News Archive
Wildfire smoke has a silver lining: It can help protect vulnerable tree seedlings
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Forest scientists at Oregon State University studying tree regeneration have found that wildfire smoke comes with an unexpected benefit: It has a cooling capacity that can make life easier for vulnerable seedlings.July 15, 2024
Cable installation set to begin for OSU-led wave energy testing facility off Oregon coast
Crews later this month will begin installing the power and data cables that are essential to completing construction of a new wave energy testing facility off the Oregon Coast.July 11, 2024
Oregon State University researchers discover novel way to make breast cancer cells die
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State University researchers have discovered a compound that converts a protein known for protecting cancer cells into a tumor killer.June 28, 2024
During recent periods of unusually warm water in the Gulf of Alaska, young Pacific cod in near shore safe havens where they typically spend their adolescence did not experience the protective effects those areas typically provide, a new Oregon State University study found.June 27, 2024
New computer chips show promise for reducing energy footprint of artificial intelligence
CORVALLIS, Ore. – An Oregon State University College of Engineering researcher has helped develop a new artificial intelligence chip that could improve energy efficiency six times over the current industry standard.June 17, 2024
Oregon State University researchers found that U.S. adults are fairly confident in linking wildfires and heat to climate change, but less confident when it comes to other extreme weather events like hurricanes, flooding or tornadoes.June 13, 2024
Pacific coast gray whales have gotten 13% shorter in the past 20-30 years, Oregon State study finds
Gray whales that spend their summers feeding in the shallow waters off the Pacific Northwest coast have undergone a significant decline in body length since around the year 2000, a new Oregon State University study found.June 12, 2024
Tiny roundworms carve out unique parasitic niche inside pseudoscorpion’s protective covering
CORVALLIS, Ore. – The early worm gets the arachnid, fossil research by an Oregon State University scientist has shown.June 5, 2024
Rocky shores of Pacific Northwest show low resilience to changes in climate
CORVALLIS, Ore. – A 15-year period ending in 2020 that included a marine heat wave and a sea star wasting disease epidemic saw major changes in the groups of organisms that live along the rocky shores of the Pacific Northwest.June 4, 2024
Iron could be key to less expensive, greener lithium-ion batteries, research finds
A collaboration co-led by an Oregon State University chemistry researcher is hoping to spark a green battery revolution by showing that iron instead of cobalt and nickel can be used as a cathode material in lithium-ion batteries.May 23, 2024
A rise in sea urchins and related damage to kelp forests impacts Oregon’s gray whales and their food
A recent boom in the purple sea urchin population off the southern Oregon Coast appears to have had an indirect and negative impact on the gray whales that usually forage in the region, a new study shows.May 21, 2024
Legacy of Indigenous stewardship of camas dates back more than 3,500 years, OSU study finds
An Oregon State University study found evidence that Indigenous groups in the Pacific Northwest were intentionally harvesting edible camas bulbs at optimal stages of the plant’s maturation as far back as 3,500 years ago.May 20, 2024
Evolving market dynamics foster consumer inattention that can lead to risky purchases
Researchers have developed a new theory of how changing market conditions can lead large numbers of otherwise cautious consumers to buy risky products such as subprime mortgages, cryptocurrency or even cosmetic surgery procedures.May 20, 2024
Researchers identify fastest rate of natural carbon dioxide rise over the last 50,000 years
Today’s rate of atmospheric carbon dioxide increase is 10 times faster than at any other point in the past 50,000 years, researchers have found through a detailed chemical analysis of ancient Antarctic ice.May 13, 2024
Research explores ways to mitigate the environmental toxicity of ubiquitous silver nanoparticles
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Silver has long been used to thwart the spread of illness and in recent years silver nanoparticles have been incorporated into products ranging from sanitizers, odor-resistant clothes and washing machines to makeup, food packaging and sports equipment.May 13, 2024
Oregon State University uses 3D scanning to map historical structures at Silver Falls State Park
Oregon State University researchers are helping preserve the legacy of Silver Falls State Park by using three-dimensional scanning to produce digital replicas of the park’s historical structures.May 9, 2024
Oregon State scientists, collaborators say ocean biodiversity work needs improvement
CORVALLIS, Ore. – An international collaboration that includes two Oregon State University scientists says the world’s largest marine protected areas aren’t collectively delivering the biodiversity benefits they could be because of slow implementation of management strategies and a failure to restrict the most impactful human activities.May 9, 2024
Oregon State researchers develop device for better delivery of gene therapy for lung disease
PORTLAND, Ore. – Drug delivery researchers at Oregon State University have developed a device with the potential to improve gene therapy for patients with inherited lung diseases such as cystic fibrosis.May 7, 2024
Artificial intelligence enhances monitoring of threatened marbled murrelet
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Artificial intelligence analysis of data gathered by acoustic recording devices is a promising new tool for monitoring the marbled murrelet and other secretive, hard-to-study species, research by Oregon State University and the U.S. Forest Service has shown.May 2, 2024
More progress needed on ocean protection, Oregon State scientists tell global conference
CORVALLIS, Ore. – World governments and other leadership bodies are taking vital steps to protect the ocean but more progress is urgently needed, Oregon State University scientists reported today at the eighth Our Ocean Conference in Athens.April 17, 2024
Researchers who created “family trees” for nearly 10,000 fish found that first-generation, wild-born descendants of hatchery-origin Chinook salmon in an Oregon river show improved fitness.April 16, 2024
Oregon State researchers advance pigment chemistry with moon-inspired reddish magentas
CORVALLIS, Oregon – An Oregon State University researcher who made color history in 2009 with a vivid blue pigment has developed durable, reddish magentas inspired by lunar mineralogy and ancient Egyptian chemistry.April 16, 2024
Indigenous Knowledge, western science braided into recommendations for land managers
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Two Oregon State University faculty are among the lead authors of a report that combines Indigenous Knowledge and western science for the purpose of informing future climate-adapted land management decisions across the United States.April 10, 2024
Oregon State dog-training program helps increase physical activity among kids with disabilities
By engaging regularly with their family dog and teaching it a series of tricks and commands, children with developmental disabilities experienced a significant increase in their daily physical activity, a new study from Oregon State University researchers found.March 27, 2024
Research uncovers a rare resin fossil find: A spider that aspires to be an ant
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Arachnophobia can make humans flee at the sight of a brown recluse, black widow or even a daddy long legs, but animal predators of spiders know no such fear.March 25, 2024
At Oregon State, shifting sands were a research focus long before ‘Dune’ movie craze
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Three years after the release of “Dune,” a film adaptation of Frank Herbert’s epic 1965 sci-fi novel, “Dune: Part Two” is reigniting the public’s fascination with sandy environs and humanity’s efforts to reshape them.March 21, 2024
New OSU study values annual economic impact of Willamette Valley agritourism at nearly $1 billion
Agritourism can take the form of farm-direct sales, education, entertainment, outdoor recreation and hospitality.March 21, 2024