Several readers pointed out that Oregon State’s mascot is the most representative of the Pacific Northwest. We are the Beaver State after all. A couple of readers even called Benny cute!

With names like “knobby rams-horn,” “masked duskysnail” and “Hoko vertigo,” Pacific Northwest mollusks may have an amusing image, but they’re also some of the most intriguing invertebrates in the ...

The geology of the Cascadia subduction zone has largely staved off climate-related sea-level rise in the Pacific Northwest, ...