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We forget which movie character said "I'm addicted to breathing." We all can relate, but Andy Lovering at the University of Oregon understands better than…
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We depend on language a lot, often taking for granted how speech works. It only takes one slight hiccup--in either speaking or hearing--for "excuse me…
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Washington was one of the first states to legalize marijuana for personal use. And you can bet people in Oregon counties bordering Washington crossed that…
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"All science is either physics or stamp collecting," said Lord Rutherford, the nuclear physicist. A little harsh, perhaps, but Raghu Parthasarathy can…
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Your child may know all the letters in the alphabet and reads aloud pretty well... but can't seem to tell you what the paragraph is about. This is where…
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The academic year is drawing to a close at the University of Oregon, but the work never stops. This month we visit with Leslie Leve from UO's Counseling…
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At least one journalism professor we know reports more people signing up for classes in the Donald Trump/Fake News age. And the business of journalism got…
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The area around Clovis, New Mexico yielded many archaeological treasures over the years. That's why the earliest human inhabitants of North America are…
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About a third of American adults are considered obese, and the percentage among children is growing close to that rate. Science is looking at obesity from…
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Even volcanoes in remote places can cause problems for people. Example: the eruption of a volcano in Iceland in 2010; the ash plume shut down airports…