmosphere, researchers want to pump CO2 deep underground. Courtney Flatt
