CHRISTINA LARSON | The Seattle Times

October 6, 2020 at 11:00 pm

2 scientists win Nobel chemistry prize for gene-editing tool VIEW

STOCKHOLM (AP) — The Nobel Prize in chemistry went to two researchers Wednesday for a gene-editing tool that has revolutionized science by providing a way...

September 15, 2020 at 6:16 am

World isn’t meeting biodiversity goals, UN report finds

A decade-long global effort to save Earth's disappearing species and declining ecosystems has mostly stumbled, with fragile habitats like coral reefs and tropical forests in...

September 3, 2020 at 8:00 am

Once seen as loners, male elephants shown to follow elders

WASHINGTON (AP) — A line of elephants trundles across a dusty landscape in northern Botswana, ears flapping and trunks occasionally brushing the ground. As they...

Nation & World

July 17, 2020 at 11:06 am

Ecuadorian hummingbirds chirp ultrasonic songs of seduction

WASHINGTON (AP) — Perched on a flowering shrub on a windy Andean mountainside, the tiny Ecuadorian Hillstar hummingbird chirps songs of seduction that only another...

July 13, 2020 at 12:10 pm

Fly without flapping? Andean condors surf air 99% of time

WASHINGTON (AP) — A new study sheds light on just how efficiently the world’s largest soaring bird rides air currents to stay aloft for hours...

June 29, 2020 at 10:12 am

Worldwide slowdown in fishing unlikely to save rare species

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Commercial fishing taking place worldwide has dipped since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, but scientists and conservation experts say it's...

Business

June 17, 2020 at 9:11 pm

Race for virus vaccine could leave some countries behind VIEW

LONDON (AP) — As the race intensifies for a vaccine against the new coronavirus, rich countries are rushing to place advance orders for the inevitably...

Business

May 5, 2020 at 4:09 pm

Here come COVID-19 tracing apps – and privacy trade-offs

As governments around the world consider how to monitor new coronavirus outbreaks while reopening their societies, many are starting to bet on smartphone apps to...

Business

May 5, 2020 at 12:01 am

Here come COVID-19 tracing apps – and privacy trade-offs

As governments around the world consider how to monitor new coronavirus outbreaks while reopening their societies, many are starting to bet on smartphone apps to...

Business

April 14, 2020 at 10:19 pm

Would you give up health or location data to return to work?

WASHINGTON (AP) — Cameron Karosis usually strives to protect his personal information. But a scary bout of COVID-19 that began last month with headaches and...