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			Search for Leonardo da Vinci’s DNA narrows as researchers confirm six living relatives share a family Y chromosomePosted on May 21, 2025 | No CommentsLeonardo DNA Project, New York / Florence Ancient Da Vinci family tomb: excavated remains undergo analysis VINCI, Italy — For over five centuries, Leonardo Da Vinci has been celebrated as […]
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			The material revolution: How USA’s commodity appetite evolved from 1900 to presentPosted on January 16, 2025 | No CommentsThe Rockefeller University, Programme for the Human Environment, New York City A new study documents the dramatic change in America’s material diet from 1900 to 2020 – ongoing shifts in […]
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			Do fish bay at the moon? Can songs unmask mystery fish? Eavesdropping scientists create ocean soundscapesPosted on April 26, 2023 | No CommentsThe Rockefeller University, Programme for the Human Environment, New York Using hydrophones to eavesdrop on a reef off the coast of Goa, India, researchers have helped advance a new low-cost […]
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			Global Library of Underwater Biological Sounds, “GLUBS,” will help monitor marine lifePosted on February 17, 2022 | No CommentsThe Rockefeller University Programme for the Human Environment, International Quiet Ocean Experiment By assembling and expanding first-ever global audio collection of aquatic life, scientists aim to unveil unidentified swimming objects, […]
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			In the news, 2021: Our clients’ most noted science news releases of the yearPosted on January 1, 2022 | No CommentsTerry Collins & Assoc., Toronto Of the 18 science news releases produced in 2021, 16 were environment-themed: food waste, e-waste, oceans, biodiversity, dams, and floods. And one announced 14 living […]
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			A Clean Ocean by 2030: United Nations Panel of Experts Charts the Most Direct CoursePosted on November 17, 2021 | No CommentsClean Ocean Int’l Expert Group, New York Reducing marine debris by 50-90% and a globe circling, high-tech system of monitors are two essential aims among several championed today by nine […]
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			Scientists offer new insights on computer power growth, past and futurePosted on August 18, 2021 | No CommentsThe Rockefeller University, Programme for Human Environment Researchers at The Rockefeller University have shed new light on “Moore’s Law” — perhaps the world’s most famous technological prediction — that chip […]
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			Leonardo da Vinci: New family tree spans 21 generations, finds 14 living male descendantsPosted on July 6, 2021 | No CommentsLeonardo da Vinci DNA Project, The Rockefeller University, New York Paper offers foundation to advance search for Leonardo’s DNA The surprising results of a decade-long investigation by Alessandro Vezzosi and […]
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			Emerging listening network will study seas uniquely quieted by COVIDPosted on April 8, 2021 | No CommentsThe Rockefeller University, NY Amid COVID pause in marine activities, growing network aims to monitor soundscapes, assess changes in behavior of marine life; More than 200 widely-distributed non-military hydrophones already […]
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			Biology in art: Genetic detectives ID microbes slowly ruining humanity’s treasuresPosted on June 18, 2020 | No CommentsLeonardo da Vinci DNA Project, New York DNA science may help restore, preserve historic works, unmask counterfeits; The trait elite baseball hitters share with Leonardo da Vinci: A ‘quick eye’ […]
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			Imperfect diamonds paved road to historic Deep Earth discoveriesPosted on October 24, 2019 | No CommentsDeep Carbon Observatory, Carnegie Institution, Washington DC Materials trapped inside diamonds offer clues to life’s origin; suggest oceans’ worth of water hidden in Deep Earth Deep Carbon Observatory highlights 10 […]
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			Scientists quantify global volcanic CO2 venting; estimate total carbon on EarthPosted on October 1, 2019 | No CommentsDeep Carbon Observatory, Carnegie Institution, Washington DC Scientists update estimates of Earth’s immense interior carbon reservoirs, and how much carbon Deep Earth naturally swallows and exhales 10-year Deep Earth study […]
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			Rewriting the textbook on fossil fuels: New technologies help unravel nature’s methane recipesPosted on April 22, 2019 | No CommentsDeep Carbon Observatory Washington DC Not all methane originated in buried, decayed remains of ancient life; some deep hydrocarbons aren’t conventional ‘fossil fuels’ as popularly defined; Abiotic methane: catalyst and […]
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			Big data points humanity to new minerals, new depositsPosted on August 1, 2017 | No CommentsCarnegie Science / Deep Carbon Observatory, Washington DC The private lives of minerals: Understanding how and where minerals hook up helps predict discovery; At least 1,500 minerals yet to be […]
