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News Archive
College of Science
Jan. 27, 2019
Proton transport ‘highway’ may pave way to better high-power batteries
Researchers have found that a chemical mechanism first described more than two centuries ago holds the potential to revolutionize energy storage for high-power applications like vehicles or electrical grids.
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College of Agricultural Sciences
Jan. 22, 2019
Trout, salamander populations able to quickly bounce back from severe drought conditions
Populations of coastal cutthroat trout and coastal giant salamanders in the Pacific Northwest show the ability to rebound quickly from drought conditions, new research by Oregon State University suggests.
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College of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences
Jan. 20, 2019
‘Silent slip’ along fault line serves as prelude to big earthquakes, research suggests
Big earthquakes appear to follow a brief episode of “shallow mantle creep” and “seismic swarms,” suggests new research at Oregon State University that offers an explanation for the foreshocks observed prior to large temblors.
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College of Forestry
Jan. 14, 2019
Alaska’s ‘outdated’ management plan increases risks to large carnivores, ecosystems, scientists say
Alaskan wildlife management that prioritizes reducing bear and wolf populations so hunters can kill more moose, caribou and deer is both backward and lacks scientific monitoring, ecologists say.
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College of Agricultural Sciences
Jan. 10, 2019
Far-ranging fin whales find year-round residence in Gulf of California
Researchers from Mexico and the United States have concluded that a population of fin whales in the rich Gulf of California ecosystem may live there year-round – an unusual circumstance for a whale species known to migrate across ocean basins.
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Linus Pauling Institute
Jan. 2, 2019
Metabolic syndrome patients need more vitamin C to break cycle of antioxidant depletion
A higher intake of vitamin C is crucial for metabolic syndrome patients trying to halt a potentially deadly cycle of antioxidant disruption and health-related problems, an Oregon State University researcher says.