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*SCIENCE BLOGS

Author archive. Science In The Triangle: News and discoverywhere you live. The Triangle, N.C.



*THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER

Feature stories, Sci-Tech section:

In progress. 06/10.

How sea turtles go home again. 06/10.

Red wolf pups head into NC wild. 05/10.

Saving the Earth, or hurting it? 05/10.

Rare frog finds a military home. 04/10.

Citizen science is in full flight. 03/10.

Students take a virtual safari. 02/10.

UNCC scientist stalks the 'bird flu' of trees. 02/10.

Blog of the Week column, Sci-Tech section:

Click here for a full archive of 2010 columns.

Here are a few examples:

Turning nature into an ally to fight cancer. 05/10

This little ape could teach us lessons in peace. 05/10.

A brainy look at the weird and wonderful. 04/10.



* ECOLOGY, ENVIRONMENT and EVOLUTION

In press. Birder's World magazine.

In press. N.C. Wildlife magazine.

Saving the Earth, or hurting it? The Charlotte Observer; Feature in Sci-Tech section. 05/10.

How fast are the polar ice sheets melting? Research Penn State Univ. 04/10.

Acidic oceans may be a boon to some marine dwellers. ScienceNOW Daily News; 12/09.

Hibernation devastation: White-nose syndrome and our bats. Science in the Triangle; 12/09.

Acid ocean test looks to the past. Science in the Triangle; 12/09.

What are wildlife corridors? Research Penn State Univ. 10/09.

Solar Heroes: From Photons to Fuels. Carolina Arts & Sciences Magazine, Univ. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; 10/09, pg. 12-14.

Solar Heroes: The Power of 20 Suns. Carolina Arts & Sciences Magazine, Univ. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; 10/09, pg. 15.

Toad Tracker: Evolutionary Revelations. Carolina Arts & Sciences Magazine, Univ. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Spring 2009, pg. 12.

Dull as concrete? Think again! EARTH magazine; 06/09.

Worm grunting: why worm grunting gets the grubs out. The Loh Down on Science, with host Sandra Tsing Loh (radio), California Institute of Technology; 02/05/09. Listen.

Cooling down our urban heat island. The Arizona Republic; 06/05.



* ECONOMICS, BUSINESS and MANAGEMENT

Recession-fighting Serendipty. Kellogg Insight magazine, Northwestern Univ. Kellogg School of Management. 07/10

Voters Love Winners (And so do endorsers). Kellogg Insight magazine, Northwestern Univ. Kellogg School of Management. 04/10.

Really? I can return it? Sold!. Kellogg Insight magazine, Northwestern Univ. Kellogg School of Management. 01/10.

Global dual sourcing: Should I buy my carbon-fiber bicycle frames from China or Mexico? Feature for Kellogg Insight magazine, Northwestern Univ. Kellogg School of Management; 06/09.



* NATURAL HISTORY: ARCHAEOLOGY

Codex moment. Explore Magazine; Univ. of Florida; Fall 2008.

Bone collectors and sacred trash. Natural History Magazine, Fla. Museum member edition; 11/08. Selected for Natural History magazine Partner Highlights.

Maya politics likely played role in ancient large game decline. Natural History Magazine, Fla. Museum member edition; 04/08. Selected for Natural History magazine Partner Highlights.

Study counters ideas about Maya elite craftworks. Institute of Maya Studies Newsletter, Miami Science Museum; 10/07. Repurposed: Science Stories; 12/08.

Inhabitants of Columbus' first settlement were desperate to find metals, study finds. Science news release issued through University of Florida News Bureau; 02/22/07. Republished online in Science Daily; 02/25/07.

Old Spanish mission found near Gainesville. Natural History Magazine, Fla. Museum member edition; 02/07. Republished online in Science Stories; 02/07: Web.



* NATURAL HISTORY: BIODIVERISTY & CONSERVATION

Red wolf pups head into NC wild. The Charlotte Observer; Feature in Sci-Tech section. 05/10.

Rare frog finds a military home. The Charlotte Observer; Feature in Sci-Tech section. 04/10.

