MBARI in the news – 2011
| Dec 29 | Monterey Weekly, “SpectorDance’s Ocean brings dance and science to classrooms and the stage” by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle. |
| Dec 24 | Santa Cruz Sentinel, “Santa Cruz women surf over gender barriers on waves and in the lab” by Marissa Fessenden. |
| Dec 8 | KGO-TV (San Francisco), “Climate-adapting squid has scientists thrilled, puzzled” by Jennifer Olney. |
| Dec 2 | Nature News, “Yeti crab grows its own food” by Ed Yong. |
| Nov 21 | KGO-TV (San Francisco), “Dropping ocean oxygen levels concern scientists” by Jennifer Olney. |
| Nov 17 | Santa Cruz Sentinel, “UC Santa Cruz scientists lead team deploying robots to forecast toxic algae blooms” by Marissa Fessenden. |
| Nov 15 | Live Science, “Newly Discovered ‘Alien’ Sea Worms Ride the Current” by Stephanie Pappas. |
| Nov | BBC Focus, “Antarctic on the move” by David Adam. |
| Oct 13 | Maclean’s, “Attack of the Jellyfish” by Kate Lunau. |
| Oct 13 | Monterey Weekly, “Moss Landing’s development diversity makes it an economic survivor” by Kera Abraham. |
| Oct 10 | Chemical and Engineering News, “Sniffing for sea nines” by Jeffrey M. Perkel. |
| Oct 1 | BayNature, “A container caper in Monterey Bay” by Aleta George. |
| Sept 29 | Our Amazing Planet, “Earth’s Final Frontier: Mysteries of the Deep Sea” by Andrea Mustain. [Also carried by MSNBC] |
| Sept 22 | Nature, “Nitrogen pollution disrupts Pacific Ocean” by Susan Moran. |
| Sept 20 | MBARI News brief: Increasing the odds of squid reproduction in the deep sea – New York Times, “Amorous squid seeks partner: any sex will do” by Jim Gorman. (9-21-11) – Los Angeles Times, “Deep-sea squid finds way to maximize mating success” by Deborah Netburn. (9-22-11) – Live Science, “To Sex-starved squid in the dark, either gender will do” by Stephanie Pappas. (9-20-11) [Carried on CBS News] – Cosmos Magazine, “Same-sex squids mate in the dark” by Nicola Temple (9-21-11). – Australian Broadcasting Company, “Sea squid are same-sex swingers” by Abbie Thomas (9-21-11). [Also covered by Discovery News] – Agence France-Presse, “Squid sex is a hit-or-mister affair” (9-21-11). [Carried by several papers in Canada, Australia, and Europe] – BBC News, “Light shed on bisexual and promiscuous deep-sea squid” by Rebecca Morelle (9-21-11). [Carried by dozens of web sites and blogs] – BoingBoing, “Bisexual squid, lurking in the deep” by Maggie Koerth-Baker (9-21-11). – The Guardian, “Male deep-sea squid seeks mate of either sex for fun in the dark” by Ian Sample (9-20-11). – Science, “Deep-Sea squid mate indiscriminately” by Daniel Strain (9-20-11). |
| Sept 17 | Monterey Herald, “Biology lab in a can” by Lane Wallace. |
| Sept 17 | Santa Cruz Sentinel, “Our Ocean Backyard: What happens to containers lost at sea?” by Dan Haifley. |
| Aug 2 | Popular Mechanics, “Underwater UFO? Get Real, Experts Says” by Douglas Main. |
| July 21 | Monterey Weekly, “Slipping containers” by Joel Ede. |
| July 7 | LiveScience, “Jellyfish Invasions force shutdowns at 3 separate nuclear plants ” by Natalie Wolchover. [Also carried by MSNBC.com] |
| July 7 | BoingBoing, “Under the sea: Life on a lost shipping container” by Maggie Koerth-Baker. |
| June 16 | Monterey Herald, “Marina’s SpectorDance presents a thought-provoking yet uplifting spring performance this weekend” by Lily Dayton. |
| June 11 | Failure magazine, “The lost container cruise” by Damon Tabor. |
| June 8 | New Times, “Into the drink” [article on lost shipping containers] by Matt Fountain. |
| June | Boys’ Life, “Lighting up the ocean” by Laura Daily. [includes video piece, “Cool-looking undersea creatures“] |
| May 30 | Discovery Channel Canada, “Daily Planet – Lost shipping containers” |
| May 20 | PBS News Hour, “‘Lab in a Can’ Puts Underwater Worlds in Closer Reach ” [Video produced as part of National Science Foundation “Science Nation” series] |
| May 14 | Santa Cruz Sentinel, “Ocean’s food chain: Overfishing not just an issue for big fish” by Sascha Zubryd. [Also carried by the Monterey Herald, Olympian, Kansas City Star, and Mississippi SunHerald] |
