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Stories about scientific discoveries, education, research, and more.

Supernova blast
Apr 6, 2016, 5:47 PM

Scientists say supernovae spread fallout when human ancestors walked the earth

Researchers say they’ve found evidence of supernova explosions that spewed radioactive fallout over Earth during the age when humanity’s ancestors were evolving… Read More

Apr 6, 2016, 10:34 AM

FAA panel calls for drone crash tests and other measures to guard against injuries

Drones should face the equivalent of crash-test dummies to gauge how safe they are for flying around people, a panel… Read More

Image: Jet over Rainier
Apr 4, 2016, 8:26 PM

Gov. Jay Inslee names John Thornquist to head Washington state’s aerospace office

Longtime engineering executive John Thornquist has been chosen to head up Washington state’s Office of Aerospace, just as the state’s $70… Read More

Zipline Zip plane
Apr 4, 2016, 7:04 PM

Zipline unveils drone delivery venture with a medical mission and big-name funding

A drone delivery venture called Zipline International is coming out of stealth mode with backing from big-name investors and a… Read More

Excavation at Point Rosee
Apr 4, 2016, 3:26 PM

‘Vikings Unearthed’: Watch how a satellite spotted a lost village in North America

Archaeologists worked hard to unearth what might well be only the second Viking site ever discovered in North America – but… Read More

Virgin America and Alaska Airlines tails
Apr 4, 2016, 6:22 AM

Alaska Air confirms purchase of Virgin America for $2.6 billion after ‘hard-fought competition’

Alaska Air Group confirmed reaching a $2.6 billion deal to buy Virgin America after a bidding war with JetBlue Airways. “This… Read More

Image: Alaska Airlines jet
Apr 2, 2016, 12:18 PM

Alaska Air Group reportedly closes in on $2 billion purchase of Virgin America

  Seattle-based Alaska Air Group is close to a $2 billion deal to purchase Virgin America, beating out a rival… Read More

Image: Allan Jones and Paul Allen
Apr 1, 2016, 7:30 PM

Paul Allen boosts bioscience in Science

Seattle billionaire Paul Allen is making a pitch for out-of-the-box bioscience from one of the scientific community’s most respected soapboxes:… Read More

Susie the gorilla
Apr 1, 2016, 6:11 PM

Scientists take gorilla genome to next level

A team led by University of Washington researchers has taken a second turn at sequencing the gorilla genome, putting together puzzle… Read More

Image: Elasmotherium
Apr 1, 2016, 12:55 PM

Siberian unicorns? Five incredible science tales that aren’t April Fool’s jokes

Unicorns are real! Scientists propose cloaking device to protect Earth from aliens! Glow-in-the-dark skin grown in lab! Those may sound… Read More

Tesla Model 3
Mar 31, 2016, 9:32 PM

‘Affordable’ Tesla Model 3 electric car gets 5-star reveal from Elon Musk

Tesla Motors’ Model 3 electric sedan may be geared for mass-market affordability, but CEO Elon Musk made it clear at… Read More

Image: Albert Hubo and David Hanson
Mar 31, 2016, 7:15 PM

Robots for sale? Price drop in the android market could open new frontiers for AI

Artificial intelligence and robots are hot topics right now, but will we ever get to the stage we saw 50… Read More

Bat with white nose syndrome
Mar 31, 2016, 1:11 PM

Bad news for bats: Fatal white nose syndrome shows up in Washington state

Researchers are dismayed by the first-ever case of the bat-killing disease known as white nose syndrome in Washington state, more than 1,000 miles west… Read More

Mar 31, 2016, 11:28 AM

‘Here we go!’ Buyers throng to sign up for Elon Musk’s Tesla Model 3 electric car

BELLEVUE, Wash. – As the clock counted down to the big reveal for the Tesla Model 3 electric sedan, would-be… Read More

Boeing 777
Mar 29, 2016, 9:08 PM

Boeing takes steps to trim 4,000 jobs; more layoffs may be on the way

Boeing Commercial Airplanes says it’s following through on its job reduction plan with the target of reducing its workforce by 4,000 positions by… Read More

