The prehistoric collapse of Easter Island's monument-building society did not occur as long thought, according to a fresh look at evidence by researchers at four institutions.
Archaeology
Feb 6, 2020
3
485
The long-held notion that today's muskrat-sized mountain beavers are primitive and look like their ancestors is wrong, says the University of Oregon's Samantha Hopkins.
Plants & Animals
Jan 8, 2020
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116
A team of UO physicists has drummed up a new way of measuring light: using microscopic drums to hear light.
Optics & Photonics
Oct 17, 2019
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326
An antibiotic commonly found at low concentrations in the environment can have major impacts on gut bacteria, report researchers at the University of Oregon.
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 10, 2019
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101
Slime has been present on Earth for a very long time—almost 2 billion years, according to a recent reassessment of fossil evidence.
Paleontology & Fossils
Oct 10, 2019
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100
Researchers at the University of Oregon have uncovered a molecular mechanism by which the human stomach pathogen Helicobacter pylori is attracted to bleach, also known as hypochlorous acid or HOCI. The study revealed that ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 29, 2019
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157
Researchers have developed a new method to allow for the first direct measurement of the submarine melt rate of a tidewater glacier, and, in doing so, they concluded that current theoretical models may be underestimating ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 25, 2019
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Cryptocurrency might seem like a next-generation idea, but two University of Oregon researchers say it has roots in the past.
Archaeology
Jun 11, 2019
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355
When species compete for limited resources, structures in their environment can be the difference between coexistence or one eliminating another. Relationships between species also are important, according to new research ...
Ecology
Jan 21, 2019
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62
Researchers at the University of Oregon have identified a novel protein secreted by a common gut bacterium in zebrafish that reduces inflammation in the gut and delays death by septic shock.
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 6, 2018
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