Whales Get A Break As Pandemic Creates Quieter Oceans A drop in shipping traffic is reducing underwater noise, so scientists are listening for how whales and other marine life are responding. Lauren Sommer
Massive Starfish Die-Off Is Tied To Global Warming Sea stars along the Pacific Coast are dying in the largest disease epidemic ever documented in a wild marine species. New research suggests warmer water is making the disease even more deadly. Rebecca Hersher
A sailor's poetic primer on the science of tides Before you listen to this talk by Jonathan White , you might want to be somewhere by the sea as the moon rises or sets. That would be ideal. If not that... John O'Brien Play AudioListen 51 mins
Why scientists went searching for a meteorite off the coast of Washington Bill Radke talks to Jenny Waddell, research coordinator at the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary. She was on the exploration ship that went... Bill Radke Play AudioListen 6 mins
200 Seattle businesses say goodbye to plastic drinking straws Two hundred or so businesses in Seattle are doing away with plastic drinking straws this month. It’s an environmental initiative deemed “Strawless in... Paige Browning Play AudioListen 2 mins
Plastic trash that honors the sea life it kills At Tacoma's Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium you can see penguins, wildcats, and now sculptures of marine life made from plastic trash. Casey Martin
Antarctica’s sea ice dropped dramatically last year. UW looked into why Scientists predict the waters around Antarctica will be among the last places to experience global warming. In 2016, however, Antarctic sea ice dropped... Paige Browning Play AudioListen 2 mins
Salmon are losing their sense of smell. Thanks, carbon emissions Salmon are starting to lose their sense of smell and their fear of predators, according to research from federal and university scientists in Seattle. John Ryan Play AudioListen 2 mins
Oceans losing oxygen as world warms To the list of global problems the world’s oceans are facing, you can add another: They’re losing oxygen. The Pacific Ocean off the U.S. West Coast,... John Ryan Play AudioListen 2 mins
Trump wants to cut EPA funding for Puget Sound by 93 percent The Trump administration has proposed cutting federal funding for restoring Puget Sound by 93 percent. John Ryan Play AudioListen 5 mins
