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How Washington plans to spy on seals, sea lions with drones

Starting this fall, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife will fly drones over the state’s coastal and inland waters to research and count seals and sea lions.
KUOW Staff
Health

Could cancer-fighting therapy be used to treat young lupus patients? Seattle Children's study seeks answers

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has given Seattle Children’s the green light to conduct a clinical trial for a drug that researchers hope can help fight pediatric lupus.
Diana Opong
Technology

Tips for sorting online fact from fiction

Hoaxes, scams and bogus content are always lurking on the internet. But with a presidential election looming and social media companies pulling away from content moderation, 2024 is primed for a new level of nonsense. So how do you sort fact from fiction?
Libby Denkmann

Alec Cowan
Business

What should Washington call its next new apple?
KUOW Staff
Food

Can we grow veggies on Mars? Fly larvae and synthetic soil may hold the answer

A Texas undergrad is investigating how to grow vegetables on Mars — and has cultivated test samples of English peas in simulated Martian soil, with fertilizer from fly larvae.
Mallory Yu
28% of families in Washington state can't afford basic needs, UW study finds

About 10 percent of households in Washington state meet the federal poverty threshold, but when researchers drilled into the data on what it actually takes to survive in the state, they found the number of families struggling to make ends meet is much larger.
Monica Nickelsburg
Health

Study of dogs and their humans seeks to make life better for both

It’s a dog’s life, they say. Daniel Promislow is curious about what makes them tick.
Kim Malcolm

John O'Brien
Education

The basics behind the UW Researcher Strike

KUOW labor & economy reporter Monica Nicklesburg joins Soundside to talk about the researcher strike happening at the University of Washington.
Libby Denkmann

Monica Nickelsburg

Jason Burrows
Health

After a concussion, kids’ brains need a break: from sports, bright lights, and too much homework

Washington was the first state with a law regulating when and how students can return to sports after having a concussion. Brain-injury experts say, now, lawmakers should add guidelines for when students with a concussion can return to school full-time.
Eilís O'Neill
Health

A kid in Guatemala had a dream. Today she's a disease detective

Neudy Rojop made a girlhood pledge. When family members fell ill, she says she decided to become a nurse "so I could change my community for good."
Ari Daniel

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