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Gross and slimy: How salmon shark barf can teach us about their foraging ecology
If someone asked you to describe a shark, I imagine most folks would report a ten-foot long body, rows and rows of razor sharp teeth, and the ruthless nature of a (literal) cold-blooded killer. If you...
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Changes, Dreams, and Everything In-Between
Per- or Polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a class of chemicals that are found in everything from food wrappers to the inside of firefighter turnout gear. Certain PFAS have been linked to things...
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The News about Roadway Runoff? It’s Wheely Bad.
In the Pacific Northwest, Salmon hold significant ecological, economical, and cultural importance. They are a significant part of cultural identity for many Columbia River Basin tribes (Importance of...
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No Rest for the Massless
Sometimes the smallest things in the universe can answer some of the largest questions. That seems to be the case with neutrinos. Neutrinos are fundamental particles – which just means they are the...
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Progress: A Natural Product of Science
From penicillin to aspirin, some of the best known and life changing medications are natural products. To progress science and humanity we need diligent scientists on the front lines helping bring...
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Taking Shape: Disordered Proteins, Viruses, and Magnets
For most of the time that biochemists have been studying proteins they have preached the widely adopted dogma that structure equals function. Proteins are macromolecules made of chains of amino acids,...
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Tracking Sharks in the Pacific Northwest
Announcement: TONIGHT WE HAVE A SHARK SCIENTIST ON THE SHOW! Meet Jessica Schulte, a fourth-year PhD candidate in the Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences. Jess is part of ‘The...
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SHIME on: Simulated Guts, Prebiotics and Passion
If you walk into any grocery store today and find yourself in the beverage aisle, you’ll be able to find all sorts of “prebiotic” sodas touting ingredients like inulin that claim to improve gut...
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Nanoplastics: From Farm to Table
Nanoplastics are an emerging contaminant and the result of plastics breaking down in the environment. In most cases these particles can be more than 70 times smaller than the thickness of a human...
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Mom Genes Look Good on Everyone
Mammals encompass some of the most interesting animals on the planet. We can see how bats have mastered the sky with wings like birds or how dolphins have adapted streamlined bodies for life in the...
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