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			Catalog of 208 human-caused minerals bolsters argument to declare ‘Anthropocene Epoch’Posted on March 1, 2017 | No CommentsCarnegie Science – Deep Carbon Observatory, Washington DC Humans: The greatest contributor to diversity of minerals since oxygen; Officially recognized minerals, formed by nature: More than 5,000; Formed due to human activity: […]
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			Exploring vast ‘submerged America,’ marine scientists discover 500 bubbling methane ventsPosted on October 19, 2016 | No CommentsNat’l Ocean Exploration Forum – New York 19 Oct 2016 Portable observatories and new marine vehicles: The hinge of historic change in deep sea exploration Yet to be found worldwide: A […]
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			Leonardo da Vinci’s DNA: Experts unite to shine modern light on a Renaissance masterPosted on May 5, 2016 | No CommentsHuman Evolution, Italy 5-MAY-2016 The Leonardo Project: Illuminating the art, life, characteristics, talents, and brilliance of one of humanity’s most extraordinary figures A team of eminent specialists from a variety of […]
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			For a special Valentine? Beyond diamonds and gems: The world’s rarest mineralsPosted on February 12, 2016 | No CommentsAmerican Mineralogist 12 Feb 2016 What do 2,500+ obscure, isolated mineral species reveal about Earth? Scientists have inventoried and categorized all of Earth’s rare mineral species described to date, each […]
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			Deep Carbon Observatory scientists discover quick recipe for producing hydrogenPosted on December 8, 2013 | No CommentsDeep Carbon Observatory, Washington DC 8 December 2013 New formula for fast, abundant H2 production may help power fuel cells, helps explain expansive chemical-eating microbial communities of the deep Water […]
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			Deep Carbon: Quest underway to discover its quantity, movements, origins and forms in EarthPosted on March 4, 2013 | No CommentsDeep Carbon Observatory, Carnegie Institution of Washington DC 4-Mar-2013 Probing the secrets of volcanoes and diamonds, sources of gas and oil, and the origins of life itself, Deep Carbon Observatory scientists […]
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			Sea-surfing ‘wave glider’ robot deployed to help track white sharks in the PacificPosted on August 10, 2012 | No CommentsBlock Lab, Stanford University, Monterey Bay, CA, USA 16-Aug-2012 New high-tech ocean observers debut above ‘The Blue Serengeti’; ‘Shark Net’ app lets public follow tagged animals in real time Monterey Bay, […]
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			Redesigned and vastly expanded, Encyclopedia of Life Version 2 offers information on 1/3rd of known speciesPosted on September 5, 2011 | No CommentsEncyclopedia of Life (EOL.org) Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC 5 September 2011 Landmark global online collaboration now offers trusted information on 700,000+ species, 35 million+ pages of scanned literature, 600,000+ photos […]
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			Higher density means world forests are capturing more carbonPosted on June 6, 2011 | No CommentsRockefeller University, New York / University of Helsinki 06 Jun 11 Forests in many regions are becoming larger carbon sinks thanks to higher density, U.S. and European researchers say in a new […]
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			Speed installation of system to monitor vital signs of global ocean, scientists urgePosted on November 2, 2010 | No CommentsPartnership for Observation of the Global Oceans Plymouth, UK 1-Oct-2010 ‘It is past time to get serious about measuring what’s happening to the seas around us’ The ocean surface is […]
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			First Census Shows Life in Planet Ocean is Richer, More Connected, More Altered than ExpectedPosted on October 5, 2010 | No CommentsCensus of Marine Life Washington DC, USA 4-Oct-2010 Culminating a 10-year exploration, 2,700 scientists from 80 nations report first Census of Marine Life, revealing what, where, and how much lives […]
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			Census of Marine Life publishes historic roll call of species in 25 key world areasPosted on August 5, 2010 | No CommentsCensus of Marine Life Washington, DC 2-Aug-2010 Representing the most comprehensive and authoritative answer yet to one of humanity’s most ancient questions — “what lives in the sea?” — Census […]
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			Explorers Inventory Hard-to-See Sea Life: Tiny but Mighty Microbes, Plankton, Larvae, Burrowers — Keys to Earth’s Food and Respiratory SystemsPosted on May 7, 2010 | No CommentsCensus of Marine Life Washington DC 18-Apr-2010 Microbial mat the size of Greece found on oxygen-starved South American seafloor; Scientists puzzle out Neptune’s riotous diversity of tiny creatures; “In no […]
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			Beyond sunlight: Explorers census 17,650 ocean species between edge of darkness and black abyssPosted on November 29, 2009 | No Comments22-Nov-2009 Census of Marine Life Washington DC Deep sea teeming with species that have never known sunlight Census of Marine Life scientists have inventoried an astonishing abundance, diversity and distribution […]
