MBARI and the media... 2006
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| Dec 22 | Science News, "No-Dad Dragons: Komodos reproduce without males." by Susan Milius |
| Dec 19 | New York Times, "An undersea camera that won't scare away its subjects." Science Illustrated feature by Frank O'Connel |
| Dec 19 | Santa Cruz Sentinel, "P.V. High students team up with Monterey Bay Aquarium." by Daniel Lopez |
| Dec 13 | The Guardian, "Discovery could lead to mining of solid gas for fuel." by Alok Jha |
| Dec 12 | Kazinform, "Extreme new species discovered by sea-life survey." |
| Dec 5 | The Scientist, "Victoria J. Orphan: Deep Partnerships." |
| Dec 4 | Chemical and Engieering News, "Luminous with promise." by Ivan Amato |
| Nov 22 | Daily Herald (Libertyville, IL), "Fascinating sea creatures give researchers much to study." by J. Hope Babowice |
| Oct 14 | San Francisco Chronicle, "Kiss that Hawaiian timeshare goodbye--Scientists say islands will someday vanish." by David Perlman |
| Oct 6 | Science Daily (University of Delaware news release), "Manganese can keep toxic hydrogen sulfide zones in check in aquatic systems." |
| Oct | Geotimes , "Flexing plates produce volcanoes." by Carolyn Gramling |
| Oct | DV magazine , "Making waves with HD." by Steve Tomich |
| Sept/Oct | Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists , "Chemical weapons under the sea." by Josh Schollmeyer |
| Sept 27 | NOAA news release (postcruise): Research expedition reveals details of submerged wreck of historic naval airship USS Macon in NOAA Monterey Bay Sanctuary.
- Science magazine, "Demise of a blimp." (11-3-06) - Stanford Report, "Macon emerges from history’s depths." by Mark Shwartz (10-18-06) - Spiegel Online, "The underwater airship." (10-6-06) - The Christian Science Monitor, "Scientists piece together a US Navy zeppelin's past." by Peter N. Spotts (10-4-06) - The New York Times, "Studying a navy relic, undisturbed for nearly 60 Years." by John J. Geoghegan III (10-3-06) - The Guardian, "Undersea robot aids mapping of giant US airship." by Terence Chea (9-29-06) - Monterey Herald, "Treasure Trove--Scientists make grand discoveries on USS Macon." by Sarah Williams and Brittany Grayson (9-28-06) - San Jose Mercury News, "A look at the past from under water." by Ken McLaughlin (9-28-06) - Macon Telegraph, "Scientists tell of undersea exploration of USS Macon." by Liz Fabian (9-28-06) - Akron Beacon Journal, "Deep-sea camera explores secrets of Macon crash." by David Giffels(9-28-06) - LiveScience, "New photos reveal 1935 airship at bottom of Pacific Ocean." (9-28-06) - KNBC (NBC-Los Angeles), "Researchers Study Dirigible In Monterey Bay." (9-28-06) - KGO (ABC-SF Bay area), "SS Macon explored 71 years after crash." (9-27-06) - KSBW (NBC-Salinas), "USS Macon Exploration Findings Unveiled." (9-27-06) - Associated Press (carried worldwide), "Researchers map underwater wreckage of Depression-era airship." by Terence Chea (9-27-06) - San Francisco Chronicle, "Macon wreckage images on video-- New research into crash off Point Sur in 1935." by Carolyn Jones (9-27-06) |
| Sept 21 | NASA Ames research, "NASA Computer Systems Help Explore Ocean Depths and Beyond." |
| Sept 7 | NOAA News release (precruise): Ocean expedition explores submerged wreck of historic naval airship USS Macon
in NOAA Monterey Bay Sanctuary
