The Natural History Museum of London have awarded the photography of Seattle's Daniel Beltrá by proclaiming him the 2011 Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year. A fitting award for this brilliant photographer. more ›

The City of Seattle is very concerned about what's lurking in your basement. more ›

Shocking news from Woodland Park Zoo today, involving a May-December long-distance relationship, a potential pregnancy, and a whole lot of men standing around with sperm in a tube. more ›

Two-year-old Gobi, a male snow leopard, has a one-way ticket to Rolling Hills Wildlife Adventure in Salina, Kansas, bidding adieu to his twin sister, Batu. more ›

CAJUN BLUES: Wow, who forgot to clue us into this one until the last minute? We'll have to fire some interns over this, but that's what they get. Tab freaking Benoit is playing two sets at the Tractor tonight. It would be a real shame if the place wasn't crazy packed. The man is a legend. Bar none. Be there. We're going to do our damnedest to cancel our plans and join you. more ›

While we were in Iceland last week, we had the thrill of paying $7.50/gal for diesel, which means a half tank for our Land Cruiser rental pegged the needle at $75. That helps us keep this news from AAA in perspective: the average price of a gallon of gas in Washington is $3.13. It's dropped 63 cents the past month, thanks in part to people not buying the stuff because it costs too much. But Sightline's Clark Williams-Derry has just put up a post talking about how this volatility in price isn't helping us set a firm course away from oil addiction. more ›