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Scientists have long been concerned that global warming may push Earth's climate system across a 'tipping point,' where rapid melting of ice and further warming may become irreversible -- a hotly debated scenario with an unclear picture of what this point of no return may look like.

Researchers at Oregon State University recently found a relationship between the development of basic motor skills and the severity of autism in very young children.

Miles Trinidad , a senior at Glencoe High School, works with The Oregonian's music writer David Greenwald during the High School Journalism Institute at Oregon State University.

Humans no longer hunt blue whales, but we've found a new way to put the endangered cetaceans at risk: plowing into them with our ships.

A blue whale killed by a ship collison is examined by Oregon State University researchers aboard their 85-foot vessel, the Pacific Storm.

The findings made by a 12-year-old, now 13-year-old, student for her sixth-grade science fair project was said to "shock ecologists" and received international recognition after confirmation was published in a well-respected scientific journal earlier this year.

It looks like a simple piece of paper and it's nearly as cheap, ideally costing just pennies.

Researchers have discovered a possible explanation for the surprisingly large range of biological effects that are linked to a micronutrient called lipoic acid: It appears to reset and synchronize circadian rhythms, or the "biological clock" found in most life forms.

"In a labor of love dating back seven years, [Aaron Hostetter] has translated 66 percent of extant Old English poetry - and counting - on his web-based Anglo-Saxon Narrative Poetry Project."

The three-day, closed track solar race ended with the WMU team tied with the University of Minnesota, with 110 laps.

Mount St. Helens erupted on July 22, 1980. Now, geophysicists are planning to use explosions to map the volcano's interior.

They might still be in high school for now, but the 20 student journalists participating in High School Journalism Institute this week could well grace the front pages of The Oregonian in the future.

A 21-foot baby gray whale made its way on to shore at Bastendorff Beach on Thursday and died.

Chemists and students in science and engineering at Oregon State University have created a new type of chemical test, or assay, that's inexpensive, simple, and can tell whether or not one of the primary drugs being used to treat malaria is genuine - an enormous and deadly problem in the developing world.

Researchers have discovered a possible explanation for the surprisingly large range of biological effects that are linked to a micronutrient called lipoic acid: It appears to reset and synchronize circadian rhythms, or the 'biological clock' found in most life forms.

Briana Murphy may not carry a crooked staff, but with a blonde braid slung over one shoulder and a straw hat firmly perched on her head, she wears the title of shepherdess well.

King Estate Winery, the iconic Willamette Valley based Pinot Noir and Pinot Gris producer, has tapped its' current head winemaker, Ben Howe, to fill a new position: vice president of operations.

Female sexuality is caught up in a double standard : women are simultaneously encouraged to present themselves as sex objects to cater to the male gaze, and derided as " slutty " if they actually follow through.

Populations of familiar backyard birds like the rufous hummingbird and evening grosbeak are declining, a trend that may be linked with changes in precipitation patterns across the western U.S. Scientists studying the changes with a new model say precipitation, rather than temperature, may be the the main factor in determining how birds will respond ... (more)

The Oregon State Police command office has a new commander. Lt. Steve Mitchell is in his first month on the job.