Science

May 27, 2026, 9:26 AM

Seattle teens to take on real-world ocean science challenges in underwater robotics championship

This year’s tasks include mapping cold-water coral ecosystems, deploying ocean observatory instrumentation, modeling offshore wind turbines, and operating profiling floats beneath sea ice. Read More

May 22, 2026, 9:50 AM

Bellevue teens targeting salmon die-offs and mental health win big at international science fair

Lakshmi Agrawal, a senior at Interlake High School, and Anusha Arora, a sophomore who also attends Interlake, were among more than 1,700 students from roughly 60 countries who competed at the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair in Phoenix. Read More

May 21, 2026, 1:05 PM

CEO of Paul Allen’s $3.1B science and tech fund steps down less than a year after launch

Dr. Lynda Stuart is departing as the first CEO of the Fund for Science and Technology, the foundation created under late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s instructions. The change comes amid broader shifts in the Allen philanthropic ecosystem, including the departures of top AI researchers from the Allen Institute for AI. Read More

Four Minoan women as depicted in a fresco at the Palace of Knossos

May 15, 2026, 8:35 AM

Seattle teens to take on real-world ocean science challenges in underwater robotics championship

Bellevue teens targeting salmon die-offs and mental health win big at international science fair

CEO of Paul Allen’s $3.1B science and tech fund steps down less than a year after launch

Seven years after her death, sci-fi pioneer’s last novel bridges Minoan and Pacific Northwest history

Physicists share the glory and the wealth after winning $3M for exploring muon mysteries

Microsoft and NASA create AI agents that can help scientists anticipate floods and other water woes

Mount Rainier is not ready to erupt: Earthquake experts debunk report of increased seismic activity

Scientists create a supercomputer simulation that can reveal how the brain works, neuron by neuron

Between hype and hope: Seattle biotech leaders size up AI’s real impact on drug development

How a scrappy biotech startup backed by Microsoft’s co-founders set the stage for two Nobel winners

Scientists enlist AI to map regions of the brain in unprecedented detail — and that’s just the start

Seattle scientists Mary Brunkow and Fred Ramsdell win Nobel Prize for immunology research

Microsoft tames intense chip heat with liquid cooling veins, designed by AI and inspired by biology

Scientists shine a laser light on the brain cells that show us illusions

LIGO and Google create a new AI tool to supercharge the hunt for gravitational waves

AI sidekick for scientists: Ai2 aims to spark big discoveries with Asta open-source agent platform

Allen Institute for AI lands $152M from Nvidia and NSF to lead national AI project

Paleontologists dig into the facts and fiction in the latest ‘Jurassic World’ dinosaur movie

Researchers develop a new set of genetic tools designed to treat brain diseases

Study turns up new clues, new questions in the search for the roots of consciousness

Nobel winner David Baker on moving from the ‘lunatic fringe’ to the protein design revolution

New leader at Washington State Academy of Sciences leverages experts to inform state officials

Scientists unveil new wiring diagram tracing millions of connections in a bit of brain tissue

From Nobel buzz to hiring halt: Trump funding cuts hobble UW protein design startup machine

Researchers led by University of Washington Nobel winner achieve a scientific breakthrough

Microsoft collaborates with NASA on Earth Copilot, an AI guide to our planet’s data

Will our AI creations ultimately achieve personhood? Here’s how it could happen

Archon Biosciences emerges from stealth with $20M to create tiny ‘Antibody Cages’

Scientists turn to the cloud to streamline supercomputer calculations for chemistry

University of Washington’s David Baker wins Nobel Prize for designing proteins