Study Shows Infants Are Willing to Give up Food, Help Others
New research by the University of Washington's Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences finds that altruism may begin in infancy
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Life Could Have Emerged from Lakes with High Phosphorus
For 50 years, what's called "the phosphate problem" has plagued studies on the origin of life
Astronomy Fellowship Demonstrates Measures to Dismantle Bias, Increase Diversity in STEM
How lessons the Heising-Simons Foundation learned could inform changes in academia, education, and philanthropy to boost diversity, equity and inclusion in all STEM fields
Warmer Temperatures Will Increase Arsenic Levels in Rice, Study Shows
Researchers at the University of Washington have found that warmer temperatures, at levels expected under most climate change projections, can lead to higher concentrations of arsenic in rice grains
Emissions from Electricity Generation Lead to Premature Deaths for Some Racial Groups
University of Washington researchers have found that air pollution from electricity generation emissions in 2014 led to about 16,000 premature deaths in the continental US
Light-Based ‘Tractor Beam’ Assembles Materials at the Nanoscale
Researchers at the University of Washington have developed a method that could make reproducible manufacturing at the nanoscale possible
New Technique Lets Researchers Map Strain in Next-Gen Solar Cells
Even the best perovskite solar cells lose some electricity as heat at microscopic locations scattered across the cell, which dampens the efficiency
Bacterial Arms Race May Shape Gut Microbiome
Large, mobile gene clusters protect against a type of toxic attack by rival bacteria
Humpback Whale Population on the Rise After Near-Miss with Extinction
A new study shows the western South Atlantic humpback population has grown to 25,000, which researchers believe is close to pre-whaling numbers
What Motivates People to Join—and Stick with—Citizen Science Projects?
A recent UW-led paper explores the interests and identities of participants who join and remain active in citizen science