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Robotic balloons to explore Venus? An Oregon company is working on it

The space agency NASA has chosen a small Tillamook-based aerospace company to design and test robotic balloons for future scientific exploration of...
- Tom Banse
On a forensic mission to give Jane and John Does back their names

'I feel very strongly that the only thing that you own your entire life is your name. To have that taken away when you die, it's not fair. We have to give these people back their names.'
- Kim Malcolm
Interest in hydrogen fuel growing in the Pacific Northwest — and tax dollars following

More folks from Pacific Northwest government and industry are jumping on the hydrogen bandwagon to test if the alternative fuel could be a viable and green replacement for diesel and gasoline in some situations. The potential converts include more than half a dozen transit agencies from Everett to Eugene, state legislators and Boeing's drone subsidiary in the Columbia River Gorge.
- Tom Banse
'Blue tides' of sailor jellies on Northwest coast correlate with warmer seas in winter

New research out of the University of Washington finds a correlation between warmer ocean waters and mass strandings of By-the-wind sailor jellyfish over the past two decades. The brief, widespread beachings of "gazillions" of purplish-blue jellies along the Pacific Northwest coast create a memorable sight for those who chance to be in the right place at the right time.
- Tom Banse
This bird’s brain grows in winter to remember where it stashed its food

Each winter, the part of the bird's raspberry-sized brain that remembers locations grows 30 percent.
- John Ryan
Hydrogen production plant groundbreaking signals renewed interest in alt fuel

A public utility in North Central Washington broke ground Monday for a hydrogen production facility. It's one of several related actions in the Pacific Northwest that reflect renewed interest in hydrogen as a clean alternative fuel.
- Tom Banse
Why this NW weekend is perfect for rainbows

Keep your eyes on the skies today and over the weekend - you might just catch something magical. The region gets more rainbows in the spring than in any other season.
- Katie Campbell
March 2 | How Covid-safe can schools be?

Vaccine updates, school safety in the time of Covid, and a pod of grey whales take temporary residence in Puget Sound
- Bill Radke
January 26th | The ethics of augmenting your brain and body

King county executive Dow Constantine answers your questions about the vaccination rollout amid growing concerns over fairness and frustrations with dose availability. Also, a neuroscientist and philosopher talk about the ethical considerations when pioneering cutting-edge technologies for the brain and nervous system. And we hear how one woman is keeping a Seattle-based supper club going, pandemic and all.
- Bill Radke
January 11th | In the fallout of DC riots, misinformation and protests begin to spread

We catch up with KUOW reporters outside and inside the Washington State Capitol building on the legislative opening day. Experts explain what social media's unprecedented move to de-platform the President means for the future of the internet. And in more uplifting news, a smellicopter gets its wings.
- Bill Radke

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