Environment

Health

It’s all about air flow: How to keep coronavirus at bay indoors

Proper mask-wearing, hand-washing, and other precautions taken at the individual level can reduce person-to-person transmission of the coronavirus. But another, less visible variable is also at play: Ventilation. Here’s what you should know about the risk of Covid-19 exposure while in indoor spaces, according to the experts.

Arts & Life

Is the pandemic causing us to backslide on our recycling habits?

During lockdown, all the online shopping and restaurant takeouts led to a lot more trash.

Environment

Seattle Now: A new hospital for ocean critters

The first marine wildlife hospital in Washington is gearing up to open. We'll look at what that will mean for ailing seal pups, sea lions, and other ocean critters.

Environment

Seals love devouring salmon at Ballard Locks. One way to stop them: Tail-slapping noises

Seals eat a lot of salmon as the fish migrate through the Ballard Locks’ fish ladder to try to reach spawning grounds on the other side. For decades, humans have been trying different ways to keep seals and sea lions away from the fish ladder. Now, scientists are trying a new method to outsmart the seals.

Dead whale left to rot on private beach now on its way to becoming amazing yard art

Last year, a couple who lives near Port Townsend, Washington, agreed to let the federal government drop off a dead gray whale to decompose on their semi-isolated beach. Now, the couple has a permit to keep the whale skeleton and will soon assemble the most amazing yard art.