Environment
Washington gets closer to restoring a fuzzy, charismatic carnivore you've probably never heard of
Fishers are on their way to recovery in Washington, completing a critical conservation milestone 12 years in the making.
Hannah Weinberger
Hannah Weinberger is a former reporter at Crosscut, focused on science and the environment. Previously on staff at Wirecutter, Bicycling, and Outside, Hannah's coverage explores outdoor recre
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10 of the wildest discoveries Washington scientists made in 2019
Here are just a few of the amazing things Washingtonians discovered in labs, in the field and elsewhere that you may have missed.
Environment
Could seaweed be Washington's next cash crop?
With Washington's natural kelp beds declining, some scientists think seaweed aquaculture could fill an ecological niche and serve an emergent market. But the barriers to entry remain high.
Environment
To stop diseases like West Nile, WSU scientists are feeding blood to mosquitoes
Mosquito-borne diseases like Zika and West Nile lack vaccines. But Washington scientists think insulin could weaken these diseases in mosquitoes before they reach people.
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Salmon on Prozac? A new study will look at what King County's wastewater chemicals do to fish and orcas
The King County Council committed nearly $400,000 to better understand how discharges from its three largest plants affect juvenile salmon and the southern resident orcas that feed on them.