Oregon

Massive Underwater Volcano off Oregon on Brink of Eruption

Scientists monitoring a massive underwater volcano located 300 miles off the coast of Oregon, and nearly a mile beneath the Pacific Ocean's surface, warn that an eruption is likely to occur within the coming months. Axial Seamount, the most...

US Screenings for Leon Logothetis’ Celebrated Kindness Documentary

The award-winning documentary “The Kindness Within” by Greek-American Leon Logothetis will be screened at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry and the Maui Film Festival, it was announced recently. The documentary which follows Logothetis' inspirational journey to mental well-being...

The Olympic Airways Plane That Has Become Home in an Oregon Forest

A plane from the Greek airline Olympic Airways, which since 2012 has sat in a forest in Oregon, has a surprisingly glamorous history. Retired engineer Bruce Campbell, who had the vision to save decommissioned aircraft from becoming scrap metal by...

Scientists Find Mysterious Holes on the Ocean Floor Spewing Fluids

A study published in the journal Science Advances recently reported a strange discovery: small holes in the ocean floor near Newport, Oregon, that are releasing fluids from deep within the Earth. These vents are located around 50 miles (80 kilometers)...

Prominent Heart Surgeon Christos Lolas Dead in Car Crash

Prominent heart surgeon Dr. Christos Lolas, who performed the first heart transplant operation in Greece in 1990, has died in a car crash in an Athens highway at the age of 80. His body was pulled out of his wrecked...