Biology Department

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Rust villages of the deep: In Pele's shadow, iron oxide, or rust, comes to life	Pele. Her name brings visions of fire, lightning, wind--and volcanoes. Of the ancient Hawaiian goddesses, Pele, the "lady in the red dress," is the best known. Locals believe that her powers formed Hawaii's chain of volcanic islands. The word pele…	2014-08-08
From giant fleas to railway crashes to 'Blanket Bill,' enjoy summer reading with ties to Whatcom County	If you're looking for some quick summer reading, several new articles with ties to Whatcom County just came out. In The New York Times, Bellingham resident Carol Kaesuk Yoon provides a fascinating and hilarious account of her and her husband's endeavor to…	2014-08-04
A bird’s eye-view on dwindling numbers	The bird-counters stood in the windy bow chattering into headsets and scanning the Strait of Juan de Fuca with binoculars. “Scoters,” Sherman Anderson said. “Three of them. At 11 o’clock. Look like surfs.” “Marbled murrelets,” he added seconds later. “I see two.” Inside the boat’s…	2014-07-31
The Great Giant Flea Hunt	In the Pacific Northwest, we live among behemoths — snowcapped volcanoes, towering trees, great splashing salmon and lattes as big as a child’s head. Yet one of the region’s undeniably superlative titans has slipped beneath everyone’s radar. The land of Bigfoot and…	2014-07-29
The Great Giant Flea Hunt	In the Pacific north-west, we live among behemoths - snowcapped volcanoes, towering trees, great splashing salmon and lattes as big as a child's head. Yet one of the region's undeniably superlative titans has slipped beneath everyone's radar. The land of Bigfoot and…	2014-07-29
Scientists narrow in on Sea Star Wasting Syndrome devastating the West Coast	Scientists are making some headway in figuring out what is killing millions of sea stars in the waters off the Pacific coast, from British Columbia to Mexico. While a definitive answer eludes them, researchers suggest a pathogen — either bacterial or viral — is responsible for the death…	2014-05-12
Western leads largest-ever Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference		2014-05-07
Death of the Stars	The Seattle Aquarium sits on Pier 59, above the cold, dark waters of Puget Sound. As children run inside its wood-beamed atrium, Lesanna Lahner peers into the largest display tank. A few salmon swim idly past barren rocks. "This used to be full of sea stars," says Lahner, the aquarium…	2014-05-05
Scientists narrow in on syndrome killing off starfish along Pacific coast	Scientists are making some headway in figuring out what is killing millions of sea stars in the waters off the Pacific coast, from British Columbia to Mexico. While a definitive answer eludes them, researchers suggest a pathogen -- either bacterial or viral -- is responsible for the death…	2014-05-05
Enhance your brain through music at April 7 talk		2014-04-01

Rust villages of the deep: In Pele's shadow, iron oxide, or rust, comes to life

Pele. Her name brings visions of fire, lightning, wind--and volcanoes. Of the ancient Hawaiian goddesses, Pele, the "lady in the red dress," is the best known.

Locals believe that her powers formed Hawaii's chain of volcanic islands. The word pele…

2014-08-08

From giant fleas to railway crashes to 'Blanket Bill,' enjoy summer reading with ties to Whatcom County

If you're looking for some quick summer reading, several new articles with ties to Whatcom County just came out.

In The New York Times, Bellingham resident Carol Kaesuk Yoon provides a fascinating and hilarious account of her and her husband's endeavor to…

2014-08-04

A bird’s eye-view on dwindling numbers

The bird-counters stood in the windy bow chattering into headsets and scanning the Strait of Juan de Fuca with binoculars. “Scoters,” Sherman Anderson said. “Three of them. At 11 o’clock. Look like surfs.”

“Marbled murrelets,” he added seconds later. “I see two.”

Inside the boat’s…

2014-07-31

The Great Giant Flea Hunt

In the Pacific Northwest, we live among behemoths — snowcapped volcanoes, towering trees, great splashing salmon and lattes as big as a child’s head. Yet one of the region’s undeniably superlative titans has slipped beneath everyone’s radar.

The land of Bigfoot and…

2014-07-29

The Great Giant Flea Hunt

In the Pacific north-west, we live among behemoths - snowcapped volcanoes, towering trees, great splashing salmon and lattes as big as a child's head. Yet one of the region's undeniably superlative titans has slipped beneath everyone's radar.

The land of Bigfoot and…

2014-07-29

Scientists narrow in on Sea Star Wasting Syndrome devastating the West Coast

Scientists are making some headway in figuring out what is killing millions of sea stars in the waters off the Pacific coast, from British Columbia to Mexico.

While a definitive answer eludes them, researchers suggest a pathogen — either bacterial or viral — is responsible for the death…

2014-05-12

Western leads largest-ever Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference

2014-05-07

Death of the Stars

The Seattle Aquarium sits on Pier 59, above the cold, dark waters of Puget Sound. As children run inside its wood-beamed atrium, Lesanna Lahner peers into the largest display tank. A few salmon swim idly past barren rocks. "This used to be full of sea stars," says Lahner, the aquarium…

2014-05-05

Scientists narrow in on syndrome killing off starfish along Pacific coast

Scientists are making some headway in figuring out what is killing millions of sea stars in the waters off the Pacific coast, from British Columbia to Mexico.
While a definitive answer eludes them, researchers suggest a pathogen -- either bacterial or viral -- is responsible for the death…

2014-05-05

Enhance your brain through music at April 7 talk

2014-04-01