- Los Angeles Times, "Peering Into Undersea Grave of 1930s Dirigible." by Steve Chawkins (9-19-06) - Acron Beacon Journal, "'35 crash comes to light." by David Giffels (9-19-06) - ABC News, "Airborne Aircraft Carriers." by Ned Potter (9-18-06) - NBC-11, "U.S. Navy shipwreck expedition under way in Monterey Bay." (9-18-06) - Morning Edition (NPR), "Researchers explore a giant flying machine below." (9-18-06) - San Luis Obispo Tribune, "Local biologists on expedition crew." by Sona Patel (9-17-06) - Santa Cruz Sentinel, "Researchers to explore site of aircraft wreck under sea." by Tom Ragan (9-17-06) - Monterey Herald, "Going in search of the Macon." by Kevin Howe (9-14-06) - KSBW (Salinas TV), "Expedition To Probe Sunken Airship." (9-13-06) - San Jose Mercury News, "Doomed airship to stream on Web." by Mike Swift (9-13-06) - AP Central Coast News Briefs, "A deep sea robot will plunge into the Pacific next week to photograph the gravesite of the U.S. Navy dirigible Macon.." (9-13-06) |
| Sept 4 | Honolulu Advertiser, "Hawaiian geology gets an update." by Jan TenBruggencate |
| Aug 31 | Nature, "Sick Seas." by Jacqueline Ruttimann |
| Aug 23 | News release: Schools of undersea robots give oceanographers new eyes and ears in the sea - Talk of the Bay (KUSP), "Avast ye robots!." by Robert Pollie (9-18-06) - Daily Planet (Discovery Channel Canada), "Robo-fleet dives into action." (9-11-06) - Mid-County Post, "Underwater Robots Deployed for Discovery." by Judith Wellner (9-5-06) - Monterey Herald, "Undersea world of the robofish." by Kevin Howe (8-24-06) (This article was syndicated on Sept 1 and carried by at least a dozen papers nationwide) - Salinas Californian, "Project maps ocean secrets." by Victor Calderon (8-24-06) - KSBW-TV, "Scientists Using Robots To Study Ocean." (8-23-06) |
| Aug 14 | San Diego Union Tribune, "Whaling seen as threat to scavengers." by Leigh Fenly |
| Aug 11 | Science, "Jellyfish on the run". by Laura Blackburn |
| Aug 11 | San Francisco Chronicle, "A new idea to fight global warming." by Keay Davidson (Article syndicated and carried in at least 3 other Califonia newspapers) |
| Aug 5 | Voice of America, "Our world". (see Marcia McNutt quote on ocean research about halfway down page) |
| Aug 3 |
Los Angeles Times, "A chemical imbalance." by Usha Lee McFarling (Part III of "Altered Oceans" series, which was syndicated and carried in several papers nationwide, including the Seattle Times) |
| Jul 27 | SpaceRef.com, "Witnesses support NOAA ocean research and exploration bill." (House Science Comittee news release) |
| Jul 27 | New Scientist, "New type of volcano fires imaginations." |
| Jul 25 | US Gov. News release: Container Ship Owners and Operators to Pay $3.25 Million in National Marine Sanctuary Settlement - San Jose Mercury News, "Ship owners pay $3.25 million for spilling containers in Monterey Bay." by Bay City News Service (7-27-06) - Santa Cruz Sentinel, "Lost cargo earns Monterey Bay $3.25 million." by Genevieve Bookwalter (7-27-06) - Monterey Herald, "$3.25M fine for lost cargo at sanctuary." by Laith Agha (7-27-06) |
| Jul 13 | Monterey County Weekly, "Real Life Science." by Mark C. Anderson |
| Jul 10 | News release: Midgets and giants in the deep sea - KAZU News, " Why do giant sharks live in shallow water? ." by John Sepulvado (10-20-06) - Science News for Kids, "Sea Giants and Island Pygmies." by Emily Sohn (9-20-06) - Fox News, "Organism size tied to location in marine biology." by Abigail W. Leonard (7-26-06) - Mid-County Post, "From the pygmy mammoth to the marine snails." by Judith Wellner (7-21-06) - AquaNews, "Size Matters in the Deep Sea, Study Shows." (7-21-06) - Discovery News, "Animal size evolves in seas." by Jennifer Viegas (7-13-06) - Monterey Herald, "Deep-sea habitat changes snails' size." by Kevin Howe (7-11-06) - Discovery Channel-Canada, "'Island rule' may apply to pint-sized deep-sea life: study." by Kimberly Fu (7-11-06) |