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			Scientists announce major global collaboration to create online ‘macroscopic observatory’ of Earth’s biodiversityPosted on June 1, 2009 | No CommentsConsortium for the Barcode of Life, Encyclopedia of Life Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC; Natural History Museum, London 31-May-2009 Biodiversity information, innovative internet architecture being fused to create seamless, global view […]
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			Ocean life in olden days: Researchers upend modern notions of ‘natural’ animal sizes, abundancePosted on June 1, 2009 | No CommentsCensus of Marine Life Washington DC 24-May-2009 Census of Marine Life historians reconstruct images of past sea life that boggle today’s imagination Before oil hunters in the early 1800s harpooned […]
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			Scientists Report Major Steps Towards 1st Census of Marine LifePosted on November 11, 2008 | No CommentsCensus of Marine Life Washington DC 9-Nov-2008 Among report’s revelations: Antarctic ancestry of many octopus species, behemoth bacteria, colossal sea stars, mammoth mollusks, more In a report on progress towards […]
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			Marine explorers marvel at ‘Brittlestar City’ on seamount in powerful current swirling around AntarcticaPosted on May 19, 2008 | No CommentsCensus of Marine Life Washington DC 18-May-2008 Millions of starfish-like creatures catch passing food in 4 km/h current; cod shelter from ‘rattling’ current in folds of huge bubblegum coral See […]
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			Marine scientists warn human safety, prosperity depend on better ocean observing systemPosted on November 27, 2007 | No CommentsPartnership for Observation of the Global Oceans, Plymouth, UK, and Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD, La Jolla, CA 25-Nov-2007 Speedy diagnosis of the temper and vital signs of the oceans […]
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			Tuna Past and PresentPosted on August 26, 2007 | No CommentsCensus of Marine Life, Washington DC 5-Aug-2007 Historians detail collapse of bluefin tuna population off northern Europe; Tagging reveals migration, breeding secrets of declining population Ocean historians affiliated with the […]
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			Creating a Window on ‘Oceans in Motion’: Academic, Science, Engineering Experts Illuminating Sea Life Conditions, MigrationsPosted on March 7, 2007 | No Comments26 June 06 Dalhousie University Ocean Tracking Network Scientists and resource managers could soon have a highly detailed picture of marine conditions and the migrations of fish and ocean animals […]
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			Antarctic marine explorers reveal first biological changes after collapse of polar ice shelvesPosted on February 25, 2007 | No Comments25-Feb-2007 Census of Marine Life Deep-sea species at unusually shallow depths on uncapped seabed (photo (c) Julian Gutt, AWI) Once roofed by ice for millennia, a 10,000 square km portion […]
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			Extreme Life, Marine Style, Highlights 2006 Ocean Census; Frontiers of Marine Science Stretched by Census expertsPosted on December 10, 2006 | No CommentsCensus of Marine Life 10-Dec-2006 A host of record-breaking discoveries and revelations that stretch the extreme frontiers of marine knowledge were achieved by the Census of Marine Life in 2006, […]
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			End of deforestation in view? Experts advance new way to size up global forest resourcesPosted on November 13, 2006 | No Comments13-Nov-2006 University of Helsinki / Rockefeller University, New York ‘Growing stock’ expanding in most forested nations, even with modest prosperity An increasing number of countries and regions are transitioning from […]
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			‘Fish with chips’ reporting from ocean among highlights at Census of Marine Life mid-pointPosted on December 14, 2005 | No Comments14 Dec 05 Census of Marine Life A physconect siphonophore, Marrus sp., photographed during NOAA’s Arctic “Hidden Ocean” expedition in support of the Census of Marine Life. (c) 2005, Kevin […]
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			Restaurant seafood prices since 1850s help plot marine harvests through historyPosted on October 23, 2005 | No Comments23 Oct 05 Census of Marine Life Seafood prices collected from U.S. restaurant menus dating to the 1850s will help plot the shifting harvest of marine species, according to a […]
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			First ever estimate of cod fishery in 1850s reveals 96% decline on Scotian ShelfPosted on March 1, 2005 | No Comments1-Mar-2005 Census of Marine Life Once a dominant species, the volume of cod on the Scotian Shelf has plunged 96% since the 1850s, according to a landmark research to be […]
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			Census of Marine Life – Discoveries and Highlights 2004: Scientists add 4m+ recordsPosted on November 23, 2004 | No Comments23 Nov 04 Census of Marine Life Even in Europe and the best studied seas, the rapid ongoing discovery of new marine species shows no end in sight, according to […]
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			Two-month study of life in mid-Atlantic yields trove of species, new insights & questionsPosted on August 5, 2004 | No Comments05 Aug 04 Census of Marine Life Exploring life in the mid-Atlantic at various depths down to 4 km (2.5 miles), 60 scientists from 13 countries on a two-month expedition […]
