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Whether you call them meteors, shooting or falling stars, once they've...

That is how Portlanders might describe the nearly incessant stretch of above-average...

The Bull Run Watershed is Portland's primary source of drinking water for...

A new study suggests that future reductions in seasonal snowpack as a result...

Three earthquakes in the Monterey Bay Area, occurring in 1838, 1890 and 1906, happened without a doubt on the San Andreas Fault, according to a new paper by a Portland State University researcher. The paper, “New Insights into Paleoseismic Age Models on the Northern San Andreas Fault:...

IN CHRIS BARTLO’S classroom at Portland’s Wilson High School, students learn by doing. He gives them the freedom to take on projects of their choosing and progress at their own pace. Bartlo said they not only learn how to write code...

Tiny threads of plastics are showing up in Pacific oysters and razor clams along the Oregon coast—and the yoga pants, fleece jackets, and rainproof clothing that Pacific Northwesterners love to wear are a source of that pollution, according to a Portland State University study. Britta...

Tasmania's ancient rainforest faces a grim future as a warming climate and the way people used the land have brought significant changes to the island state off mainland Australia's southeastern coast, according to a new Portland State University study. The study holds lessons not only...

Situated on the eastern flank of the Ring of Fire, a belt of volcanic...

From the impacts of the Eagle Creek fire on watersheds in the Columbia River...

Under a warming climate, wildfires in Oregon's southern Blue Mountains will become more frequent, more extensive and more severe, according to a new Portland State University-led study. A mosaic of burn patches of different fire severities...

Tiny threads of plastics are showing up in Pacific oysters and razor clams along the Oregon coast — and the yoga pants, fleece jackets, and sweat-wicking clothing that Pacific Northwesterners love to wear are a source of that pollution, according to a new Portland State University study....