| May 11 | MBARI News release: Antarctic icebergs help the ocean take up carbon dioxide – United Press International (UPI), “Icebergs help oceans take up carbon” (5-11-11) – Live Science, “Icebergs Feed Ocean Life” by Wynne Parry (5-13-11) [story also carried by Yahoo News] – Science News, “Melting icebergs fertilize ocean” by Janet Raloff (5-16-11) [story also carried by US News and World Report and Discovery Channel News] – Australian Broadcasting Company (ABC), “Icebergs ‘fertilise’ the Southern Ocean” (5-18-11) – Toronto Star, “Melting Antarctic icebergs fight back against global warming” (5-20-11) by Kenyon Wallace – Science News for Kids, “Life beneath the ‘berg” by By Stephen Ornes (6-1-11) – Release also covered by radio station KSCO and several dozen news aggregation web sites. |
| May 5 | Monterey Weekly, “Tidal creativity” by Jessica Lyons. |
| May 2 | Nature News, “Seafloor probe taps methane reservoir” by Nicola Jones. |
| Apr 21 | Practical Fishkeeping, “Weird fish of the week: Barreleye” |
| Apr 16 | Wild X Files (National Geographic TV), “Alien squid invasion“ |
| Apr 8 | Nelson Mail (New Zealand), “Buoy to boost scientific knowledge” by Bill Moore. |
| Apr 6 | China Daily, “Observation network to monitor East China Sea“. |
| Apr 6 | Los Angeles Times, “With spaceships and airplanes under his belt, Richard Branson turns to submarines” by Mike Reicher and Kurt Streeter. |
| Apr 5 | Associated Press, “Richard Branson plans deep-ocean dives” by Noaki Schwartz [carried by over 200 papers and TV web sites nationwide] |
| March 7 | MBARI News release: MBARI teams with Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary to study effects of shipping containers lost at sea – The Mid-county post, “Scientists Explore Cargo Container Dropped in Monterey Bay” (4-7-11) – National Public Radio – All things considered, “Lost, then found: shipping containers on seafloor” by Christopher Joyce (4-1-11) [Broadcast on numerous radio stations nationwide] – New Hampshire Public Radio, “Word of Mouth” [interview with Andrew Devogelaere] (3-15-11) – BBC News, “Ship container ‘stepping stone’ risk for alien invaders” by Jason Palmer (3-15-11) – KSBW-TV, “MBARI explores sunken containers in Monterey Bay” (3-10-11) – BoingBoing (blog), “What happens to shipping containers lost at sea? ” by Maggie Koerth-Baker. (3-9-11) – KTVU-TV (San Francisco), “Container trash” (3-9-11) [Also carried on KRXI-Reno] – San Francisco Chronicle, “In Monterey Bay sanctuary, a look at sunken cargo” by David Perlman. (3-8-11) – Monterey Herald, “Voyage to sunken shipping container” by Kevin Howe. (3-8-11) – Santa Cruz Sentinel, “Bay Area team uses robot to search for shipping containers littering ocean floor by Donna Hesterman. (3-8-11) [Also carried in San Jose Mercury, Contra Costa Times, and other regional papers] – New Scientist blog, “The secret life of a container lost at sea” by Peter Aldhous. (3-8-11) – KSBW-TV, “Aquarium researchers probe shipping mystery” (3-7-11) [shown on both Morning and Evening News] |
| Feb 11 | Salinas Californian, “Innovative duo delves into the depths” by Dave Nordstrand. |
| Jan 21 | Science, “Killer whales earn their name” by Virginia Morell. |
| Jan 21 | Wired Science, “8 Beautiful Bioluminescent Creatures From the Sea” by Danielle Venton. |
| Jan 20 | MBARI News release: Newly discovered group of algae live in both fresh water and ocean— may have worldwide distribution – KION TV, “Local scientists discover new species living in your water. (1-20-11) – Salinas Californian, “Monterey Bay researchers discover new algae variety” by Susan L. Young. (1-21-11) – Vancouver Sun, “Canadian-led team finds mysterious new algae species” by Randy Boswell. [Syndicated by PostMedia News and carried by several other newspapers across Canada]. (1-24-11) |
| Jan 13 | San Francisco Chronicle, “Bizarre worms that eat whale skeletons discovered” by Peter Fimrite. |
