Science

Environment

Seattle Now: A new hospital for ocean critters

The first marine wildlife hospital in Washington is gearing up to open. We'll look at what that will mean for ailing seal pups, sea lions, and other ocean critters.

Health

How’s our country's health care? Not the worst, or the best

Ezekiel Emanuel explains why, and what needs to change

Adventures chasing the stars

A University of Washington astronomer offers a window into a life spent seeking to understand the cosmos.

Environment

Solastalgia and you. ‘The pain was necessary to know the truth.’

Dr. Jennifer Atkinson shares strategies for handling existential distress caused by environmental change

Science

What are you smoking? Clearing the air about cannabis

These chemists are cutting through the haze to analyze our pot habits.

Health

Why bacteria's resistance to antibiotics is a problem in a viral pandemic

Each year a particular kind of infection kills more than 35,000 people in the United States. Those deaths are caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

Health

The race for the coronavirus vaccine in Seattle, and the people behind it

The race for the coronavirus vaccine in Seattle, and the people behind it. We feature three people on the frontlines of developing a coronavirus vaccine.

Health

'We're going to be tested.' Facing facts to weather the Covid-19 storm

Author Laurie Garrett (The Coming Plague) recommends putting aside differences

Environment

NW culture tied to land, history and our vision for the future

Ampersand Live gives voice to ‘the power of nature and the beauty of community’

Health

Seattle Now: Hit the panic button?

Western Washington had the first confirmed case of the COVID-19 coronavirus, and this weekend, the first reported deaths in the U.S. So what's a reasonable Seattleite supposed to do as more cases are expected? Guest: Dr. Clyde Crumpacker, infectious disease specialist and professor at Harvard Medical School