MBARI in the news – 2013
| Dec 29 | Australian Broadcasting Company (ABC), “New approach to Antarctic carbon research”, by Fiona Blackwood. |
| Dec 23 | National Geographic News, “Lost Cargo“, by Melissae Fellet. |
| Dec 20 | National Geographic News, “ For a nearly hundred-foot-long jellyfish, it’s Christmas all year“, by Jane J Lee. |
| Dec 13 | Popular Science, “ROV heads to seafloor to explore lost shipping container“, by Lindsey Kratochwill. |
| Dec 9 | Stories related to the MBARI News release: Survey of supposed deep-sea chemical munitions dump off Southern California reveals trash and 55-gallon drums, but no chemical weapons – Discovery News, “Sea life thriving in chemical weapons dump” by Tim Wall. (12-10-13) – Red Orbit, “WWII-era Pacific munitions dump site found to be chemical-free” (12-10-13) |
| Dec 9 | Stories related to the MBARI News release: Mapping the demise of the dinosaurs – LiveScience, “Giant undersea cliff may hold clues to dinosaur-killing cosmic impact” by Megan Gannon. (12-11-13) [Carried by NBC News and several other outlets] – Latin Post, “ Google Maps Shows Where Impact Killed Off Dinos” by Eric Derr. (12-11-13) – World Science, “ Huge underwater cliff may hold clues to dinos’ fate.” (12-9-13) |
| Nov 25 | Not Exactly Rocket Science (National Geographic blog), “The second world that forms on sunken trees“ |
| Nov 11 | Stories related to the MBARI News release: Feast and famine on the abyssal plain – Discovery News, “Marine blizzards of death feed deep sea life” by Tim Wall. (11-13-13) – Science World Report, “Seeming ‘lack’ of marine snow explained: Feast and Famine on the Abyssal Plains (Video)” by Catherine Griffin (11-13-13). – Weird and Wild (National Geographic blog), ““Sea Snot” explosions feed deep-sea creatures” by Carrie Arnold. (11-22-13) – Fox News, “Storms of ‘sea snot’ muck up the ocean floor” (11-26-13) – Climate news Network, “Deep ocean offers hints of warming” by Tim Radford (11-29-13) [Reprinted on several other sites, including TruthDig and Responding to Climate Change] – Grist, “Climate change means more sea snot” by Holly Richmond (12-2-13) |
| Nov 11 | Subsea world news, “MBARI conducts midwater ecology Fall 2013“ |
| Nov 10 | KALW-radio: Your Call, “How is global warming affecting the oceans?” by Malihe Razazan. |
| Nov 5 | LiveScience, “Are ocean conditions ripe for a jellyfish takeover?” by Elizabeth Howell. [Carried by Yahoo News and other online outlets] |
| Oct 31 | The Artful Amoeba (Scientific American blog), “What do vampire squid really eat? Hint: It’s not blood” by Jennifer Frazer. |
| Oct 31 | Los Angeles Times, “Halloween spookiness from the deep, deep sea” by Deborah Netburn. |
| Oct 29 | Good Times Santa Cruz, “Confronting the future” by Joel Hersch. |
| Oct 22 | Climate Tasmania (blog), “Measuring carbon’s impact in our ocean” by Peter Boyer. |
| Oct 22 | Santa Cruz Sentinel, “Visiting Santa Cruz, legislative committee hears from ocean experts” by Jason Hoppin. |
| Oct 7 | Bay Nature, “Ocean acid trip: The hidden harm of climate change” by Joe Eaton. [See also: “Ocean acidification: Making sense of crabs and skeptics“] |
| Oct 3 | Take Part, “Jellyfish: It’s what’s for dinner” by Willy Blackmore. |
| Sep 30 | KUOW (Oregon Public Broadcasting), “Toxic Algal Blooms And Warming Waters: The Climate Connection” by Katie Campbell and Ashley Ahearn. |
| Sep 12 | CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Company) News, “‘Jellyfish invasion’ controversial among scientists–Predictions of doom not universally shared“ |
