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By studying how Indigenous societies use fire, ecologist Ernesto Alvarado is learning how we can fight wildfires.

An aerospace engineering professor uses origami to inspire effective design.

In the moment a star dies, astronomer Emily Levesque can see how time, space and the universe all work.

Dr. Robin Kodner studies 2 billion year old snow algae high in mountain fields and glaciers to learn about life's beginnings, and its future.

To learn how mountain lions and humans can coexist, wildlife biologist Lauren Satterfield follows the elusive animals by car, snowmobile and on foot through the wilderness.

Researcher Dominic Sivitilli goes to the bottom of the sea to study the bizarre mind of the giant pacific octopus.

Facing climate upheaval on Washington's coast, members of the Quinault tribe take to the sea in the canoes of their ancestors.

Now a staple in combating wildfires across the West, barnstormers and foresters developed one of the most elite firefighting programs here in Washington. 

These scientists are building an inclusive future for STEM in Washington state — and beyond.

A degenerative eye disease that robs sufferers of sight as they age led Tina Marie Coles to UW's Dr. Jennifer Chao. She's searching for a cure that could eventually help millions.