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			Melting ice cap gives urgency to new Census of Marine Life project in Arctic OceanPosted on June 24, 2004 | No Comments24 Jun 04 Census of Marine Life A new ‘Census of Marine Life’ project based in Alaska with global partners seeks to find lifeforms in the world’s oldest seawater. Full […]
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			How many fish in the sea? Census of Marine Life launches first reportPosted on October 23, 2003 | No Comments23 Oct 03 Census of Marine Life An estimated 5,000 previously unknown ocean fish species and hundreds of thousands of other marine life forms are yet to be discovered, according […]
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			Mountains of the SeasPosted on August 21, 2003 | No Comments21 Aug 2003 Census of Marine Life International Experts Meet to Expand Study of Seamounts and Submarine Canyons As These Nurseries for New Species Become Subject to Commercial Harvest Amid […]
![Search for Leonardo da Vinci’s DNA narrows as researchers confirm six living relatives share a family Y chromosome Leonardo DNA Project, New York / Florence Ancient Da Vinci family tomb: excavated remains undergo analysis VINCI, Italy — For over five centuries, Leonardo Da Vinci has been celebrated as […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/154854199-c407d470-0379-4fb4-9b52-f6863d31960b-115x115.jpeg)
![The material revolution: How USA’s commodity appetite evolved from 1900 to present The Rockefeller University, Programme for the Human Environment, New York City A new study documents the dramatic change in America’s material diet from 1900 to 2020 – ongoing shifts in […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Iddo-115x115.jpg)
![Do fish bay at the moon? Can songs unmask mystery fish? Eavesdropping scientists create ocean soundscapes The Rockefeller University, Programme for the Human Environment, New York Using hydrophones to eavesdrop on a reef off the coast of Goa, India, researchers have helped advance a new low-cost […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Alpheus_cedrici_holotype_lateral_view_-_ZooKeys-183-001-g003B-115x115.jpeg)
![Global Library of Underwater Biological Sounds, “GLUBS,” will help monitor marine life The Rockefeller University Programme for the Human Environment, International Quiet Ocean Experiment By assembling and expanding first-ever global audio collection of aquatic life, scientists aim to unveil unidentified swimming objects, […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/plataforma-global-sons-marinhos-conexao-planeta-115x115.jpeg)
![In the news, 2021: Our clients’ most noted science news releases of the year Terry Collins & Assoc., Toronto Of the 18 science news releases produced in 2021, 16 were environment-themed: food waste, e-waste, oceans, biodiversity, dams, and floods. And one announced 14 living […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Screen-Shot-2022-01-02-at-9.56.03-PM-115x115.png)
![A Clean Ocean by 2030: United Nations Panel of Experts Charts the Most Direct Course Clean Ocean Int’l Expert Group, New York Reducing marine debris by 50-90% and a globe circling, high-tech system of monitors are two essential aims among several championed today by nine […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Paper-nautilas-on-piece-of-plastic-pollution-lo.jpg)
![Scientists offer new insights on computer power growth, past and future The Rockefeller University, Programme for Human Environment Researchers at The Rockefeller University have shed new light on “Moore’s Law” — perhaps the world’s most famous technological prediction — that chip […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Silicon-Semiconductor-Wafer-1536x1382-1-115x115.jpeg)
![As plant/animal diversity wanes, is microbial life changing too? A perilously ‘profound ignorance’ The Rockefeller University Unknown direction and pace of change in microbial — including viral — biodiversity may have deep consequences for all life on Earth With alarms sounding about the […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/261540_web-115x115.jpeg)
![Emerging listening network will study seas uniquely quieted by COVID The Rockefeller University, NY Amid COVID pause in marine activities, growing network aims to monitor soundscapes, assess changes in behavior of marine life; More than 200 widely-distributed non-military hydrophones already […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/scuba-diving-79606_640-115x115.jpg)
![Study proves bits of DNA in seawater correlate to the weight of netted fish The Rockefeller University, NY / Monmouth University, NJ New tool will help census oceans, monitor fish, track shifting marine life; “eDNA makes the ocean a sea of biological information” DNA […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/250082_web-115x115.jpg)
![Biology in art: Genetic detectives ID microbes slowly ruining humanity’s treasures Leonardo da Vinci DNA Project, New York DNA science may help restore, preserve historic works, unmask counterfeits; The trait elite baseball hitters share with Leonardo da Vinci: A ‘quick eye’ […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Screen-Shot-2020-06-18-at-11.29.12-PM-115x115.png)
![DNA surprises surfacing in the Atlantic: Species far from their usual southern homes The Rockefeller University Programme for the Human Environment, New York DNA scientists sampling the New Jersey shore bottle the changing ranges of marine life predicted a decade ago; Fishing DNA from seawater: a […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Rhinoptera_brasiliensis-115x115.jpg)