| Sep 12 | Seattle Times, “Sea Change – The Pacific’s perilous turn” by Craig Welch. [Also carried by over a dozen other papers and news aggregation sites] |
| Sep 11 | KOMONews.com, “Robots roaming Puget Sound could save shellfish industry millions” by Kiersten Throndsen. |
| Sept 9 | PopularMechanics.com, “ X Prize Foundation Announces Wendy Schmidt Ocean Health X Prize” by Glenn Derene. [See also: Ars Technica – “Latest XPRIZE competition takes on ocean acidification“] |
| Aug 27 | Stories related to the MBARI News release: A deep-sea squid with tentacle tips that “swim” on their own – LiveScience, “Strange squid feeding revealed in 1st video footage” by Laura Poppick. (8-27-13) [Carried by NBC News, and other media outlets] – National Geographic Daily News, “ Noodle-armed deep-sea squid mystery solved” by Jane J. Lee (8-27-13). – Running Ponies (National Geographic blog), “First footage of deep-sea squid solves mystery of lame tentacle club” by Becky Crew (8-27-13). – Not exactly rocket science (National Geographic blog), “Squid with feeble tentacles might use them as fishing lures” by Ed Yong (8-27-13). – ScienceNOW, “Video: Deep-sea squid goes fishing in the dark” by Sid Perkins (8-27-13). – Nature News, “Deep-sea squid uses tentacles to attract prey” by Daniel Cressey (8-28-13). [Also carried by Huffington Post Science] – Discovery News, “Deep sea squid pretends to be tiny…then attacks” by Jennifer Viegas (8-27-13). [Also carried by the Australian Broadcasting Company] – Nature World News, “Rare, wimpy deep-sea squid catches prey with a wiggle” by James A. Foley (8-27-13). – Earthtimes.org, “A squid’s intelligent mimicry technique” by Colin Ricketts (8-28-13). – KION-TV, “Rare squid seen by cameras” (8-3013). – United Press International (UPI), “Deep-sea squid may attract prey with ‘swimming’ tentacles“ (9-3-13). – CBS News, “Deep-sea squids’ tentacle tips swim on their own” by Danielle Elliot (9-4-13). – RYOT News, “Have you ever seen a squid like this?” by Chandler Smith (9-6-13). |
| Aug 26 | Stanford Report, “Stanford-affiliated sea-faring robot searches for toxic algae in Puget Sound” by Bjorn Carey. |
| Aug 23 | National Public Radio – Science Friday, “A robot lab to survey the sea floor“; interview by Ira Flatow. |
| Aug 22 | Wandering Ponies (Scientific American blog), “Puffin census, monster pyrosomes, an unfortunate crab moustache and more” by Becky Crew. |
| Aug 14 | Science Daily, “Successful deployment of an autonomous deep-sea explorer to search for new forms of microbial life” [reprint of American Chemical Society press release; also carried by several chemical-industry trade web sites and Astrobiology Magazine]. |
| Aug 13 | Science Now, “Bone-eating worms found in Antarctic waters” by Virginia Morell. |
| Aug 13 | National Geographic News, “ New species of naked bone-eating worms in Antarctica“ by Jane Lee. |
| Aug 13 | The Province, “Video: Scientists surprised as crab tries to eat frozen gas bubbles off Vancouver Island coast” by Thandi Fletcher. |
| Aug 13 | MailOnline, “Catch of the day! Deep sea crab gets a shock as he mistakes methane bubbles for food” by Sarah Griffiths. |
| Aug 9 | LiveScience, “Methane Meal: Deep-sea crab gets an icy surprise” by Becky Oskin. [Also carried by Yahoo News, Huffington Post, Mother Nature Network, and other outlets] |
| Aug 8 | Monterey Herald, “Monterey Bay affected by climate change” by Virginia Hennessey. |