Mount Pavlof
Mar 29, 2016, 6:00 PM

Alaska’s Mount Pavlof volcano settles down, and so do flight disruptions

Update for 6 p.m. PT March 29: The massive ash cloud from Alaska’s Mount Pavlof has thinned out, two days… Read More

Holoportation demonstration
Mar 29, 2016, 10:29 AM

Microsoft Research shows off ‘Star Wars’ holoportation with HoloLens

As Microsoft gets set to ship its HoloLens development kit, it’s previewing a “Star Wars” application called holoportation that takes full advantage of the… Read More

Image: Neural connections
Mar 28, 2016, 5:24 PM

Scientists trace the myriad connections in a tiny tangle of mouse neurons

Scientists say they’ve analyzed trillions of bytes’ worth of mapping data from the brain of a mouse to trace the… Read More

Mar 28, 2016, 3:44 PM

What the frack? Map shows where quakes triggered by humans are likely to happen

For the first time, the U.S. Geological Survey is pinpointing the places where quakes induced by human activity as well as natural seismicity are… Read More

Mar 28, 2016, 11:01 AM

Pacific Ocean temperatures could give early warning for Eastern heat waves

Meteorologists say they’ve found a pattern in Pacific Ocean sea surface temperatures that could help authorities prepare for heat waves in the… Read More

Flirtey drone
Mar 25, 2016, 5:07 PM

Flirtey makes first urban drone delivery in FAA test, beating Amazon to the punch

A startup named Flirtey says it’s executed the first FAA-approved urban drone delivery in the United States, in a test that… Read More

Sophia and Ava
Mar 25, 2016, 1:15 PM

Experts work to turn artificial intelligence into a friendly face – but it doesn’t always succeed

Can artificially intelligent robots be our friends? Our helpmates? Our companions? Roboticists and AI researchers are trying to make it… Read More

Syn 3.0 minimal genome cells
Mar 24, 2016, 11:00 AM

Microbe’s genome gets cut down to its essentials, but scores of mysteries remain

Scientists say they’ve pared down a microbe’s genome to the minimum necessary for life – a mere 473 genes – but they… Read More

Mar 23, 2016, 2:43 PM

Paul Allen launches $100M Frontiers Group program for ‘out-of-the-box’ bioscience

Seattle billionaire Paul Allen added another venture to his philanthropic portfolio today with the creation of the Paul G. Allen… Read More

Mindfulness meditation
Mar 22, 2016, 3:25 PM

Seattle study finds value in mindfulness meditation for easing low back pain

Mindfulness meditation can give a boost to treatments for chronic low back pain for a wide spectrum of patients, a study… Read More

King Richard III
Mar 21, 2016, 8:42 PM

Virtual regality: Now you can crawl through King Richard III’s grave online in 3-D

One year after King Richard III’s remains were reburied, the much-maligned monarch’s skeleton has been exposed once again – this time, in… Read More

Mar 14, 2016, 8:08 AM

Institute for Systems Biology joins Providence; Biotech pioneer Leroy Hood named health system’s chief science officer

The non-profit Institute for Systems Biology, a Seattle-based biomedical research organization that has spun off eight companies in the past 15 years, is joining Providence… Read More

Go champion Lee Sedol
Mar 13, 2016, 4:43 AM

Human outsmarts AI: AlphaGo program loses a game to Go champion Lee Sedol

Google DeepMind’s AlphaGo AI program may have won the $1 million five-game Go match with three straight wins, but Go… Read More

Jay Inslee
Mar 12, 2016, 8:29 AM

Washington state lawmakers pass tough new cybercrime bill — but that’s about it for tech

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Cybercrime became more of a crime. But proposed tax-breaks and gender-pay-equity bills died in committee. That’s how a… Read More

Go match with Lee Sedol
Mar 12, 2016, 12:15 AM

AlphaGo AI program wins $1 million prize in Go showdown with champion Lee Sedol

Google DeepMind’s AlphaGo artificial intelligence program will take home the $1 million prize after winning the first three games in its… Read More

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