Jes Burns
Oregon Public BroadcastingJes 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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A research expedition out of Newport has made a significant discovery about a little-known and rarely-seen beaked whale off Oregon’s coast. -
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. -
An Oregon gray wolf’s epic walkabout in Southern California is pushing the boundaries of the endangered species’ range. -
The Oregon State University researcher's carbon-capture work is getting a big boost from U.S. Department of Energy funding. -
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. -
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. -
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.
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A more contagious variant of coronavirus has been detected in wastewater samples from Grants Pass and McMinnville.
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Health officials say all Oregoninians will be eligible for COVID-19 vaccines on May 1. What happens after that initial demand for vaccine starts to wane? -
Oregon's case and mortality data show COVID-19 has been particularly hard on some communities of color. Have public health changes improved the outlook? -
Oregon has managed to keep its case numbers and deaths extremely low compared to the rest of the country. But, perversely, that could create challenges for the state's recovery, because fewer people here are likely immune than in much of the rest of the U.S. -
Oregon State Univeristy plans to build a wave energy testing facility off Oregon's central coast. The project aims to speed up the development of new renewable energy technology.
