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Viral disease may a possible cause of coral declines around the world, including problems caused by some herpes viruses that are similar to those that infect humans.

Scientists continue to track the remarkable journey of Varvara, a rare western gray whale that has come from Russia to the breeding grounds of Baja Mexico, and is now returning up the West Coast.

Scientists led by an OSU post-doctoral researcher have documented for the first time that animals consume Archaea – a single-celled microorganism thought to be among the most abundant life forms on Earth.

Carbon nanotubes are being used by OSU researchers to create a new type of biological sensor that may be able to perform medical lab tests faster and at lower cost.

The first circumpolar genetic study of critically endangered Antarctic blue whales has found a surprisingly high level of diversity among the surviving population of some 2,200 individuals.

An Oregon State University researcher has reviewed the body of evidence around weight loss supplements and has bad news for those trying to find a magic pill to lose weight and keep it off – it doesn’t exist.

The historic philanthropic effort has already netted nearly $800 million for Oregon State University, and intends to add another $200 million to that total by 2014.

OSU Libraries and the State Library have entered into a partnership in April 2010 to build a resource specifically targeted to the unserved popula­tion of Oregon.

A new study, led by an OSU geologist, describes how the salty soils in Antarctica's McMurdo Dry Valleys suck moisture out of the atmosphere, raising the possibility that such a process could take place on Mars.

Pacific Northwest leaders of the nation’s leading association serving educational professionals in the areas of communications, development and allied areas have honored Oregon State University Foundation CEO J. Michael Goodwin with the Distinguished Service Award in recognition of contributions throughout his successful career in higher education.

Debris arriving later this year from Japan on U.S. and Canadian shores from the tsunami in Japan in 2011 should pose no danger from radioactive contamination.

The earthquake and tsunami a year ago in Japan have helped U.S. researchers better understand the magnitude of challenges facing the U.S. on the Cascadia Subduction Zone.

Oregon State University is in the midst of a RecycleMania Residence Hall competition, and a group of students who call themselves Eco Warriors is whipping up competitive spirit around campus.

A newly published study has found that tai chai, an ancient Chinese martial art, may help Parkinson’s disease patients not only regain strength and balance, but also reduce potentially life-threatening falls.

A number of Oregon State sororities and fraternities are holding a benefit concert in March to raise money for the Fred Thompson Five-Star Youth Center, which will honor OSU football player Fred Thompson, who died in December after collapsing from cardiac arrhythmia.

Half of the young adult Latino men and women responding to a survey in rural Oregon acknowledge not using regular effective contraception – despite expressing a desire to avoid pregnancy.

Oregon State University’s department of University Housing & Dining Services will host the fifth annual “Soul Food Café: a journey through culture and cuisine,” in celebration of Black History Month, on Wednesday, February 22 from 5 to 8 p.m. at McNary Dining Center.

A team of accounting students from Oregon State University’s College of Business won first prize in the 2012 Foster School of Business Master of Professional Accounting Tax Case Competition held in Seattle.

Boosting the estrogen levels of male garter snakes causes them to to secrete pheromones ordinarily produced by female snakes, in the process attracting dozens of males to mate.

The Oregon State University College of Forestry has adopted an Open Access policy, joining the College of Earth, Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences and OSU Libraries in encouraging its researchers to make their published research available to the public by depositing it in ScholarsArchive@OSU, an institutional repository operated by the library.

Online visitors have a chance to peruse one of Oregon State University’s lesser-known collections this month with the OSU Libraries’ Special Collections and Archives Research Center’s newest exhibit, “Treasures of the McDonald Collection."

A wearable device developed at OSU will be able to monitor vital signs such as heart rate and respiration, and when further miniaturized could have important applications in research, diagnostics and patient care.

The study by an OSU researcher, which is being published in the spring issue of the Journal of Advertising, found that viewers consider advertising in a more favorable light after watching a close, exciting sporting event.

The "Indigo Rose" tomato steps out this year as the first "really" purple variety to come from a program at Oregon State University that is seeking to breed tomatoes with high levels of antioxidants.

For the second consecutive year, scientists from OSU and Russia have tracked an endangered whale from Russia's Sakhalin Island to the West Coast of the United States.