Jes Burns
Jes Burns works for OPB's Science & Environment unit as a science reporter and producer of the Northwest science show “All Science, No Fiction.”
She previously worked for the NPR affiliate KLCC in Eugene as a reporter and the local "All Things Considered" host. Jes has also worked as an editor, host and producer for Free Speech Radio News and has produced radio and television stories for national news programs, including“Marketplace” and “PBS NewsHour.” She’s won many awards for her reporting, including a 2020 AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Award.
Jes has a degree in English literature from Duke University and a master's degree from the University of Oregon's School of Journalism and Communications.
Latest Stories
A new way to detect dangerous asteroids, North America’s first humans and sniffing toxic algae
Here’s a look at some of the most interesting, wondrous and hopeful science coming out of the Pacific Northwest, from Jes Burns, creator of "All Science. No Fiction.”
Oregon scientists are building a better bionic eye
Serious vision loss affects millions of Americans each year, and biological strategies are still decades away from restoring eyesight lost to macular degeneration. But University of Oregon researchers are looking to create an electronic solution — a bionic eye — that could restore people’s sight. They’re tapping into the world of fractal structures that will allow a retinal implant and a human brain to communicate with each other.
How nanoparticles could treat life-threatening pregnancies, how an octopus sees and healthier eating through typography
Researchers at Oregon State University and Oregon Health & Science University are testing a way to deliver treatment for ectopic pregnancies in a far more targeted way. Learn more about this and other wondrous and hopeful science coming out of the Pacific Northwest from "All Science. No Fiction."
Oregon researchers bolster major gravitational wave discovery
A breakthrough identification of distant signals in space is shedding new light on gravitational waves — one of science’s biggest mysteries.
Northwest scientists help find a green alternative to produce beauty products: algae
This month’s top five Pacific Northwest science stories from “All Science. No Fiction.”
Northwest labs discover a spray that removes pesky moon dust, a sweet substitute for plastic and more
This month’s top five Pacific Northwest science stories from “All Science. No Fiction.”
Northwest scientists look to soil microbes to fuel space ambitions
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory researchers believe are soil microbes critical allies to have if we want to feed ourselves in space.
Northwest researchers learn how Europa’s red veins formed, best way to bank bees and more
Researchers think they may know what Europa's red veins are made of, and another group of scientists has found evidence that shows the 2021 "heat dome" temperatures hadn't occurred for at least 1,000 years. Learn more about these recent breakthroughs and others in the region from Jes Burns, creator of "All Science. No Fiction."
Northwest scientists unlock new insights into deep-sea thermal vents, fusion, sneaky waves and more
This month’s top five Pacific Northwest science stories from “All Science. No Fiction.”
Deep-sea volcano off the Oregon Coast helps scientists forecast eruptions
Northwest scientists are going to great distances – and great depths – hoping to help us understand our volcanic risk closer to home.