NSF is removing instruments from the Ocean Observatories Initiative, ending key below‑surface measurements off the Pacific Northwest as El Niño approaches.

A Portland startup says it preserved a whole pig brain at cellular resolution and will offer the procedure to terminally ill patients in Oregon. The work raises legal and ethical questions about timing, consent and what "revival" would mean.

Portland State chemists report T111 cleared malaria stages in lab and animal tests, suggesting a single‑encounter cure could be possible.