UNCC scientist stalks the 'bird flu' of trees. The Charlotte Observer; Feature in Sci-Tech section. 02/10.

Museum palynologist solves NASA riddle of mysterious gunk. Natural History Magazine, Florida Museum member edition; 04/09.

Conserving Florida's smalltooth sawfish. Science Stories, Fla. Museum; 10/08.

Tracking bull sharks and rays in Florida's Indian River Lagoon. Science Stories, Fla. Museum; 01/09.

Fla. panther conservation: bones and pelts contain hidden clues to predator's health. Science Stories, Fla. Museum; 01/08.

Filling the Andean butterfly gap one species at a time. Natural History Magazine, Fla. Museum member edition; 10/07. Republished online in Science Stories; 10/07.

Racing to survey coral reefs. Natural History Magazine, Fla. Museum member edition; 07/07. Selected for Natural History magazine Partner Highlights.

New frogmouth bird found in Solomon's. Explore Magazine; Summer 2007. Republished online in Science Stories; 04/07.



* NATURAL HISTORY: PALEONTOLOGY and GEOLOGY

The Andes' mountainous paradox: so tall, so young. Natural History Magazine, Fla. Museum member edition; 03/09. Selected for Natural History magazine Partner Highlights. Republished on Science Stories.

Fla. Museum study of 96-million-year-old pollen sheds light on early pollinators. Natural History Magazine, Fla. Museum member edition; 10/08. Republished online in Science Stories; 10/08.

Phantom fossils: ancient impressions of marine organisms. Natural History Magazine, Fla. Museum member edition; 07/08. Republished online in Science Stories; 06/08.

Hunting fossil hummingbirds in Florida. Natural History Magazine, Fla. Museum member edition; 03/08. Republished online in Science Stories; 03/08.

Time Capsules: chemical clues tease out facts about 4-million year old sharks. Explore Magazine; Fall 2007, cover article.

Fossils offer clues to north Florida's past. Natural History Magazine, Fla. Museum member edition; 11/07. Republished online in Science Stories; 11/07.

Study shows largest North American climate change in 65 million years. Natural History Magazine, Fla. Museum member edition; 06/07. Republished online in Science Stories; 06/07.

Terror bird arrived in North America before land bridge. Natural History Magazine, Fla. Museum member edition; 05/07. Republished online in Science Stories; 05/07.

Fla. Museum paleontologist discovers most primitive primate skeleton. Natural History Magazine, Fla. Museum member edition; 04/07. Republished online in Science Stories; 04/07.



* NATURAL HISTORY: MUSEUM SCIENCES

Fla. Museum now houses its own deep freeze DNA library. Science Stories, Fla. Museum; 07/08.

Phantom fossils: ancient impressions of marine organisms. Natural History Magazine, Fla. Museum member edition; 07/08. Republished online in Science Stories; 06/08.

Ancient DNA illuminated at Florida museum. Natural History Magazine, Fla. Museum member edition; 11/06. Republished online in Science Stories; 11/06.



* STEM EDUCATION

Students take a virtual safari. The Charlotte Observer; Feature in Sci-Tech section. 02/10.

Wired, digital e-Learning. SMT Center newsletter article, N.C. Science, Mathematics and Technology Education Center; 11/09

Students and technology: Gateway to the galaxy, in classrooms soon. SMT Center newsletter article, N.C. Science, Mathematics and Technology Education Center; 11/09

Educating kids for the unknown. SMT Center newsletter article, N.C. Science, Mathematics and Technology Education Center; 06/09.

Young N.C. scientists launch onto international stage. SMT Center newsletter article, N.C. Science, Mathematics and Technology Education Center; 03/09.

SMT Voices: Bill Daggett. SMT Center newsletter article, N.C. Science, Mathematics and Technology Education Center; 03/09.

Second N.C. Science Summit. SMT Center newsletter article, N.C. Science, Mathematics and Technology Education Center; 03/09.



* TRAVEL

Lending a hand in the Amazon brings its own reward. Orlando Sentinel, Travel; 09/04.



