Volcanic Underpinnings: How Magma and Water Sculpted the Iconic Columbia River Gorge
A new study shows that magma and water have jointly sculpted the Columbia River Gorge, with magma still influencing its landscape today. University of Oregon…
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New Innovative System Can Turn Seawater Into Fuel
The cocktail of elements in seawater, including hydrogen, oxygen, sodium, and others, is essential for life on Earth. However, this intricate chemical makeup poses a…
High on Science: How Worms With the Munchies Could Help Develop Better Drugs
Worms could be a good research model for understanding the endocannabinoid system—and possibly developing better drugs. Worms exposed to a cannabinoid exhibit behavior similar to…
Scientists Uncover a Gut-Brain Connection for Social Development
To learn to socialize, zebrafish need to trust their gut. Gut microbes encourage specialized cells to prune back extra connections in brain circuits that control…
“Profound Implications” – New Research Details the Microbial Origins of Type 1 Diabetes
A bacterial protein stimulates the reproduction of insulin-producing cells, pointing to a potential treatment. Nearly ten years ago, graduate student Jennifer Hampton Hill of the…
New Clues to Brain Evolution From Map of the Octopus Visual System
It’s hard for the octopus to pick just one party trick. This magnificent creature swims via jet propulsion, shoots inky chemicals at its enemies, and…
Thinking About Quitting Your Job and Joining the “Great Resignation?” Here’s What an Employment Lawyer Advises
Record numbers of Americans have quit their jobs in recent months, with more than 4.4 million submitting their resignation in September alone. Millions more may…
Physicists Create New Technique To Control Qubits – The Building Blocks of Quantum Computing
A research team that includes two University of Oregon physicists has outlined new techniques for controlling the building blocks of quantum computing, a potentially significant…
Experiments Find That Electrical Sparks Are Possible on Mars
Experiments in a chamber under Martian-like conditions in a University of Oregon lab suggest that small sparks may be triggered by friction under normal atmospheric…
Colorado River Mystery Solved by University of Oregon Researchers
Two papers led by graduate students document that the river’s lower region long ago held a vast marine tidal basin and humid paleoclimate. A team…
Heat Stress Damages Sperm and Fertility – Now Scientists Know Why
Project using roundworms uncovers a mechanism that leads to male infertility caused by high temperatures. University of Oregon biologists have used the model organism Caenorhabditis…
Over-Exchange of DNA in Sperm and Eggs Results in Chromosome Defects That Can Increase Infertility
University of Oregon and Northwestern University biologists show that too many crossover events can increase infertility. The exchange of DNA between chromosomes during the early…
New Calculation of Hubble’s Constant and Age of Universe Using 50 Galaxies
Study led by a University of Oregon physicist reconfigures a distance-calculation technique built around empirical observations. Using known distances of 50 galaxies from Earth to…
Scientists Rip Apart Water Molecules More Efficiently With New Catalysts
Using a new approach, they were able to study and improve the water-dissociation reaction that rips apart water molecules in membrane-based electrochemical reactors. University of…
Devices That Make Fuel From Sunlight More Efficiently Possible With Nanoparticle Discovery From Electrode-Fitted Microscope
University of Oregon researchers find that smaller catalytic nanoparticles may be vital for many kinds of devices that convert solar energy into chemical fuels like…
Geologists Find Anomalies, Pieces of Mantle Found Rising Under Cascadia Fault
New seismic data provide structural basis for strong earthquakes that strike at both ends of the Pacific Northwest fault zone. With four years of data…
High Immune Function Linked to Stunted Childhood Growth
An overactive immune system during childhood among young people in Ecuador’s indigenous Shuar population comes with a cost: stunted growth. That was the key finding…
Perfect Shot of Espresso Every Time With Chemistry
The average American drinks more than three cups of coffee a day, contributing to a $40 billion industry in the U.S. alone, according to the…