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August 5 2004 Biodiversity: The Little Guys Matter How little we know about the Earth's most abundant lifeforms - living things too small to see. by Robert Cowen, The Christian Science Monitor
July 29, 2004 Rock from Moon Visits Earth Another Moon rock that landed on Earth. by Robert Roy Britt, MSNBC: Technology & Science
July 15 2004 People Everywhere Article highlights the large-scale impact of people on Earth. In the continental U.S., scientists estimate that pavement covers an area nearly the size of Ohio. Globally, they estimate that people use 14 to 26 percent of available food resources for the planet (primary productivity). by Robert Cowen, The Christian Science Monitor
July 7 2004 Ultra-miniature diatoms Scientists study how diatoms manufacture their shells because similar materials may have valuable commercial uses. The shells of diatoms are remarkably small, intricate and beautiful. Article cites Scripps scientists Mark Hildebrand, among others. by Scott LaFee, SignOnSandiego.com: NEWS
July 1, 2004 7-Year Trip to Saturn's Rings First images of Saturn's rings from the Cassini spacecraft reveal even greater beauty upon arrival. A close-up look at Saturn's rings. MSNBC: Technology & Science
December 18 2003 Global Dimming Scientists determine that about 3% less sunlight has been making it to the Earth's surface every decade, over the last 5 decades. What's causing the dimming? Solar output doesn't seem to be the cause. It's something on Earth. by David Adam, Guardian Unliited
June 17 2004 Shell Chairman on Climate Change Industry executive comments on the effect of carbon dioxide emissions on global climate. BBC News: World Edition
June 10, 2004 Swimming in Our Own Ick Article about water quality on beaches. Highlights status of monitoring and ongoing research to locate sources of pollutants. by Mark Clayton, The Christian Science Monitor
June 10, 2004 Secret Violence of Hawaiian Volcano Recent finds suggest that Hawaiian volcanoes can be more explosive than previously thought. by Peter N. Spotts, The Christian Science Monitor
June 9, 2004 Sun Does Figure-8 How the noontime position of the Sun appears in our sky over the course of a year. Copyley News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune; SignOnSandiego.com
June 8, 2004 Venus, a Speck in the Sun From the Earth's point of view, "Venus makes two passes across the sun, eight years apart, every 122 years; the next one will be in 2012." by Mort Rosenblum, MSNBC: Technology & Science
June 6, 2004 Atlantis at Last? Area in southern Spain is a potential candidate. by Paul Rincon, BBC News: World Edition
Ongoing Cicada Info from U. of Maryland Updates and general information about cicadas and the recent surfacing of Brood X. University of Maryland
May 14, 2004 Killer Asteroid at End of Permian Too? A team of scientists, led by SIO graduate and UCSB geologist Luann Becker, think they've discovered long-sought evidence of the impact that could caused massive extinction on Earth 250 million years ago. by Dave Santucci, CNN: Science & Space
April 27, 2004 Solar Energy turns 50 Brief history of the advent of solar technolgies, the ability to turn sunlight into electricity. AP, ABCNEWS.com
April 8, 2004 First pet cat? Discovery of oldest burial, 9,500 years ago, of a cat and human together. by Paul Rincon, BBC News: World Edition: Science / Nature
April 7 2004 Meltdown in Greenland Scientists think it's possible that the ice on Greenland could melt and cause sea level to rise by 7 meters based on estimates of rising temperature. by Patricia Reaney, MSNBC: Technology & Science
April 6, 2004 Satellite Sees Drought in the Amazon Article points out how a satellite can measure the degrees of drought when the view may still be green overall. Scientific American.com: Science News
March 25, 2004 What's Causing Sea Level Rise? Short article about scientists who think that melting ice plays a greater role in causing rising sea level than previously thought. by Peter N. Spotts, The Christian Science Monitor
March 11, 2004 Doing More with Less Water U.S. Geological Survey finds that water use in the U.S. has been stable since the mid-1980s, even though the population has grown since then. AP, MSNBC: News
February 24, 2004 Green Polar Bears Short article about efforts to reverse the growth of green algae in polar bear fur. ABC News.com: International
February 12, 2004 Burial at Sea - What Happens Going Down? Scientists are investigating what happens to the dead things that fall into the deep ocean. Is there any reason to think that a different proportion of dead matter will decompose near the surface vs. the deep sea? Depending, it may help or hurt our greenhouse warming situation. by Peter N. Spotts, The Christian Science Monitor
January 26, 2004 Millipede - Oldest Creature on Land Highlights the discovery of the oldest creature to have lived on land 420 million years ago. San Diego Union-Tribune; SignOnSandiego.com
December 8, 2003 Cool Weather Makes Nice Violins Article raises the possibility that climatic impacts on the density of trees helped master violinmaker Antonio Stradivari produce exceptionally fine instruments. CNN.com: Science & Space
