In the Press

In the Press (Nationally and International Coverage – Example articles)

Nature, Sept. 16, 2013: Whale earwax a time capsule for stress and toxins. Whale earwax a time capsule for stress and toxins. 2013, Nature News. 16 September 2013 doi:10.1038/nature.2013.13750

New Scientist, Botelho A. Whales record major life events in their ear wax. 2013, New Scientist, Vol 219, Issue 2935.

National Geographic, Sept. 16, 2013: Biography of A Blue Whale, Told Through Ear Wax

Live Science, Sept. 17, 2013: 10-Inch-Long Earwax Plug Reveals Blue Whale's Life History

Smithsonian, Sept. 16, 2013: Blue Whale Earwax Reveals Pollution Accumulated Over a Lifetime

Christian Science Monitor, Sept. 18, 2013: In earwax, the tale of a whale

Huffington Post, Sept. 17, 2013: Whale Ear Wax Reveals Animal's Exposure to Stress & Toxins, Scientists Say (VIDEO)

Yahoo!, Sept. 16, 2013: Earwax, Flame Retardants, and Hormones: The World's Weirdest Whale Study

Yahoo!, Sept. 18, 2013: 10-Inch-Long Earwax Plug Reveals Blue Whale's Life History

NPR Morning Edition, Sept. 16, 2013: Ear Wax from Whales Keeps Record of Ocean Contaminants (AUDIO)

Los Angeles Times, Sept. 17, 2013: Like a tree's rings, blue whale's earwax tells a story of its life

Red Orbit, Sept. 17, 2013: Whale Earwax Reveals Secrets Of Their Past (VIDEO)

PBS Newshour, Sept. 17, 2013: Reading a whale's life story from ear wax

NBC News, Sept. 16, 2013: A whale's life story is recorded in its ear wax

New Scientist, Sept. 16, 2013: Whales record major life events in their earwax

The Weather Channel, Sept. 17, 2013: Whale Earwax Traces a Lifetime of Contaminants

The Guardian (UK), Sept. 17, 2013: Buried in every whale's earwax resides a record of their lifetime exposure to pollutants (VIDEO)

Latinos Post, Sept. 17, 2013: Blue Whale's Earwax Offers a Window into the Whale's Life and Oceanic Pollutants(VIDEO)

ABC (Australia) Science, Sept. 17, 2013: Ear wax reveals whale's tale

Nature World News, Sept. 17, 2013: Blue Whale Earwax Reveals History into Whale, Ocean Health

Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Sept. 17, 2013: Whales' ear wax tells life story, tracks pollution (VIDEO)

Mother Nature Network, Sept. 17, 2013: Whale ear wax (you heard that right) carries a lifetime of ocean pollutants

Business Insider, Sept. 18, 2013: It Takes Only 10 Inches Of Earwax To Tell The Life Story Of A Blue Whale

HNGN, Sept. 17, 2013: Ear Wax Reveals Whale's Life History But Smells 'Terrible'; Could Show Human Effect On Environment

The Conversation, Sept. 17, 2013: Scientists plumb blue whales' secrets by looking in their ears

Motherboard, Sept. 18, 2013: Blue Whale Earwax Offers a Surprisingly Good Record of Pollution

The Atlantic Cities (originally), Sept. 19, 2013: This Dead Whale Is Helping Science in an Incredibly Gross Way

DRadio "Deutschlandfunk" (German Public Radio, Sept. 18, 2013: Ein ganz besonderer Pfropfen(AUDIO)

Counsel & Heal, Sept. 17, 2013: The Key to Studying a Blue Whale? Look At the Ear Wax

iO9, Sept. 16, 2013: This is the secret to discovering a whale's life history

Boating World Magazine, Sept. 18, 2013: Ear Wax From Whales Keeps Record Of Ocean Contaminants

Earth Preservers, March 9, 2012: Believe it or not, Scientists are Using Whales' Earwax to Study Ocean Contaminants

UWire, Feb. 14, 2012: Unusual pollution research studies whale earwax

Baylor Lariat, Feb. 14, 2012: Unusual Unusual pollution research: Earwax-environment link studied

Science Magazine, December 2011: Tracking Contaminants in Whales-Using Their Earwax

Nationally and International Coverage – Example articles

Natural History Museum, London, Nov 2018. Whale earwax reveals just how much human activity can stress out marine mammals.

American Geophysical Society, Dec 2017. Earwax like ice cores: Unlocking the past hidden in whale earplugs.

Smithsonian Magazine, Jan 2017 For Scientists, Chunks of Whale Earwax Can Be Biological Treasure Troves.