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Undersea Volcano
6:45 am
Mon June 11, 2012

Caught On Tape! Undersea Volcano Erupts Off Northwest Coast

Credit Photo by Bill Chadwick / OSU
Hydrophone deployed at Axial Seamount.

For the first time, we're getting to listen to the eruption of an undersea volcano off the Northwest coast. Correspondent Tom Banse got a hold of unusual recordings made at a place called Axial Seamount. It's about 300 miles out to sea from Cannon Beach, Oregon.

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Black-Tailed Deer Research
6:23 am
Fri June 1, 2012

Managing Black-Tailed Deer Through Their Diets

Credit Photo by Courtney Flatt / Northwest News Network
A black-tailed deer grazes on the Palouse.

PULLMAN, Wash. – Black-tailed deer roam forested areas of western Washington and Oregon, but some say their numbers are declining. Scientists suspect that’s because these deer are having trouble finding food to eat. Correspondent Courtney Flatt spoke with researchers who are studying black-tailed deer’s diet. Once they know what deer like to munch on, wildlife managers can make sure those plants keep growing in the wild.

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Northwest News
10:21 am
Mon April 2, 2012

Researcher Receives Funds to Study Why Humans Sleep

Credit Roger Rossing/Deutsche Fotothek / Wikimedia Commons
Why is sleep so necessary? Scientists Jonathan Wisor hopes to find out.

   
A scientist at Spokane’s Riverpoint campus has received a large grant to study one question: why do humans sleep? 

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