Environment These Seattle butterflies are feeling frisky. Here's why Jean Bradbury is an artist in northeast Seattle, and she loves swallowtail butterflies. She says she hasn't seen many swallowtail butterflies in Seattle before, but this summer she sees them every day. Eilís O'Neill
Could a tsunami reach Columbia City? And other Disaster Night! questions A catastrophe-focused crowd turned out last night for KUOW’s Disaster Night! — a quiz show about natural disasters (and disaster movies), at the Royal... David Hyde
The 'death box' where Seattle earthquake researchers work When the next major earthquake roils our region, University of Washington’s civil engineers and seismic experts will not be safe. Anna Boiko-Weyrauch
It's getting hot in herre. So turn around your fan If you don’t have air conditioning like most of Seattle, what’s the best way to cool your home? Anna Boiko-Weyrauch
Seattle street lights may disrupt your sleep — but don't expect new ones for a while Seattle street lights are, it appears, bad for spiders. And you and me and other wildlife — the intense white-blue light can disrupt the circadian... David Hyde
How much of 'the 1 percent' lives in Seattle? Seattle got richer in the last decade. You know that. But how many of those in the top 1 percent income bracket live here? David Hyde Teo Popescu
Developers are building affordable housing in Seattle – very, very slowly Three years ago, the city told developers: You can either pay into a fund or build affordable housing units yourselves. Anna Boiko-Weyrauch
3 reasons we're farming Atlantic salmon in Puget Sound Every time I report on the Great Atlantic Salmon Escape of 2017, someone asks me the same question: Why don’t we just farm Pacific salmon species in Puget Sound? Eilís O'Neill
Here's why Portland has been hating on Seattle for a looooong time The unofficial chants of Portland Timbers and Seattle Sounders fans can sometimes get a little, shall we say, impolite? David Hyde
More bike sharing, fewer helmets. Are head injuries on the rise? Kim Malcolm talks with Dr. Frederick Rivara about whether the increasing popularity of bike sharing has led to more head injuries. Kim Malcolm Andy Hurst