* UNIV. RESEARCH MAGAZINES

In progress. Carolina Arts & Sciences Magazine, Univ. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Fall 2010

Voters Love Winners (And so do endorsers). Kellogg Insight magazine, Northwestern Univ. Kellogg School of Management. 04/10.

How fast are the polar ice sheets melting? Research Penn State Univ. 04/01.

In Press. Explore Magazine, Univ. of Florida. Spring 2010.

Football Fallout. Carolina Arts & Sciences Magazine, Univ. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Spring 2010 (pg. 15 of PDF).

Do emotions effect heart health? Research Penn State Univ.; 02/10.

Really? I can return it? Sold!. Kellogg Insight magazine, Northwestern Univ. Kellogg School of Management. 01/10.

What are wildlife corridors? Research Penn State Univ.; 10/09.

Solar Heroes: From Photons to Fuels. Carolina Arts & Sciences Magazine, Univ. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Fall 2009, pg. 12-14.

Solar Heroes: The Power of 20 Suns. Carolina Arts & Sciences Magazine, Univ. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Fall 2009, pg. 15.

Global dual sourcing: Should I buy my carbon-fiber bicycle frames from China or Mexico? Feature for Kellogg Insight magazine, Northwestern Univ. Kellogg School of Management; 06/09.

Toad Tracker: Evolutionary Revelations. Carolina Arts & Sciences Magazine, Univ. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Spring 2009, pg. 12.

Can concrete help the Chesapeake? UMBC Magazine, Univ. of Maryland, Baltimore County; 03/09.

Codex moment. Explore Magazine; Univ. of Florida; Fall 2008.

Time Capsules: chemical clues tease out facts about 4-million year old sharks. Explore Magazine; Fall 2007, cover article.



* MISCELLANEOUS

Prolotherapy: treating back pain. Florida Running & Triathlon; 01-02/06.

Middle East conflict may delay UF student's wedding. The Independent Florida Alligator; Spring 2005.

Picks from the Past:

Cherished old clips from journalism school, recently resuscitated from the dark crevices of my filing cabinet: Big Decisions at Big Cypress (2006) unpublished work about land use issues in a national preserve; and Battered and Bruised But Still Fishing (2006) unpublished work about effects of quadruple hurricanes upon commercial watermen in the Florida Keys.

Currently reading:

Follow the Story, by James B. Stewart. A book on writing craft.

Suburban Howls, by Jon Way

Next up:

Writing for Story, by Jon Franklin. A book on writing craft.

Recently finished:

The Song of the Dodo, by David Quammen. A popular science book about the history of island biogeography.

Meant to be Wild, by Jan de Bleu. An early, old-school look at captive breeding to save imperiled species.

Where the Wild Things Were: Life, death and ecological wreckage in a land of vanishing predators, by William Stolzenburg. A popular science book about apex predator ecology. Read my blog post book review.

The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2008.

Dogs: Their fossil relatives and evolutionary history, by Xiaoming Wang and Richard H. Tedford. An academic hybrid book about canid evolution. Read my blog post book review.

Vicious: Wolves and men in America, by Jon Coleman. A story of settlement in the northeast U.S., and the effects of encounters between wolves, native Americans and Europeans. Read my blog post book review.

Telling True Stories, by Mark Kramer and Wendy Call. Advice from the country's best journalists and non-fiction authors about how to bring narrative story-telling into your reporting and writing.

Genes, Categories and Species, by Jody Hey. An academic discussion of the "species problem," and biologists consternation in trying to devise a universal understanding of what species are. Read my blog post book review.

From Rainforest to Cane Field in Cuba, by Rienaldo Funes Monzote. An environmental history of Cuba's sugar industry.

Monster of God, by David Quammen. An overview of the historical relationship between indigenous people and native large carnivores from nearly all the continents. Read my blog post book review.

Your Inner Fish, by Neil Shubin. An insightful tour for the curious minded through major milestones in tetrapod evolution.

At the Waters Edge, by Carl Zimmer. Old-school tour through tetrapod evolution, but worth it!