Small, fertile, rugged and fueled by an expansive appetite, the species, he says, is “an exemplary invader, a perfect invader ...

Scientists in Oregon have now found microplastics – particles smaller than 5 millimeters from the degradation of plastic in ...

But as the ocean recedes, a watery wonderland of briny, slimy sea plants and gnarly crustaceans and molluscs ... seaweed poster boy of America's Pacific northwest. “The bull kelp forest that ...

Salmon are struggling to survive. So are the families of endangered southern resident orcas, with a population of just 73, ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — We are taking a closer look at something we may often take for granted in the Pacific Northwest landscape – moss. From your backyard tree to the rocks in a nearby park ...

GeekWire’s startup coverage documents the Pacific Northwest entrepreneurial scene. Sign up for our weekly startup newsletter, and check out the GeekWire funding tracker and venture capital ...

The stories of salmon and orcas in the Pacific Northwest are linked. Their paths intermingle in a vast web of ecosystems and ...

She joins us to share how growing up in the Pacific Northwest influenced the making of the game and more. Note: The following transcript was transcribed digitally and validated for accuracy ...

You’ve probably heard of famous Northwest volcanoes like Mount St. Helens or Mount Hood. But did you know the region’s most active volcano is at the bottom of the ocean, 300 miles off the ...

For all its wonder and beauty, the Pacific Northwest is not without its environmental challenges. Just take a look at recent years: the 2020 wildfires, the historic heat wave in 2021 that ...