![Imperfect diamonds paved road to historic Deep Earth discoveries Deep Carbon Observatory, Carnegie Institution, Washington DC Materials trapped inside diamonds offer clues to life’s origin; suggest oceans’ worth of water hidden in Deep Earth Deep Carbon Observatory highlights 10 […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/04_diam_110208425476-scale-light-115x115.jpg)
![Scientists quantify global volcanic CO2 venting; estimate total carbon on Earth Deep Carbon Observatory, Carnegie Institution, Washington DC Scientists update estimates of Earth’s immense interior carbon reservoirs, and how much carbon Deep Earth naturally swallows and exhales 10-year Deep Earth study […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/212301_web-115x115.jpg)
![Rewriting the textbook on fossil fuels: New technologies help unravel nature’s methane recipes Deep Carbon Observatory  Washington DC Not all methane originated in buried, decayed remains of ancient life; some deep hydrocarbons aren’t conventional ‘fossil fuels’ as popularly defined; Abiotic methane: catalyst and […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/merlin_153964779_fc07ba93-b8c4-43de-9458-4df9b7537cb6-superJumbo-115x115.jpg)
![Found Nemo, Dory with DNA in the seas; Experts prescribe way ahead for new ocean science The Rockefeller University, Program for the Human Environment, New York Organizers of 1st National Conference on Marine Environmental DNA call for official US Government marine eDNA program; investments to speed sampling […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Cover-115x115.jpg)
![Life in deep Earth totals 15 to 23 billion tonnes of carbon — hundreds of times more than humans Deep Carbon Observatory   Washington DC Deep Carbon Observatory collaborators, exploring the ‘Galapagos of the deep,’ add to what’s known, unknown, and unknowable about Earth’s most pristine ecosystem Barely living “zombie” […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/1.DCO-eukaryote-in-biofilm-115x115.jpg)
![Marine species quickly revealed by new ‘Go Fish’ tool, highlights potential of emerging eDNA science Rockefeller University, New York, Program for the Human Environment Experts convene for 1st US National Conference on Marine Environmental DNA, a far-reaching, potent complement to traditional monitoring systems; initiates coordinated […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/eDNA-115x115.jpg)
![DNA reveals evolution’s secrets; humans, like most species, show tiny genetic difference Rockefeller University, New York Far from special: Humanity’s tiny DNA differences are ‘average’ in animal kingdom Paper offers new insights into evolution; as with humans, over 90 percent of animal […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/dna-5297378_640-115x115.jpg)
![Big data points humanity to new minerals, new deposits Carnegie Science / Deep Carbon Observatory, Washington DC The private lives of minerals: Understanding how and where minerals hook up helps predict discovery; At least 1,500 minerals yet to be […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/iStock-477196585.jpg.2556097-115x115.jpg)
![Scientists track fish migration using DNA in water samples Rockefeller University, Program for the Human Environment, NY Naked DNA in water tells if fish have arrived Scientists demonstrate harmless, economical new way to log fish migration; Environmental DNA researchers […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/AFP-pic-115x115.jpg)
![Catalog of 208 human-caused minerals bolsters argument to declare ‘Anthropocene Epoch’ Carnegie Science – Deep Carbon Observatory, Washington DC Humans: The greatest contributor to diversity of minerals since oxygen; Officially recognized minerals, formed by nature: More than 5,000; Formed due to human activity: […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Simonkolleite-115x115.jpg)
![Exploring vast ‘submerged America,’ marine scientists discover 500 bubbling methane vents Nat’l Ocean Exploration Forum – New York 19 Oct 2016 Portable observatories and new marine vehicles: The hinge of historic change in deep sea exploration Yet to be found worldwide: A […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Purple-orb-115x115.png)
![Leonardo da Vinci’s DNA: Experts unite to shine modern light on a Renaissance master Human Evolution, Italy 5-MAY-2016 The Leonardo Project: Illuminating the art, life, characteristics, talents, and brilliance of one of humanity’s most extraordinary figures A team of eminent specialists from a variety of […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/114605_web-115x115.jpg)
![For a special Valentine?  Beyond diamonds and gems: The world’s rarest minerals American Mineralogist 12 Feb 2016 What do 2,500+ obscure, isolated mineral species reveal about Earth? Scientists have inventoried and categorized all of Earth’s rare mineral species described to date, each […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Nevadaite-3-115x115.png)
![Deep Carbon Observatory scientists discover quick recipe for producing hydrogen Deep Carbon Observatory, Washington DC 8 December 2013 New formula for fast, abundant H2 production may help power fuel cells, helps explain expansive chemical-eating microbial communities of the deep Water […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/65460_web-115x115.jpg)
