1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (1395+ words) As many questions as answers floated around the Hatfield Marine Science Center this week as researchers drawn from thousands of miles pondered the perilous fate of the Pacific gray whale. The first-of-its kind gathering Wednesday and Thursday was held as…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (288+ words) This story was originally published on LincolnChronicle.org and is used with permission. Repairing the vandalism to seven Oregon State Park restrooms along the coast in Lincoln County is expected to cost $100,000, the state agency announced Wednesday. Three of the…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (456+ words) Once a year, Oregon State University’s Patricia Valian Reser Center for the Creative Arts hosts an event best described as a concert meets science experiment. It’s called Big Fish Fest, and organizers say it’s the world’s only live-music accompanied shark…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (569+ words) The Pacific Northwest could be in for a warmer, wetter winter this year, partly driven by a phenomenon called “super El Niño.” “It is really shaping up right now to be off the charts,” said Larry O’Neill, Oregon’s state climatologist....

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (365+ words) Environmentalists who are fighting for the repair or removal of Winchester Dam in Douglas County recently met with Gov. Tina Kotek’s office, according to a state senator. Sen. Jeff Golden, D-Ashland, mentioned the meeting during Wednesday’s meeting of the Senate…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (703+ words) Gov. Tina Kotek said Tuesday she now supports a statewide moratorium on new data centers. In a significant escalation of her position on an issue that is prompting voter outrage around the country, Kotek appeared at an anti-data center rally…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (347+ words) Northern spotted owls have been on the endangered list since the 1990s. Researchers say that’s due to habitat loss from logging and invasive Barred owls out-competing them for prey and space. But a new study from Oregon State University and the…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (412+ words) Beth Quillian: You're welcome. Thanks for having me back, Michael. Dunne: Fairly recently, a cougar was spotted in a neighborhood in Springfield, and I want to start with this: Why might a cougar venture into a more populous urban setting?...

6+ day, 16+ hour ago   (618+ words) On a brilliant week in August, as the chum salmon spawned in the Eagle River outside of Juneau, we stop to listen to the great Alaskan wilderness. From the shore, the signs of a lurking bear are everywhere. Some beast…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (187+ words) Conservation groups are asking Central Oregon residents to turn out their lights overnight this fall to protect migratory birds flying over. Artificial light can disorient birds, drawing them toward developed areas where they can collide with buildings and windows. In…...