Gilchrist Mall proposed for new fire station
Not everyone likes the plan, though
A proposed plan to turn a vacant portion of the Gilchrist Mall into a new fire station is being challenged … Read more
Mice and robots among latest experiments heading to space
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Space mice, radiation vests, robotic avatars and recycling polymers for 3D … Read more
Owl killings in Oregon spur questions about human intervention
CORVALLIS — As he stood amid the thick old-growth forests in the coastal range of … Read more
Proposal seeks to modernize campgrounds at national parks
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Food trucks. Wi-Fi. Hot showers. Those campground upgrades could be coming to … Read more
Bei Bei, panda at National Zoo, moving to China
Bei Bei, one of the National Zoo’s giant pandas, will leave the nation’s capital Nov. … Read more
Study: California’s big July quakes strain major fault
LOS ANGELES — The earthquakes that hammered the Southern California desert near the town of … Read more
Scientists discover big storms can create sea ‘stormquakes’
WASHINGTON — Scientists have discovered a mash-up of two feared disasters — hurricanes and earthquakes … Read more
OSU’s new research lab studies buildings made of mass timber
CORVALLIS — A new facility dedicated to researching and testing mass timber in commercial buildings … Read more
Climate change has some Willamette Valley farmers adapting an ancient way to grow food
Master gardener Darlene Gowen proudly stands next to a table full of tomatoes and potatoes … Read more
There’s a growing debate over spaying and neutering dogs
Beneath the fluffy backsides of Valerie Robson’s two male golden retrievers is an unusual sight: … Read more
University creates the world’s largest 3D printed boat
The world’s largest 3D printer has created the world’s largest 3D-printed boat. And the University … Read more
To save fish, Oregon lake gets super-sized aquarium bubblers
You’d never suspect it on a whisper-still morning, with the mountains and marsh reflecting off … Read more
Intel, other companies fund Oregon restoration projects
Chipmaker helps save water on the Willamette and Deschutes rivers, other locations
It’s a hot day in late July, and Matt Blakely-Smith was leading a tour of … Read more
Steaming volcano in Alaska serves as nursery for baby seals
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Alaska’s northern fur seal population for three decades has been classified as … Read more
It’s Fat Bear Week; get your votes in
Annual contest underway to pick the biggest bear at a national park in Alaska
Brown bear 856 is an aggressive male suspected of being the father of bear 503, … Read more
Pacific plastic-cleaning boom is back to work
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — After a series of setbacks, a system for catching plastic floating … Read more
Verbal autopsies used in push to better track global deaths
KIGALI, Rwanda — One afternoon last month, a young woman with a tablet computer sat … Read more
5 things we learned from Elon Musk’s rollout of the SpaceX Starship prototype
A prototype of SpaceX’s Starship Mars spaceship could reach orbit in less than six months … Read more
How risky is eating red meat? New papers provoke controversy
NEW YORK — Eating red meat is linked to cancer and heart disease, but are … Read more
Alberta wins rat race: It has none
The phone call left veteran investigator Phil Merrill “shocked.” But also, he admits, just a … Read more
Labradoodle creator says he made ‘Frankenstein’s monster’
They’re cute and curly-haired. They don’t shed much. They come in multiple colors. Aficionados see … Read more
New California lab seeks cure to deadly citrus disease
RIVERSIDE, Calif. — In a lab southeast of Los Angeles, researchers are opening a new … Read more
Weather apps: A mix of science, uncertainty and bad information
“I wish I had a job where I only had to be right 50% of … Read more
‘Forget Atlantis’: Lost continent found under Europe
Scientists have identified the location of a long-lost continent, and you may have visited without … Read more
Heat wave threatens Hawaii coral
CAPTAIN COOK, Hawaii — At the edge of an ancient lava flow where jagged black … Read more
Day, night aren’t exactly equal for autumnal equinox
There are only two days each year, one in March and one in September, when … Read more
History buff finds ships that sank in 1878 in Lake Michigan
DETROIT — A diver and maritime history buff has found two schooners that collided and … Read more
A year in the ice: Scientists set sail on Arctic expedition
BERLIN — An international team of researchers set off Friday on the biggest and most … Read more
Cure for common cold ‘possible’ after study finds key protein, scientists say
There’s not much you can do to stop the common cold except wait it out. … Read more
North America has lost 3 billion birds in 50 years
Slowly, steadily and almost imperceptibly, North America’s bird population is dwindling. The sparrows and finches … Read more
U.S. approves releasing nonnative insect to control thistle in the West
BOISE, Idaho — Federal officials have approved turning loose a nonnative insect to feed on … Read more
Found in a book of Shakespeare’s plays: John Milton’s edits
The handwriting was oddly familiar. University of Cambridge lecturer Jason Scott-Warren peered closer at the … Read more
Scientists tried gene editing to target HIV
Effort was the first to use CRISPR on the virus that causes AIDS
Scientists are reporting the first use of the gene-editing tool CRISPR to try to cure … Read more
77 million years ago, Alberta was home to a ‘frozen dragon’
A new species of pterosaur, a flying reptile, has been identified in the vast, dry … Read more
Collection of premier proverb scholar opens at university
BURLINGTON, Vt. — From “Strike while the iron is hot” to “Been there, done that,” … Read more
Biologists study unusual deaths of Alaska ice seals
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Seals that rely on sea ice off Alaska’s northwest coast have been … Read more
