VIDEO OF THE WEEK What’s At Stake? The Gulf of Mexico’s coastal wetlands and marshes are home to thousands of species of plants and animals – and its beaches help support a hundred billion-dollar tourist industry. It’s also a place whose waters provide 40% of the commercial seafood caught in the lower 48 States. After…
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VIDEO OF THE WEEK The Mud and Blood Cruise The Weatherbird embarks on a two-week research cruise in the Gulf of Mexico with a mission to collect and analyze fish and soil samples near the site of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Dave Hollander and Steve Murawski from the University of South Florida lead the…
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VIDEO OF THE WEEK The CSI Effect: Using Forensics to Study Oil Spills When scientists couple the practices of geology with the strategies of crime scene forensics, they are able to look at an incident from every angle: “The present is the key to the past, but the past provides a window into the future.” Researchers…
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VIDEO OF THE WEEK Dr. Cynthia Smith: Close Encounters with Dolphins Dr. Cynthia Smith is the Executive Director and the Director of Medicine for the National Marine Mammal Foundation. She and her team are responsible for the medical care and wellbeing of the US Navy’s dolphin population in San Diego. Dr. Smith is applying what…
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VIDEO OF THE WEEK Eric D’Asaro: I Didn’t Follow in My Father’s Footsteps Dr. Eric D’Asaro (University of Washington) served as the chief scientist during a 31-day research mission to study how the oil spreads out via ocean currents. He shares his thoughts on choosing the environmental sciences as a career, dispels the myth of…
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