![Deep Carbon: Quest underway to discover its quantity, movements, origins and forms in Earth Deep Carbon Observatory, Carnegie Institution of Washington DC 4-Mar-2013 Probing the secrets of volcanoes and diamonds, sources of gas and oil, and the origins of life itself, Deep Carbon Observatory scientists […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/EarthsCarbonConcentrations_black_low-115x115.jpg)
![Sea-surfing ‘wave glider’ robot deployed to help track white sharks in the Pacific Block Lab, Stanford University, Monterey Bay, CA, USA 16-Aug-2012 New high-tech ocean observers debut above ‘The Blue Serengeti’; ‘Shark Net’ app lets public follow tagged animals in real time Monterey Bay, […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/NBCNews-115x115.jpg)
![Quack medicines, insect immigrants, and what eats what among secrets revealed by DNA barcodes Consortium for the Barcode of Life, Smithsonian Institution 27-Nov-2011 Global ‘barcode blitz’ accelerates; 450 experts converge on Adelaide Nov. 28-Dec. 3 The newfound scientific power to quickly “fingerprint” species via […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/38253_web-115x115.jpg)
![Redesigned and vastly expanded, Encyclopedia of Life Version 2 offers information on 1/3rd of known species Encyclopedia of Life (EOL.org) Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC 5 September 2011 Landmark global online collaboration now offers trusted information on 700,000+ species, 35 million+ pages of scanned literature, 600,000+ photos […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/image-115x115.jpg)
![How many species on Earth? 8.7 million Census of Marine Life, Washington DC 23 Aug 2011 Eight million, seven hundred thousand species (give or take 1.3 million). That is a new, estimated total number of species on […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/try-this-115x115.jpg)
![Unlisted ingredients in teas and herbal brews revealed in DNA tests by high school students Rockefeller University, New York 20 Jul 11 Take a second look at your iced or steaming tea. Guided by scientific experts, three New York City high school students using tabletop […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/teabol-p1-image-1-115x115.jpg)
![Teeming with life, Pacific’s California current likened to Africa’s Serengeti Plain Census of Marine Life, Washington DC / Tagging of Pacific Palagics project, Pacific Grove, CA 22 June 2011 Decade of electronic tagging, tracking of 23 top Pacific Ocean predators reveals remarkable […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/TOPP-115x115.jpg)
![Higher density means world forests are capturing more carbon Rockefeller University, New York / University of Helsinki 06 Jun 11 Forests in many regions are becoming larger carbon sinks thanks to higher density, U.S. and European researchers say in a new […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Forest-density-115x115.jpg)
![Speed installation of system to monitor vital signs of global ocean, scientists urge Partnership for Observation of the Global Oceans Plymouth, UK 1-Oct-2010 ‘It is past time to get serious about measuring what’s happening to the seas around us’ The ocean surface is […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/speedinstallation-115x115.jpg)
![First Census Shows Life in Planet Ocean is Richer, More Connected, More Altered than Expected Census of Marine Life Washington DC, USA 4-Oct-2010 Culminating a 10-year exploration, 2,700 scientists from 80 nations report first Census of Marine Life, revealing what, where, and how much lives […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/firstcensusshows-115x115.jpg)
![Census of Marine Life publishes historic roll call of species in 25 key world areas Census of Marine Life Washington, DC 2-Aug-2010 Representing the most comprehensive and authoritative answer yet to one of humanity’s most ancient questions — “what lives in the sea?” — Census […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/censusofmarine-115x115.jpg)
![Explorers Inventory Hard-to-See Sea Life: Tiny but Mighty Microbes, Plankton, Larvae, Burrowers — Keys to Earth’s Food and Respiratory Systems Census of Marine Life Washington DC 18-Apr-2010 Microbial mat the size of Greece found on oxygen-starved South American seafloor; Scientists puzzle out Neptune’s riotous diversity of tiny creatures; “In no […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/explorersinventory-115x115.jpg)
![Student sleuths exploring with DNA barcodes reveal zoo of 95 species in typical NYC homes – find a mystery cockroach and new evidence of food fraud Rockefeller University New York City 28-Dec-2009 Two New York City high school students exploring their homes using the latest high-tech DNA analysis techniques were astonished to discover a veritable zoo […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/Jan-2-2009-115x115.jpg)
![Beyond sunlight: Explorers census 17,650 ocean species between edge of darkness and black abyss 22-Nov-2009 Census of Marine Life Washington DC Deep sea teeming with species that have never known sunlight Census of Marine Life scientists have inventoried an astonishing abundance, diversity and distribution […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/NOVEMBER-29-2009-115x115.jpg)
![DNA barcodes: Creative new uses span health, fraud, smuggling, history, more Consortium for the Barcode of Life (CBOL), Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC 6-Nov-2009 The scientific ability to quickly and accurately identify species through DNA “barcoding” is being embraced and applied by […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/November-9-2009-115x115.jpg)
