ARTICLES BY JOHN CANNON
Naval sonar drives whales from feeding grounds
New Scientist March 25, 2011
New research during an actual sonar test shows that beaked whales flee from a favorite foraging spot.
Navy Sonar May Mimic Killer Whale Sounds
ScienceNOW March 18, 2011
A study on beaked whales shows they flee from sonar in much the same way as they would from the ocean's top predator.
Dark Shells Make for Mean Tortoises
ScienceShot March 1, 2011
Tortoises with more heavily splotched shells tend to be more aggressive.
Restoring an altered Eden
UC Santa Cruz Review Fall 2010
A UCSC professor fosters a happy marriage between academic rigor and on-the-ground conservation to protect and renew an estuarine gem.
City-dwelling helped us evolve resistance to disease
New Scientist September 20, 2010
Living in a crowded city doesn't sound like a recipe for good health, but it may have helped our ancestors protect their descendants from disease.
Cyclists find no safety in numbers PDF
Bicycle Times May 27, 2009
Do bicycle lanes make the road safer for cyclists? The debate on bicycle safety, mired in conflicting beliefs and a dearth of conclusive studies, stretches back decades with few firm conclusions.
A Bridge to Knowledge
Scientists Without Borders
An Internet-age training program improves access to scientific literature in sub-Saharan Africa.
Dried-up Colorado takes toll on giant Mexican fish
MongaBay.com
The choked Colorado River makes surviving a struggle for the totoaba in the Sea of Cortez.
Why Do Whales Get the Bends? PDF
ScienceNOW
Sonar may force a deep-diving whale into some unhealthy behavior.
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