Take a common houseplant, add a little rabbit DNA and voilà ! You get a super air purifier
By modifying a common houseplant, a semiretired researcher at the University of Washington says he has developed a natural air filter that will clear homes...
Erik Lacitis
‘What next? Biblical plagues?’ Blizzard killed 1,850 cows, and Yakima Valley farmers are reeling VIEW
Farmers in the Yakima Valley are still assessing the damage after a snow- and windstorm a month ago left 1,850 dairy cows dead in the...
For black travelers, Seattle’s ‘Green Book’ offered more than just places to dine and sleep VIEW
The Green Book was a kind of AAA Travel Guide for blacks who sought lodging, food or any of the services that whites could take...
The state is holding $1.3B in unclaimed money. If this man is trying to reach you, it’s your lucky day.
When The Seattle Times last looked in on Frank Marshall, Washington's official locator of people with unclaimed property, the state held $830 million owed to...
50 years ago, the first 747 took off and changed aviation VIEW
In 50 years, the 747 has transported an astounding 5.9 billion people, 80 percent of the world’s population. But its inception represented a huge gamble...
12 years after woman gave birth to daughter by donor, DNA test led to love in Seattle
In Seattle's Belltown is an unusual family: Aaron Long, a formerly anonymous sperm donor who estimates he might have fathered 67 children; his girlfriend, formerly...
Not even a goodbye: KIRO abruptly cancels ‘The Ron & Don Show’
The Ron & Don Show on KIRO-FM was abruptly canceled last Thursday, with little explanation from management or the hosts. On Facebook, "Ron & Don...
Good federal shutdown news: Mount Rainier National Park entrance reopens
The National Park Service said Saturday it rejuggled Federal Land and Recreation Enhancement funds to bring back park staff to provide information, plow roads and...
‘It did not seem right’: How a group of savvy Issaquah residents halted a housing development VIEW
It helps that the core group has organizing skills and includes energetic retirees and a stay-at-home mom, who can devote hundreds of hours to the...
‘Bucolic’ Whidbey Island surprised at skinhead headlines — and recent Lynnwood assault VIEW
The island, which one local describes as "a mixture of hippies on the south end, and Navy people on the north end," is also a...