![Cool new tools let public contribute to massive interactive online biodiversity encyclopedia Encyclopedia of Life Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC 23-Aug-2009 Over 30,000 still images and video, as well as local information about changing biodiversity, have been uploaded to the Encyclopedia of Life […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/Daipeems-eye-Credit-Matt-Reinbold-115x115.jpg)
![Scientists announce major global collaboration to create online ‘macroscopic observatory’ of Earth’s biodiversity Consortium for the Barcode of Life, Encyclopedia of Life Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC; Natural History Museum, London 31-May-2009 Biodiversity information, innovative internet architecture being fused to create seamless, global view […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/45851877_book-bbc226_jpg-115x115.jpg)
![Ocean life in olden days: Researchers upend modern notions of ‘natural’ animal sizes, abundance Census of Marine Life Washington DC 24-May-2009 Census of Marine Life historians reconstruct images of past sea life that boggle today’s imagination Before oil hunters in the early 1800s harpooned […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/Night-fishing-with-a-lamp-and-a-net.-Byzantine-image-from-the-11th-century.-Source-International-Journal-of-Nautical-Archaeology-1-115x115.jpg)
![Census of Marine Life explorers find hundreds of identical species thrive in both Arctic, Antarctic Census of Marine Life Washington DC 15-Feb-2009 Earth’s unique, forbidding ice oceans of the Arctic and Antarctic have revealed a trove of secrets to Census of Marine Life explorers, who […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/untitled-115x115.jpg)
![Scientists Report Major Steps Towards 1st Census of Marine Life Census of Marine Life Washington DC 9-Nov-2008 Among report’s revelations: Antarctic ancestry of many octopus species, behemoth bacteria, colossal sea stars, mammoth mollusks, more In a report on progress towards […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/10677_web-115x115.jpg)
![Explorers find hundreds of undescribed corals, other species on familiar Australian reefs Census of Marine Life Washington D.C. 18-Sep-2008 Hundreds of new kinds of animal species surprised international researchers systematically exploring waters off two islands on the Great Barrier Reef and a […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/Coral-115x115.jpg)
![Students Use DNA Barcodes to Unmask “Mislabeled” Fish at Grocery Stores, Restaurants Rockefeller University / Trinity School New York 22-Aug-08 Two New York City high school friends, curious about new DNA barcoding technology, discovered that fish at local stores and restaurants are […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/Kate-and-Louisa-115x115.jpg)
![Census of Marine Life lists 122,500 known species, over halfway to complete inventory by Oct. 2010 Census of Marine Life Washington D.C. 25-Jun-2008 World Register of Marine Species inaugurated with first 122,500 validated names; over 56,000 aliases for ocean species identified Census of Marine Life-affiliated scientists […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/halichondria_panicea-composite-higher-res-2-115x115.jpg)
![Marine explorers marvel at ‘Brittlestar City’ on seamount in powerful current swirling around Antarctica Census of Marine Life Washington DC 18-May-2008 Millions of starfish-like creatures catch passing food in 4 km/h current; cod shelter from ‘rattling’ current in folds of huge bubblegum coral See […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/tan0803_064_180_Brittlestar-city-for-press-release-115x115.jpg)
![Scientists to explore life’s mysteries through encyclopedic ‘macroscope’ Encyclopoedia of Life / Smithsonian Institution   The first 30,000 pages of a massive online Encyclopedia of Life were unveiled today (Feb. 27) at the prestigious Technology, Entertainment and Design (TED) […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/1200px-Plos_wilson-1-115x115.jpeg)
![Marine scientists warn human safety, prosperity depend on better ocean observing system Partnership for Observation of the Global Oceans, Plymouth, UK, and Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD, La Jolla, CA 25-Nov-2007 Speedy diagnosis of the temper and vital signs of the oceans […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/medium14-115x115.jpg)
![Amid spiralling government interest, world’s top 350 DNA barcode scientists meet in Taipei Consortium for the Barcode of Life, Smithsonian Institution 14-Sep-2007 Major advances foreseen in health, consumer and environment protection, more About 350 DNA barcoding experts from 46 nations will converge in […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/ANgambiae_Judith_Stoffer_WRBU-low-res-115x115.jpg)
![Tuna Past and Present Census of Marine Life, Washington DC 5-Aug-2007 Historians detail collapse of bluefin tuna population off northern Europe; Tagging reveals migration, breeding secrets of declining population Ocean historians affiliated with the […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/Danish-auction-hall-1946-web-115x115.jpg)
![Creating a Window on ‘Oceans in Motion’: Academic, Science, Engineering Experts Illuminating Sea Life Conditions, Migrations 26 June 06 Dalhousie University Ocean Tracking Network Scientists and resource managers could soon have a highly detailed picture of marine conditions and the migrations of fish and ocean animals […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/03/Ron-ODor-115x115.jpg)
