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Bloom of the Jellyfish

Huge spikes in jellyfish numbers cause mayhem for fishermen.

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Terra + Spring 2016

Mother Whales Meet Seafloor Drilling Pygmy blues face industrial hazards in a New Zealand gulf In New Zealand there shines a gulf the color of indigo where whales live. Geographically, it glistens at the nexus of two islands and two seas. Politically, it sits at a different nexus, the classic clash of nature and commerce. Read […]

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The Internet of Things

For devices to connect seamlessly on the Internet, a common underlying technology is needed.

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Writing Instructor Wins Oregon Book Award

The Oregon Book Awards and Fellowships honor the state’s finest accomplishments by Oregon writers who work in genres of fiction, drama, literary nonfiction, poetry, graphic literature and literature for young readers.

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Terra+ Winter 2016

How a science writer became an accidental animal handler in the wilds of Oregon.

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Marine Studies Initiative

Embarking on a research cruise

Nanci Bompey is the public information manager for the American Geophysical Union. She is spending a week aboard the R/V Oceanus with scientists from Oregon State University who are studying the role that small rivers play in the productivity of the coastal ocean during the winter.