A University of Washington team is investigating an emerging solution to help achieve freshwater conservation goals by re-envisioning the ways in which water is released by dams

Even as researchers test poplars’ potential to morph into everything from ethanol to chemicals in cosmetics and detergents, a commercial-scale processing plant for poplars has yet to be achieved

Bacteria provide a microbial partner to help protect trees from the toxic effects of pollutants and break down the toxins plants bring in from contaminated groundwater

A University of Washington team has made new headway on a solution to remove beetle-killed trees from the forest and use them to make renewable transportation fuels or high-value chemicals

“We really need to think about people as we’re creating conservation initiatives," study's lead author says

A University of Washington study is the first to broadly examine the ecological and financial impacts of seafood mislabeling

The visualization draws upon flow models from electronic circuit theory, taking inspiration from existing visualizations of wind flow across the U.S.

Very little is known about how marine microbes interact and carry out fundamental processes in the ocean, particularly in deep, low-oxygen waters where the impacts of climate change are becoming significant

The method relies on small radio frequency (RFID) tags that are stuck on, printed, or drawn onto the paper to create interactive, lightweight interfaces

“We’ve shown that lead is harmful by eating the dirt, not from eating the lettuce grown in the dirt," researcher says.

“You should definitely pay attention to where you put your food waste, and you should feel good you live in a place where compost is an option.”

3-D printing has been used to make everything from cars to medical implants. Now, University of Washington ecologists are using the technology to make artificial flowers, which they say could revolutionize our understanding of plant-pollinator interactions.

Sometimes, words just complicate things. What if our brains could communicate directly with each other, bypassing the need for language?

Fusion energy almost sounds too good to be true – zero greenhouse gas emissions, no long-lived radioactive waste, a nearly unlimited fuel supply.

A centuries-old clock built for a king is the inspiration for a group of computer scientists and electrical engineers who hope to harvest power from the air.