![Diverse sea ‘bugs’ revealed on landmark Atlantic cruise to census zooplankton May 4, 2006 Census of Marine Life Zooplankton DNA Sequenced at Sea; scientists census tiny species with starring role in food chain, world climate Census of Marine Life scientists trawled […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/03/Oxygyrus_keraudreni_1e__edited_lo-115x115.jpg)
![Antarctic marine explorers reveal first biological changes after collapse of polar ice shelves 25-Feb-2007 Census of Marine Life Deep-sea species at unusually shallow depths on uncapped seabed (photo (c) Julian Gutt, AWI) Once roofed by ice for millennia, a 10,000 square km portion […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/02/Ice-fish-115x115.jpg)
![Potential new bird, bat species revealed by extensive DNA barcode studies Rockefeller University / University of Guelph 18-Feb-2007 Scientists complete DNA portrait of US, Canadian bird species, Guyanese bats At unprecedented levels of difficulty involving highly biodiverse and continent-sized landscapes, scientists […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/02/Trachops_cirrhosus_PICT1680-115x115.jpg)
![Extreme Life, Marine Style, Highlights 2006 Ocean Census; Frontiers of Marine Science Stretched by Census experts Census of Marine Life 10-Dec-2006 A host of record-breaking discoveries and revelations that stretch the extreme frontiers of marine knowledge were achieved by the Census of Marine Life in 2006, […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/12/Hippopodius-B-1d-blogger-115x115.jpg)
![End of deforestation in view? Experts advance new way to size up global forest resources 13-Nov-2006 University of Helsinki / Rockefeller University, New York ‘Growing stock’ expanding in most forested nations, even with modest prosperity An increasing number of countries and regions are transitioning from […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/11/tehoste_wf-115x81.jpg)
![Ocean microbe census discovers diverse world of rare bacteria 31 July 2006 Census of Marine Life A startling revelation about the number of different kinds of bacteria in the deep-sea raises fundamental new questions about microbial lifeand evolution in […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/07/1519_web-115x115.jpg)
![‘Fish with chips’ reporting from ocean among highlights at Census of Marine Life mid-point 14 Dec 05 Census of Marine Life A physconect siphonophore, Marrus sp., photographed during NOAA’s Arctic “Hidden Ocean” expedition in support of the Census of Marine Life. (c) 2005, Kevin […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2005/12/1_physonect_siphonophore-115x115.jpg)
![Restaurant seafood prices since 1850s help plot marine harvests through history 23 Oct 05 Census of Marine Life Seafood prices collected from U.S. restaurant menus dating to the 1850s will help plot the shifting harvest of marine species, according to a […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2005/10/coml101705_1-115x115.jpg)
![Census of Marine Life explorers surprised by diversity, density of Arctic creatures 29 Jul 05 Census of Marine Life A historic expedition of Census of Marine Life explorers to the planet’s most northern reaches has revealed a surprising density and diversity of […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2005/07/Crossota_sp_Raskoff-115x115.jpg)
![First ever estimate of cod fishery in 1850s reveals 96% decline on Scotian Shelf 1-Mar-2005 Census of Marine Life Once a dominant species, the volume of cod on the Scotian Shelf has plunged 96% since the 1850s, according to a landmark research to be […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2005/03/cod-115x115.jpg)
![Census of Marine Life – Discoveries and Highlights 2004: Scientists add 4m+ records 23 Nov 04 Census of Marine Life Even in Europe and the best studied seas, the rapid ongoing discovery of new marine species shows no end in sight, according to […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2004/11/Census_1-115x115.jpg)
![Two-month study of life in mid-Atlantic yields trove of species, new insights & questions 05 Aug 04 Census of Marine Life Exploring life in the mid-Atlantic at various depths down to 4 km (2.5 miles), 60 scientists from 13 countries on a two-month expedition […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2004/08/banner2_600px_innerglow3-115x100.gif)
![Melting ice cap gives urgency to new Census of Marine Life project in Arctic Ocean 24 Jun 04 Census of Marine Life A new ‘Census of Marine Life’ project based in Alaska with global partners seeks to find lifeforms in the world’s oldest seawater. Full […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2004/06/the-arctic-effects-on-marine-life-115x115.jpg)
![How many fish in the sea? Census of Marine Life launches first report 23 Oct 03 Census of Marine Life An estimated 5,000 previously unknown ocean fish species and hundreds of thousands of other marine life forms are yet to be discovered, according […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2003/10/emb1-115x115.jpg)
![Mountains of the Seas 21 Aug 2003 Census of Marine Life International Experts Meet to Expand Study of Seamounts and Submarine Canyons As These Nurseries for New Species Become Subject to Commercial Harvest Amid […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/seamounts2-115x115.jpg)