Amy McDermott
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The throwback way that tribes across the country are confronting crippling food insecurity
Food access is a big problem for many Native nations. Communities are fighting back one garden at a time. → Read More
Yellow submarine uses Monterey Canyon as training ground for possible space exploration
An unmanned sub with funding from NASA is destined to be a key player in larger explorations in much more challenging environments, from the canyon depths to the frozen poles to -- perhaps one day -- other planets and moons. → Read More
Yellow submarine uses Monterey Canyon as training ground for possible space exploration
An unmanned sub with funding from NASA is destined to be a key player in larger explorations in much more challenging environments, from the canyon depths to the frozen poles to -- perhaps one day -- other planets and moons. → Read More
Yellow submarine uses Monterey Canyon as training ground for possible space exploration
An unmanned sub with funding from NASA is destined to be a key player in larger explorations in much more challenging environments, from the canyon depths to the frozen poles to -- perhaps one day -- other planets and moons. → Read More
Yellow submarine uses Monterey Canyon as training ground for possible space exploration
An unmanned sub with funding from NASA is destined to be a key player in larger explorations in much more challenging environments, from the canyon depths to the frozen poles to -- perhaps one day -- other planets and moons. → Read More
Submarine uses Monterey Canyon as training ground for possible space exploration
A yellow torpedo prowls the Monterey Canyon, gliding over fields of eerie red and white clams nearly 3,000 meters below the surface. The submarine then slips down deep to survey the little-known creatures sprawled beneath it. Here in the darkness, otherworldly life abounds in the cold, crushing depths of the Pacific. → Read More
The Pacific Ocean 'blob' is gone, but not its problems
The 'blob,' a warm patch of water in the northern Pacific Ocean associated with algal blooms and marine die-offs, is gone. But that doesn't mean the associated wildlife problems will go with it, scientists say. → Read More
Climate: The ‘blob’ is gone, but not its problems
MONTEREY >> The “blob,” a warm patch of water in the northern Pacific Ocean associated with algal blooms and marine die-offs, is gone. But that doesn’t mean the associated wildlife problems will go with it, scientists say. → Read More
The ‘blob’ is gone, but not its problems
MONTEREY >> The “blob,” a warm patch of water in the northern Pacific Ocean associated with algal blooms and marine die-offs is gone. But that doesn’t mean the associated wildlife problems will go with it, scientists say. → Read More
El Niño could wreck havoc on reserves like Point Lobos
Carmel >> Felled branches and tree debris line the hillside next to the North Shore Trail in Point Lobos State Reserve, evidence of 30-mph winds during the Nov. 15 storm. The trail is well trodden and the topsoil is all but eroded away. Pocked w → Read More
Tournament of Roses: Salinas organ donor and recipient to be honored
By Amy McDermottnewsroom@montereyherald.com@AmyGMcDermott on TwitterSALINAS >> Two Salinas families, connected by the gift of organ and tissue donation, will celebrate life and the power of community in the 2016 Tournament o → Read More
CSUMB students push for healthful foods
Seaside >> Student activists at CSU Monterey Bay are demanding more healthful local food on campus. With the help of administrators and staff, they are navigating the bureaucracy to rethink the Cal State food system.The group of 10 underg → Read More
Monterey Bat Conference: Vampire bats running for blood
Monterey >> Wide black wings spread, the Central and South American vampire bats fly on their nightly hunts for a blood meal, but they are also surprisingly good runners. It turns out the blood-loving critters can bound relatively fast and far f → Read More
Alaskan storm points big waves toward Monterey Bay, state
Monterey >> A large storm in the Gulf of Alaska is driving big waves along the Central Coast.A 9- to 12-foot swell is forecast through Thursday, peaking about three feet higher than the decade’s October average, reported by Nationa → Read More
Red crab tide: Tuna crabs washing up on Monterey beaches
Bright red tuna crabs, or pleuroncodes planipes, are washing up on local beaches. → Read More
Red crab tide: Tuna crabs washing up on local beaches
Pacific Grove >> Bright red tuna crabs, or pleuroncodes planipes, are washing up on local beaches.Spanish Bay and Asilomar are sprinkled with their crimson corpses. The crabs are more common farther south. They’ve carpeted beaches → Read More