| Aug 5 | Washington Post, “Robots learn human capabilities” by Eric Niiler. [Also carried by Seattle Times, Salt Lake Tribune, Denver Post, and a number of other newspapers across the US and overseas.] |
| July 31 | Center for Coastal Margin Observation & Prediction (CMOP) – Press Release, “CMOP advances sampling strategies of microbial communities in coastal ecosystems“ by Jeff Schilling. |
| July 19 | Bellingham Herald, “New machine could help predict red tide blooms in NW waters” by Dave Gallagher. |
| July 18 | King-5.com, “New robot helping keep Puget Sound seafood safe to eat” by Lori Matsukawa. |
| July 15 | Live Science, “Incredible Technology: How to Explore the Deep Sea” by Tanya Lewis. [Also carried by NBC News and Yahoo News] |
| July 8 | Nelson Mail, “Hi-tech ocean testing by the Cawthron Institute. |
| July | Sunset magazine, “Monterey Bay’s ecological renaissance“. |
| June 5 | MBARI News release: MBARI research shows where trash accumulates in the deep sea – Deep Sea News, “Trash in the deep sea“ by Craig McLain (6-5-13). – Wired Science, “Deep-sea dump: ROVs expose trashed ocean floor“ by Nadia Drake (6-5-13). – KQED Science, “Deep-sea garbage caught on video” by Amy Standen (6-5-13). – LiveScience, “Trash litters deep seafloor, mostly recyclables“; and “Photos: Trash litters deep seafloor” by Becky Oskin (6-5-13). [Also carried by Yahoo News, NBC News, The Weather Channel, and several other outlets] – Monterey Herald, “Garbage piling up beneath Monterey Bay, says MBARI” by Will Houston and Jason Hoppin (6-6-13). [Also carried in Santa Cruz Sentinel and Huffington Post] – iTech Post, “Deep sea trash – A growing problem that’s being neglected” by Enozia Vakil (6-6-13). – National Geographic News, “Pictures: Surprising amount of trash found on deep-sea floor” by Brian Clark Howard (6-6-13). – United Press International (UPI), “Deep-sea garbage dump: ROVs reveal trash on ocean floor” by By Kristen Butler (6-6-13). – Red Orbit, “Deep sea trash accumulating up to 4,000 meters below surface, says study” by By Brett Smith (6-6-13). – Marketplace (NPR), “The cost of junk on the ocean floor” by David Weinberg (6-6-13). – Scientific American – 60-second Earth, “Plastic bags litter seafloor” by David Biello (6-9-13). – Discovery.com, “Life on the ocean floor garbage patch: Photos” by Tim Wall (6-9-13). – KION-TV, “Down to Earth: Researchers document tons of deep sea trash” by Briana Bermensolo (6-11-13). [Also carried by KCBA-Monterey, KCOY-Santa Barbara, and KKFX-Santa Barbara] – Sydney Morning Herald, “Trashy tales from the ocean depths” by Peter Hannam (6-17-13). – Canadian Broadcasting Company – On the island, “Ocean Debris” – interview with Khalil Akhtar (6-24-13). – Treehugger, “Researchers study 18,000 hours of deep sea footage, find ocean seafloor is covered in trash“ by Michael Graham Richard (6-25-13). – Daily Mail Online, “Our deep sea garbage dump: 18,000 hours of footage shows Pacific seafloor heaped in man-made trash” (6-26-13). – Louiseville Courier-Journal, “Trash piling up on ocean floor, researchers find” by James Bruggers (7-6-13). – Oakland Tribune, “Do plastic bag bans really reduce litter?” by Paul Gabrielsen (7-16-13). [Also carried by Santa Cruz Sentinel, San Jose Mercury, and Contra Costa Times] |
| June | Australian Antarctic Magazine, “Building a future ocean”. |
| May 28 | Chemical and Engineering News, “Iron from Antarctic rocks fuels algae growth” by Mark Schrope. |
| May 21 | Popular Mechanics, “Mobile robotic laboratory will track ocean toxins” by Allie Wilkinson. |
