Topic: University of Washington

A plan to put an Amazon Kindle in every backpack

Is that tie on sale?

How an alien might look at Earth and say: 'Yep, could be life there.'

OpenCourseWare: College education, without the student loans

Free, online lectures and course materials offer Ivy-League classes to everyone.

Hispanics push Obama for a Supreme Court seat

There's never been a Hispanic on the high court though they're 15 percent of the US population.

Stimulus money puts teachers in layoff limbo

Funds trickle out, leaving many state and local education budgets in flux.

The Monitor's View: Extend foster care to age 21

States should tap new federal funds to help youths 'aging out' at 18

Arctic sea ice fights losing winter battle (again)

Climate change messes with the food chain

Column: How a decline in tiny water-based plants is hurting penguin populations.

Microscopic objects may lead to large pollution solution

Column: These itty-bitty microbes are the most sophisticated chemists on Earth.

Parks that can move when the animals do

Climate change is pushing marine animals out of their protected areas. Ways must be found to ensure that their protection migrates with them, naturalists say.

Mysterious 'yawning fish' discovered off Indonesia

New experiments push evolution in ways Darwin never expected

Column: Advances in DNA research enhance basic concepts of evolution.

Dump corn stalks at sea to slow global warming?

US forests hold new evidence of global warming

Scientists see a trend in longer dry spells and winter snowpacks melting earlier than in the past.

It's getting warmer in Antarctica

Japan quietly seeks global leadership niches

The island nation seeks to carve out a bigger role in world affairs as a 'soft power.'

Iceland’s new island is an exclusive club – for scientists only

A UN World Heritage site that no tourist will ever set foot on, Iceland’s Surtsey is a fresh geologic creation reserved for research.

Life imitates Harry Potter

Shrinking Arctic Ocean sea ice signals climate change

Global warming may have accelerated the irreversible loss of ice shelves that are thousands of years old, say scientists.

Now you see it, now you don't (nearly as much)

Sign language via cellphone

A history-making nomination for Obama, and America

Clinton, the first woman to credibly vie for a major-party presidential nomination, made the motion that gave the nod to the first black nominee.

An Olympic hero, airbrushed from China’s history

Shifting political winds may explain the lack of awareness about Chiu Teng Hiok, who helped the British shine in basketball at the 1924 Paris Games.

Humans relish food spiced with ... fungicide?