Raphael Bernier: Decoding the mysteries of the autistic brain
Raphael Bernier likes to mix it up. Peace Corps volunteer, marathoner, clinical psychologist, and now father, Bernier has collected aContinue Reading
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A last minute Lucy visit
In an age when evolution is referred to as something to be “believed in”—like Santa Claus or the Tooth Fairy—theContinue Reading
Trouble on Tatoosh
Tiny and remote, Tatoosh Island at the northwest tip of Washington is delivering a reality check to current ideas aboutContinue Reading
The science of chocolate
Do chocolatey indulgences have a place in the annals of science? Theo’s, a bean-to-bar chocolate maker in Seattle, thinks so.Continue Reading
Dam big science
Scientists take a pulse from the Elwha River before its dams come down. Read this article on Crosscut.
A vaccine-delivering mosquito, and other research ideas
The Gates Foundation announces funding for innovative approaches to global health problems. Read the article on Crosscut.
Cutting edge brain science comes to Seattle
A Seattle hospital melds science with patient care to make gains on brain cancer. Read the article on Crosscut.
Glowing green: a Nobel prize with Northwest roots
Work that began off a dock in Friday Harbor, Washington, more than 40 years ago led to the Nobel PrizeContinue Reading
Holy chiroptera! Meet the local bats
Like the neighbors I rarely see until July, bats are making their appearances during the drawn-out summer evenings here inContinue Reading
Health insurance coverage vs. science
A device that helps those with autism and other disorders to communicate reveals how scientists don’t always agree with theContinue Reading
Tongue ties: a language bridge across the Bering Strait
The bones, arrowheads, and DNA all agree: Our North American continent was first peopled by immigrants from north Asia overContinue Reading
From butts to beakers: Washington’s tobacco settlement money gets to work
The tobacco settlement bonus received by the state of Washington in 1998 is now being doled out to a fewContinue Reading
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