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News Archive
March 27, 2023
With fewer salmon to eat, Southern Resident killer whales spend less time in the San Juan Islands
As a key food supply declines, the endangered population of Southern Resident killer whales, known to frequent the Salish Sea off the coasts of Washington and British Columbia, is spending far less time in that region, a new study shows.
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March 26, 2023
Woodpecker that likes burned forest can breed in unburned woods too, research shows
CORVALLIS, Ore. – A species of woodpecker once thought to limit itself to recently burned areas can breed successfully in the unburned parts of fire-prone landscapes too, according to a study by Oregon State University scientists that holds key implications for improved conservation and forest management efforts.
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March 26, 2023
Researchers develop electrolyte enabling high efficiency of safe, sustainable zinc batteries
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Scientists led by an Oregon State University researcher have developed a new electrolyte that raises the efficiency of the zinc metal anode in zinc batteries to nearly 100%, a breakthrough on the way to an alternative to lithium-ion batteries for large-scale energy storage.
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March 23, 2023
Rare blue whale skeleton heads to Canada for final cleaning and preservation so it can go on display in Newport
The skeleton of a rare 70-foot blue whale that washed up on the Oregon coast several years ago will journey to Alberta, Canada later this week so a team of preservation and restoration specialists can prepare it for public display at Oregon State University’s Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport.
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March 22, 2023
OSU researchers create artificial enzyme for fast detection of disease-related hormone in sweat
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Researchers in the Oregon State University College of Engineering have developed a handheld sensor that tests perspiration for cortisol and provides results in eight minutes, a key advance in monitoring a hormone whose levels are a marker for many illnesses including various cancers.
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March 17, 2023
Oregon State researchers begin to unravel whale entanglement risk factors off Oregon Coast
New research by an Oregon State University-led team is beginning to unravel the times of year and locations where whales are at greatest danger of entanglement in fishing gear on the Oregon Coast.
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March 17, 2023
Surprising role of plankton in buffering climate change topic of Oregon State Science Pub talk April 5
The surprising role that invisible single-celled microbes play in buffering climate change impacts in ocean waters will be the topic of Oregon State University's Science Pub event at 6 p.m. April 5.