Jes Burns
Jes Burns is a reporter for OPB's Science & Environment unit. She previously worked for the NPR affiliate KLCC in Eugene as a reporter and the local All Things Considered host. Jes has also worked as an editor and producer for Free Speech Radio News and has produced reports as a freelance producer for NPR, Sirius Radio's OutQ News and The Takeaway. Jes has a degree in English literature from Duke University and a master's degree from the University of Oregon's School of Journalism and Communications.
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Air quality monitoring by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality in 2020 detected elevated levels of chemicals known to cause cancer. A new agency analysis suggests these compounds could be connected to wildfire smoke. -
Oregon researchers working in Antarctica have found evidence that one of the world’s largest glaciers is undergoing serious deterioration.
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Two of the Klamath Basin's native suckers are in big trouble. The endangered populations are declining fast. But scientists and the Klamath Tribes are looking for solutions that can bring the fish back.
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Research out of the University of Oregon shows that, even on the cloudy western side of Oregon, a large chunk of our heating needs could be met with a few well-positioned skylights.
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What happens if you feed cannabis to sheep? It’s a question that livestock scientists are actually wondering about at Oregon State University. They’re trying to develop a new animal feed market for industrial hemp. OPB science reporter Jes Burns recently joined JPR’s Liam Moriarty to explain what they’re up to.
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A research expedition out of Newport has made a significant discovery about a little-known and rarely-seen beaked whale off Oregon’s coast.
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Recent rain and wind across Western Oregon provide an early fall warning that winter weather is coming. And with it, could come a hazard we really haven’t had to deal with before: flash flooding.
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An Oregon gray wolf’s epic walkabout in Southern California is pushing the boundaries of the endangered species’ range.
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The Oregon State University researcher's carbon-capture work is getting a big boost from U.S. Department of Energy funding.
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The space agency and its spacesuit contractor were in rugged Central Oregon this summer, just as they were when they tested the suits designed for Apollo astronauts in the 1960s.
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If confirmed by the U.S. Senate, Rick Spinrad would oversee several marine and climate research offices, as well as the National Weather Service and National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Social distancing to slow the spread of COVID-19 has been shaping most things we do for more than a year now. How we stand in line, where and how we work, who we interact with on a day-to-day basis. But we’re not alone in this. When disease is present, animals socially distance as well.
