marine biology
September 18, 2024
Turning the tide
A UW mentorship program created in partnership with Black in Marine Science and The Nature Conservancy expands access to marine biology for underrepresented communities.
September 2, 2023
Scenes from the Salish Sea
The Burke Museum exhibit “We Are Puget Sound” aims to inspire preservation of the Salish Sea and its impressive creatures.
September 11, 2021
Where stars are born
At the UW's Friday Harbor Laboratories, scientists give sunflower sea stars a chance to shine.
June 10, 2021
Green goblins
The invasive European green crab is spreading, and Washington fisheries are in danger.
March 12, 2020
Fishing for arsenic
Researchers study the movement of water and heavy metals’ impact on aquatic life in lakes near Tacoma.
August 26, 2018
Sharks spin a tale
Great white sharks dive deep into the Atlantic’s clockwise-spinning warm-water whirlpools.
June 4, 2018
No easy tusk
Marine biologist Kristin Laidre is living her dream of studying narwhals, the mysterious 2,000-pound mammals that are notoriously tricky to find.
December 1, 2015
Swim record
UW fisheries expert puts a number on Bristol Bay's annual sockeye salmon run.
June 1, 2014
Deep into oceans
The chemistry of the ocean has changed dramatically over the decades that Terrie Klinger has been studying her beloved West Coast waters.
June 1, 2011
The natural
Jane Lubchenco’s ability to bring real-world approaches to scientific inquiry led her to become the first woman director of NOAA. The 1971 alumna is the recipient of the UW's highest alumni honor.
December 1, 2010
Bay keeper
Half of the West Coast’s oyster supply and roughly one in 10 oysters harvested in the U.S. comes from Willapa Bay. Ensuring the bay will remain productive, without compromising its overall health, has become the mission of Jennifer Ruesink, ’96, an associate professor with UW Department of Biology.
June 1, 2009
Rare fish find
When it comes to weird fish, Ted Pietsch, a UW professor of aquatic and fishery sciences and curator of fishes at the Burke Museum, has seen it all. But the creature discovered early last year off Ambon Island, in the Indonesian archipelago, surprised even him.
Orca's best friend
The best way to gauge a whale’s health is to study its scat, and that requires a little Lab work.
December 1, 2008
Clean and green
If, in 15 years, you’re driving a car powered by pond scum, you’ll probably have Rose Ann Cattolico to thank. The UW biology professor thinks algae is the most promising source of alternative energy out there.
September 1, 2008
Fish armor up
When Washingtonians initiated a lake cleanup and visibility jumped from about 30 inches to 25 feet, the stickleback had a challenge: Evolve or die. The fish’s solution? Revert to an earlier design.
June 1, 2007
Ocean blues
Since the Industrial Revolution, Earth’s oceans have swallowed nearly half of all fossil-fuel carbon emissions. Damage could be reaching the tipping point.
December 1, 2005
Discovery island
Environmental science took a decisive turn on an obscure island off the northwest corner of Washington. The way we look at — and try to save — our world has never been the same.
March 1, 1994
Spineless friends
The Smithsonian Press calls UW zoology professor Alan Kohn the world's leading authority on marine cone snails.