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Energy storage in Moss Landing: A smoky challenge to a new chapter
The Monterey Herald McKenzie Prillaman 6/12/22 The Monterey Herald McKenzie Prillaman 6/12/22

Energy storage in Moss Landing: A smoky challenge to a new chapter

Grid-scale batteries could be the future of green energy. But the world’s largest energy storage site has struggled to operate during its first 18 months.

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A refuge within a refuge: Corals, sponges flourish in marine protected areas
The Monterey Herald, The Mercury News McKenzie Prillaman 5/7/22 The Monterey Herald, The Mercury News McKenzie Prillaman 5/7/22

A refuge within a refuge: Corals, sponges flourish in marine protected areas

Deep below the Monterey Bay’s watery surface lies a rainbow of sponges and corals. Now, researchers have discovered that these still and silent creatures benefit from a state law originally designed to protect fish.

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Small, but mighty, Monterey astronomy institute continues making scientific advances
The Monterey Herald, The Mercury News McKenzie Prillaman 3/27/22 The Monterey Herald, The Mercury News McKenzie Prillaman 3/27/22

Small, but mighty, Monterey astronomy institute continues making scientific advances

The Monterey Institute for Research in Astronomy is a privately-funded nonprofit astronomical observatory dedicated to research and education.

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Point Sur Lightstation: Reopened and restoring
The Monterey Herald McKenzie Prillaman 2/28/22 The Monterey Herald McKenzie Prillaman 2/28/22

Point Sur Lightstation: Reopened and restoring

In early March 2020, Point Sur Lightstation welcomed its largest volunteer training class in years. Approximately 80 people were ready to give their time to the historic site. But the first day of training took an unexpected turn.

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Monterey Bay Aquarium to unveil new ‘Into the Deep’ exhibition
The Mercury News, The Monterey Herald, Santa Cruz Sentinel McKenzie Prillaman 2/20/22 The Mercury News, The Monterey Herald, Santa Cruz Sentinel McKenzie Prillaman 2/20/22

Monterey Bay Aquarium to unveil new ‘Into the Deep’ exhibition

A dark, frigid world that is low in oxygen and high in acidity sounds like a hostile habitat to most. But these features are required for the strange yet beautiful animals living in the deepest, darkest corners of the ocean.

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Respecting the raptors while climbing at Pinnacles
The Monterey Herald McKenzie Prillaman 2/13/22 The Monterey Herald McKenzie Prillaman 2/13/22

Respecting the raptors while climbing at Pinnacles

In Pinnacles National Park, falcons, hawks, eagles and other birds of prey occasionally glide right beneath climbers ascending the park’s iconic rocky peaks.

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Popular ’80s party drug slowly gains respect as PTSD treatment
Santa Cruz Sentinel, The Mercury News, The Monterey Herald McKenzie Prillaman 1/30/22 Santa Cruz Sentinel, The Mercury News, The Monterey Herald McKenzie Prillaman 1/30/22

Popular ’80s party drug slowly gains respect as PTSD treatment

Study led by UCSF researcher shows MDMA could help millions with the psychiatric disorder.

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Confirmed: Monarchs back in bigger numbers
The Monterey Herald McKenzie Prillaman 1/26/22 The Monterey Herald McKenzie Prillaman 1/26/22

Confirmed: Monarchs back in bigger numbers

After encouraging signs that more monarch butterflies were returning to Pacific Grove for overwintering than in previous years, the creatures’ massive comeback is now clear.

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Drone keeping an eye on Elkhorn Slough
The Mercury News, The Monterey Herald McKenzie Prillaman 1/25/22 The Mercury News, The Monterey Herald McKenzie Prillaman 1/25/22

Drone keeping an eye on Elkhorn Slough

A drone buzzes above Elkhorn Slough, zipping back and forth in an elongated zig-zag pattern. As it glides through the air, it takes snapshots of the surface to monitor plant life and ground elevation.

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Addressing the local cat problem
The Monterey Herald McKenzie Prillaman 1/17/22 The Monterey Herald McKenzie Prillaman 1/17/22

Addressing the local cat problem

Volunteer organizations trap, neuter and return ferals.

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New computer program rapidly detects homes, buildings damaged by wildfires
Santa Cruz Sentinel, The Mercury News, The Monterey Herald McKenzie Prillaman 12/25/21 Santa Cruz Sentinel, The Mercury News, The Monterey Herald McKenzie Prillaman 12/25/21

New computer program rapidly detects homes, buildings damaged by wildfires

Developed by scientists at Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo and Stanford University, DamageMap evaluates the destruction by scrutinizing post-wildfire aerial and satellite images.

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