| May 19 | Associated Press, “‘Laboratory in a can’ monitors red tide off Maine.” by Clarke Canfield [Carried by several TV and newspaper web sites in the northeastern US]. |
| May 15 | Penninsula Press, “Stanford scientists develop underwater labs to study coral and climate change. |
| May 12 | Huffington Post, “‘Zombie worms’ devour whale bone with skeleton-melting acid, new study finds [from a press release by Scripps Institution of Oceanography]. |
| May 8 | Red Orbit, “Robotic sensor helps track and manage toxic red tides” by April Flowers [based on a press release from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution]. |
| May 8 | Off 68, “From the Monterey Bay to the Mount Toro antenna.” by Robert Walch. |
| May 7 | Biozine, “One whale of a worm.“ |
| May 2 | Science News, “Evolutionary enigmas–Comb jelly genetics suggest a radical redrawing of the tree of life.” by Amy Maxmen. |
| Apr 24 | KION (Salinas TV), “Monterey County students take top honors in science.” by Jasmine Viel. |
| Apr 21 | Wall Street Journal, “Squid sells SeaWorld.“ by Al Lewis. |
| Apr 19 | Wired-UK, “Gallery: killer parrots, the pigbutt worm and other extraordinary animals.” by Kadhim Shubber. |
| Apr 10 | National Geographic Wild, “Seriously sea-through” [Featured in “World’s Weirdest,” episode III]. |
| Apr 5 | Wired, “Starving sea lion pups still washing up by the hundreds in California.” by Nadia Drake. |
| Apr 5 | Greenwire, “New technologies take climate research out of the lab and into the sea.” by Laura Petersen. |
| Apr 2 | Coast Report Online, “OCC goes under the sea – Students are receiving hands-on experience with AUVs.” by Beau Nicolette. |
| Apr 1 | Yahoo News, “Deep-sea vent life not living fossils” by Becky Oskin. |
| Mar 27 | Nature News, “Private research ship makes waves” by Alexandra Witze. |
| Mar 8 | Science, “A Sea Change for U.S. Oceanography” by Eli Kintisch. |
| Mar 4 | San Francisco Ocean Film Festival, “Filmmaker Q&A: Sheraz Sadiq” [featuring QUEST video “Exploring Corals of the Deep”]. |
| Feb 26 | San Francisco Bay Guardian, “Light-up wonders, deep sea explorers, jelly apps: Marine biology at the Bone Room” by Jessica Wolfrom. |
| Feb 14 | Good Times, “Mini microbes make a big splash” by Lorrie Klosterman. |
| Feb 13 | Mail Online, “Could the sea be conscious? Research reveals how tiny plankton behave like a marine ‘megamind’” by Damien Gayle. |
| Feb 5 | Santa Cruz Sentinel, “Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute scientists help to capture day in life of microscopic communities” by Kelly Servick. [Also carried in San Jose Mercury] |
| Jan 31 | Marketplace (PBS), “That battery in your cell phone packs a lot of history” by Scott Tong. [Carried on PBS stations across the U.S.] |
| Jan 30 | Daily Mail, “Captured dead or alive: Astonishing pictures of the bizarre creatures that lurk deep beneath the ocean waves” by Damien Gayle. |
| Jan 29 | Monterey County Weekly, “MBARI Discovers New Species of Carnivorous Sponge” by Diana LaScala-Gruenewald. |
| Jan 23 | Science Daily, “Microbiologists eavesdrop on the hidden lives of microbes” (from MIT news release by Denise Brehm). See also: Scientists track ocean microbe populations in their natural habitat. |
| Jan 23 | Design World, “Servomotor controllers help underwater vehicle maneuver longer“ by Terry Persun. |
| Jan 22 | The Weather Channel online, “Freaky fish has see-through head“. |
| Jan/Feb | Discover Magazine, “Meet the oddest new creatures of 2012“ by Amy Barth. |
| Jan 3 | NBCnews.com, “30-year Kilauea eruption bursts with scientific discoveries” by Becky Oskin. |
