Teams of composers and librettists presented the premieres of three 20-minute operas as part of Washington National Opera's ambitious incubator program.
Giant ships that transport everything from coffee cups to clothes across the ocean are often so large they can’t tell when they collide with a whale. Now, research out of the Northwest could ...
Babies wake up at night for various physical and developmental needs. It helps to practice patience, but always contact a doctor if your baby has symptoms of sickness or pain. If you’ve been a ...
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Though the baby was no longer breathing, the mother couldn’t bring herself to let go. She nudged her nose under her lifeless newborn, laboring to keep it above the gray water of Puget Sound.
A team of scientists and filmmakers heads to Antarctica to study the most sophisticated hunts in the animal kingdom - killer whales making waves to wash seals off floating ice. Show more In ...
Scientists believe Tahlequah is expressing grief by continuing to push the calf's body, a behavior that expends valuable energy. While other orcas have been observed carrying their dead, Tahlequah ...