2003 October to present SoCal Fires: SD Union Tribune Ongoing collection of articles about the massive San Diego fires that started in late October of 2003. SignOnSandiego.com: After the Fires
2003 October to present SoCal Fires: LA Daily News Ongoing collection of articles about the massive southern California fires that started in late October of 2003. LA Daily News.com: News: Season of the Wildire
2003 December 4, 2004 Farewell Cruise for Nuclear Reactor Discusses issues associated with dismantling and disposing of a used nuclear reactor at San Onofre, California. by Daniel B. Wood, The Christian Science Monitor: Sci | Tech
2003 November 19 2 New Species of Whale Questions whether a large gelatinous blob that washed up on the beach in Chile is part of giant octopus or whale. by John Roach, National Geographic News
2003 November 17 New Endangered Species List Highlights numerous endangered species on this year's redlist of the World Conservation Union. Reuters, MSNBC: News
2003 November 12 Solar Flares Highlights high solar activity and its impact on satellites. by Sallie Baliunas, Tech Central Station
2003 November 6, 2003 The "Fossil" in Fuel Article about the origins and finite supplies of fossil fuels such as oil and gas. By Lee Dye, ABCNEWS.com: Dyehard Science
2003 November 2 Is there Water on the Moon? Continuing uncertainty about whether there is much water on the moon. by Rick Callahan, AP; SignOnSandiego.com: NEWS
2003 October 29 World Ocean Census Findings of the Census of Marine Life. CNN.com: Science & Space
2003 October 9, 2003 Garbage in Space News that garbage is beginning to pile up in orbit around the Earth. By Peter N. Spotts, The Christian Science Monitor
2003 September 25 Shipping Lanes Moved to Save Whales Recent red tides along the San Diego coast. by Terry Rodgers, San Diego Union-Tribune; SignOnSandiego.com
2003 September 24, 2003 Happy 100'th Birthday Scripps! Article in local newspaper commemorating Scripps' Centennial. By Bruce Lieberman, Union-Tribune; SignOnSandiego.com
2003 September 20 After Hurricane Isabel Getting back to normal after Hurricane Isabel. CNN.com: Weather
2003 September 16, 2003 NOAA Satellite Photos of Isabel Brief article and satellite images of Hurricane Isabel. NOAA Magazine, NOAA
2003 August 14 Last Chance for Coral Reefs Highlights history of damage and urgency of their demise described in the August 15 issue of the scientific journal Science. References SIO scientist Jeremy Jackson. by Daniel Kane, MSNBC:Technology & Science
2003 July 22 Scripps Grad Unlocks Secrets of the Hulk Studying the stretchiness of sea cucumbers to solve medical problems. Highlights SIO grad Greg Szulgit. by Lee Dye, abcNEWS.com
2003 June 27 SIO & Sea World Help Manatees Developing technologies to alert boaters to the presence of manatees. Highlights work of SIO scientist Jules Jaffe.SignOnSanDiego.com
2003 June 16 Offshore Tidal Energy Offshore turbine built off coast of Britain to capture energy in tides. BBC News: World Edition: UK: England
2003 July 9 Horseshoe Crabs in Search for Aliens Chemicals in the blood of horseshoe crabs help to detect microbial life. by Amanda Onion, abcNEWS.com
2003 July 2 What Washed Up on the Beach? Questions whether a large gelatinous blob that washed up on the beach in Chile is part of giant octopus or whale. by Jeordan Legone, CNN.com:Science & Space
2003 May 22 George Will on Geology The politic writer turns his attention to geology and Simon Winchester's new book -- "Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded, August 27, 1883". by George Will, The Sacramento Bee; sacbee.com
2003 May 14 Where are all the big fish? Summarizes new findings documenting disappearance of large marine fish from the world oceans.by Marsh Walton, CNN.com: Science & Space
2003 March 5 Shipping Lanes Moved to Save Whales Shipping lane change to accommodate feeding Northern right whales in the Bay of Fundy. by Simone Swink, National Geographic Today; National Geographic News
2003 January 9 Lobsters eat-and-run Surveillance shows busy lobsters outwitting traps. by Colin Woodard, Special to The Christian Science Monitor; csmonitor.com
2002 December 8 Who owns the Colorado? Difficulties among California stakeholders in agreeing on water use from the Colorado River amidst looming federal deadline. by Michael Gardner, Copley News Service; SignOnSanDiego.com
2002 November 30 Scripps Treasures at Risk Potential impacts of state budget cuts on oceanographic collections at SIO. Bruce Lieberman, San Diego Union-Tribune; SignOnSandiego.com
2002 August 22 What Bubbles Do for You! Highlights the importance of ocean bubbles in generating sound, influencing climate, and transfering gasses between air, sea, and living things. Highlights the work of SIO scientists Grant Deane and M. Dale Stokes. by Amanda Onion, abcNEWS.com
2002 August to present Earth Summit-Johannesburg Connection to information about the Earth Summit held in Johannesburg, South Africa, August 26 through September 4, 2002. CNN.com
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