A journalist on the wild business schemes to avoid climate change catastrophe The threat of warmer temperatures is pushing entrepreneurs to come up with more schemes. Ross Reynolds
The day the volcano meters went dark (because of the federal shutdown) For close to 6 hours, our region was nearly blind to what was happening inside our backyard volcanoes. John Ryan
Coyote sightings on the rise in Seattle Coyotes have roamed Seattle since the 1950s. As wolves were eradicated in the early 1900s, coyotes started filling the space. Isolde Raftery
Happy Solstice! Starting tomorrow, you’ll get one more second of light It’s the shortest day of the year — or the longest night, whichever you prefer. Astronomer Alice Enevoldsen joined KUOW’s Angela King to talk about the winter solstice. Angela King
Fraser River chinook salmon are in big trouble. That's bad news for orcas Scientists recommend that Fraser River chinook salmon should be listed for protection as an endangered species. Kim Malcolm
Birth control for men is being tested in Seattle It's a gel that is clear, smells vaguely of alcohol and has the consistency of hand sanitizer. Casey Martin
Photographer Maps Emotional Terrain, One Tear At A Time Rose-Lynn Fisher spent a decade magnifying and photographing her tears, learning the nuances of her emotions in the process. The project is called The Topography of Tears. Cameron Pollack
Earthquake! Quick, shelter: school or Space Needle? When the big one finally hits Seattle, will the Space Needle topple over? And are Washington state schools ready for a massive earthquake? We'll answer both of these questions on this week's episode of SoundQs. Deborah Wang
'Seven minutes of terror' to Mars brought to you by Seattle-area engineers On Monday, NASA’s InSight successfully touched down on the surface of Mars. The mission launched six months ago in California, but it was a facility in Redmond, Washington that really made it take off. Bill Radke
