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Saturday, August 16, 2008
Science Briefing
Science |
August 16, 2008
Project may help military read minds
Here’s a mind-bending idea: The U.S. military is paying scientists to study ways to read people’s thoughts. Read more
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
To protect whales, Navy will limit use of low-frequency sonar
California | Local |
August 13, 2008
The U.S. Navy will restrict the use of low-frequency active sonar during training to prevent possible harm to whales and other creatures, under an agreement reached with environmental groups Tuesday. Read more
Friday, July 11, 2008
National |
July 11, 2008
Nearly one-third of the small animals that make up the most massive and elaborate structures in coral reefs face an elevated risk of extinction from global warming and various local problems, an international group of scientists reported Thursday. Read more
Sunday, February 17, 2008
Our medicines are altering marine biology
California | Local |
February 17, 2008
Sewage-treatment plants in Southern California are failing to remove hormones and hormone-altering chemicals from water that gets flushed into coastal ocean waters, according to the results of a study released Saturday. Read more
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Navy’s sonar challenge is rejected
California | Local |
February 5, 2008
A federal judge in Los Angeles on Monday rejected the Bush administration’s attempt to exempt Navy sonar training from key environmental laws, saying that there’s no real emergency to justify overruling court-ordered protections for whales and dolphins. Read more
Monday, January 28, 2008
Navy cuts sonar for sea life
California | Local |
January 28, 2008
A sonar technician listening through his headset caught the trail of an “enemy” submarine just before a line of warships cruised through waters between Santa Catalina and San Clemente islands. Read more
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Judge stands by ban on sonar
California | Local |
January 15, 2008
A federal judge in Los Angeles declined Monday to set aside her order forbidding the Navy from using powerful sonar in training missions in Southern California waters unless it operates farther than 12 miles off the coast and adopts other measures to lessen the effect on whales and dolphins. Read more
Friday, January 4, 2008
Navy must cut sonar exercises off the coast
California | Local |
January 4, 2008
A federal judge in Los Angeles on Thursday ordered the toughest set of restrictions ever imposed on the U.S. Navy’s use of mid-frequency sonar off the Southern California coast as part of a protracted court battle to protect whales and other marine mammals from underwater sonic blasts. Read more
Friday, November 30, 2007
Japanese whalers go back on the hunt for ‘science’
Sports |
November 30, 2007
Gray whales have embarked on their southbound migration along the
West Coast and, thankfully, they aren’t being trailed by meat hunters
posing as scientists. Read more
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Navy given choice: new safeguards or no sonar
California | Local |
November 14, 2007
A federal appeals court Tuesday restored a ban on the U.S. Navy’s
use of submarine-hunting sonar in upcoming training missions off
Southern California until it adopts better safeguards for whales,
dolphins and other marine mammals. Read more
Friday, October 26, 2007
They had a whale shark of a time
Sports |
October 26, 2007
Pro surfers visit far-flung exotic locales and ride some
incredible waves. Read more
Sunday, September 23, 2007
Whale seen as victim of ship
California | Local |
September 23, 2007
The blue whale found dead last week in the Santa Barbara Channel
was probably the third victim of a ship collision in two weeks,
scientists said Saturday as they conducted a post-mortem on the
60-ton creature. Read more
Friday, September 7, 2007
Big Arctic ice loss seen regardless of emissions curbs
National |
September 7, 2007
– Melting faster than scientists had expected, the Arctic ice cap will shrink 40% in most regions by 2050, with grim consequences for polar bears, walruses and other marine animals, according to government researchers. Read more
Saturday, September 1, 2007
Navy can use sonar, court says
California | Local |
September 1, 2007
A federal appeals court in San Francisco has given the U.S. Navy a
temporary go-ahead to use high-powered sonar during nearly a dozen
upcoming training exercises in Southern California waters. Read more
Thursday, August 9, 2007
Federal fishing ban casts wider net
California | Local |
August 9, 2007
The federal government will announce today that it has permanently
banned fishing from nearly 150 square miles around the Channel
Islands, expanding a network of marine reserves that now make up the
largest cluster of no-fishing zones in the continental United States. Read more
Saturday, August 4, 2007
SCIENCE FILE - Researchers give jellyfish extra heads - Tweaking a gene or two can drastically change anatomy, they find. More tentacles?
Science |
August 4, 2007
A two-headed jellyfish has risen from a petri dish with the help of
scientists who tweaked its genes, according to a study released this week. Read more
Wednesday, August 1, 2007
THE NATION - Nation in Brief / TEXAS - Flooding creates ‘dead zone’ in gulf
National |
August 1, 2007
Fresh water pouring into the Gulf of Mexico after weeks of flooding
in the state has created an oxygen-depleted “dead zone” that
threatens sea life, a researcher said. Read more
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
THE NATION - Nation in Brief / OREGON - Dead zone returns to coastal waters
National |
July 31, 2007
For the sixth year in a row, a fish-killing dead zone of
oxygen-depleted water is forming off the Oregon coast, raising the
possibility it could become the new pattern as the climate warms,
scientists said. Read more
Monday, July 23, 2007
Blue whales now like our local dives - Once found mostly off Santa Barbara, the giant creatures have now decided to feed off Southern California. The reasons aren’t clear.
California | Local |
July 23, 2007
Word to the whale-wise: Head south. Read more
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
`Dead zone’ off Louisiana may expand
National |
July 17, 2007
Researchers predict that the oxygen-depleted “dead zone” that recurs
off the Louisiana coast will expand this summer to 8,543 square miles
– its largest area in at least 22 years. Read more