| Jul 6 | USA Today, "High acidity infiltrates the oceans." by Dan Vergano |
| July-Aug | American Scientist, "Protecting Ourselves from Shellfish Poisoning." by Mary Wilcox Silver |
| June 14 | Aquarium of the Air (Monterey Bay Aquarium podcast), "Deep sea worms with some big bones to pick." Also: "Going to extremes in a deep sea submarine." |
| June 2 | Earth and Sky (radio broadcast), " Earth’s “milky seas” are visible from space." by Jorge Salazar |
| May 18 | Nature, "Batteries not included: Circuits of slime." by Charlotte Schubert |
| May | Popular Mechanics, "A more candid underwater camera." by Jane Braxton Little |
| Apr 3 | Chemical and engineering news, "All that glows." by Rachel Sheremeta Pepling |
| Mar 30 | Astrobiology Magazine, "Going deep." by Henry Bortman |
| Mar 7 | Discovery of the Yeti crab (Ifremer News Release; MBARI Homepage story) - Oceanus, " Lurking benignly on the seafloor, the ‘Yeti’ crab is discovered." by Amy Nevala (4-27-06) - Knight Ridder, "Newly-discovered hairy crab species shakes up scientific community." by Karen Ravn (3-20-06) - Christian Science Monitor, "Furry claws of fury." by Peter N. Spotts (3-16-06) - New York Times, "In the Deep, Deep Sea, the 'Yeti Crab'." by Cornelia Dean (3-14-06) - News@Nature, "Divers discover exotic crab." by Emma Marris (3-13-06) - Outside Online, "New Species of Crustacean Discovered." (3-8-06) - BBC News, "Furry 'lobster' found in Pacific." (3-8-06) - Associated Press, "New Animal Resembling Furry Lobster Found." (3-7-06) |
| March | Sea, "Into the abyss." by Mary Anne McCarthy |
| Feb 28 | News release: NOAA and MBARI announce winners in competition to design an environmentally-friendly anchor - CBS-5, "Winners named in environmentally friendly anchor contest." (3-1-06) - Santa Cruz Sentinel, "Anchor-design contest winners named." (3-3-06) |
| Feb 28 | Monterey Herald, "Getting a handle on the number of squids' kids." by Karen Ravn |
| Jan 26 | News
release: Ocean expedition to explore ancient coral gardens - SCUBA diving magazine, "Fantastic Voyage." by Ryan Masters (5-06) - Marine Scientist, "Secrets of a submerged volcano." by Olive Heffernan (3/4-06) - Science News for Kids, "Coral gardens." by Emily Sohn (3-1-06) - San Jose Mercury News, "Colorful world revealed below". by Glennda Chui (2-9-06) Also: "Spectacular expedition under the sea". by Glennda Chui (2-2-06) - Monterey Herald, "Seamount life dazzles researchers." by Kevin Howe (2-9-05) Also: " A mountain under the sea." by Virginia Hennessey (1-29-05) - Santa Cruz Sentinel, "Spectacular expedition under the sea." by Brian Seals (2-9-06) - NBC11, "Secrets Of Monterey Bay's Mountain Revealed." (2-8-06) - KSBW, "Researchers Talk About Deep-Sea Dive." (2-8-06) - New York Times, "Finding fish (and protecting them)." by Henry Fountain (2-7-06) - AP (USA Today), "Blog follows probe of submerged volcano." (2-2-06) - San Luis Obispo Tribune, "Expedition heads for underwater mountain west of San Simeon." by Kathe Tanner (1-27-06) |
| Jan 5 | News
release: Tiny marine organisms reflect ocean warming - Geotimes, "Marine critters record global warming." by Kathryn Hansen (3-06) - Christian Science Monitor, "Earth could warm up fast." by Robert C. Cowen (1-26-06) (Also carried by USA Today) - Santa Barbara News-Press, "Mud study finds California coastal waters warming." by Melinda Burns (1-25-06) - Los Angeles Times, "Warming Trend Detected in Pacific." by Usha Lee McFarling (1-7-06) Alternate article link - Monterey Herald, " Foraminifera forum—Ocean-going microorganisms could offer clues to global warming." by Karen Ravn (1-7-06) |
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