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Environment

How mangrove holders on sea walls could help wildlife

Habitat loss is the biggest driver of extinction for species globally.

Government

King County staffers say new executive's return-to-office push ignores crucial details

King County employees are pushing back hard over their return-to-office mandate, with questions both pragmatic and philosophical.

We're told eyewitness testimoney isn't reliable. But new science says it might be

Psychologist John Wixted says that through the course of a criminal investigation, an eyewitnesses memory can be influenced and altered. But under the right conditions, that testimony can be reliable.

Casual Friday with Jeff Shulman and Michael Wong

This week… The Seattle Supersonics are dangerously close to a comeback. Mahjong is becoming a favorite social activity for Seattle's young people. And Washington state is making a stuffed marmot the face of a new anti-littering campaign. UW Marketing Professor Jeff Shulman and Asianverified creator Michael Wong are here to break down the week.

World

Global oil and energy prices are reeling as the war in the Middle East escalates

Israel and Iran continue to exchange airstrikes with a focus on energy infrastructure. President Trump says Israel acted alone in striking a key gas field and better not do it again.

Gas analyst shares how attacks on Middle East gas fields might affect energy markets

How might attacks on gas fields in the Middle East affect global energy markets? NPR's Leila Fadel speaks to Ira Joseph, a gas analyst at Columbia University's Center for Global Energy Policy.

World

Trump's mediators offer Hamas a formal proposal to give up its weapons in Gaza

President Trump's Board of Peace has quietly given Hamas a proposal to hand over all of its weapons to ensure Gaza's reconstruction.