FORBIDDEN FRUIT

Four sisters and one nurse who grew up in Cashmere, Washington, during the era of…

SPOILED MILK

Scientists at the Northwest Fisheries Science Center in Seattle, Washington, try to understand how contaminants are affecting Southern Resident orca populations.

THE CLAM BEFORE THE STORM

Researchers try to control a small clam with an extreme knack for reproducing in Lake Whatcom, Washington.

Story by Emily Dietzel | Photos by Nick Pinkham

THE SALMON PEOPLE

The Lummi Nation is working to bring back populations of salmon in the Salish Sea…

A VERTICAL HORIZON

Vertical farming, a method of growing crops in a controlled indoor environment, has…

HARD TO SWALLOW

Researchers in British Columbia and at the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle, Washington, investigate the recent and
rapid decline in swallow populations in North America.

A HIT TO FERTILITY

Researchers at the University of Washington Fertility Lab in Seattle study the effects of marijuana use on sperm health.

TRASH OR TREASURE

To combat food waste, out of need or just for fun, some residents of Bellingham…

WHO LET THE DOGS SCOUT

For two decades, researchers at the University of Washington have followed the noses of rescue dogs to track scents in wildlife field research.

SAVING CORAL

After a sea turtle is found stranded on the Oregon coast, staff at the Seattle Aquarium spend three months nursing it back to health.