Anna Guth

1 week ago | baynature.org | Anna Guth

This story was originally published by KQED. A coalition of advocates and loyal supporters has staved off the closure of a unique marine research center on the San Francisco Bay—at least for another six months. San Francisco State University first announced earlier this year that it could no longer afford the Estuary and Ocean Science Center on its 53-acre Romberg Tiburon Campus.

1 month ago | laist.com | Anna Guth

Rescued California Brown Pelicans at an outdoor pen at International Bird Rescue in Fairfield on May 19, 2025. Possible causes: The breeding season was early and especially successful this year. It’s natural to see the fledglings struggle more to forage than adults, so that might just be amplified right now. An additional theory about these starving young pelicans is that their parents, sickened by the harmful algal blooms, might have abandoned them before they were ready to forage alone.

Jan 25, 2025 | montereyherald.com | Anna Guth

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Dec 17, 2024 | eos.org | Anna Guth

Both Earth and Saturn’s quirky moon Enceladus host ice-covered oceans. They likely share another striking feature. For a decade, scientists have inferred the presence of hydrogen-rich hydrothermal vents on Enceladus, which may inject its seas with ingredients for primitive life. And they have now located three such vent sites—possible proxies for those on Enceladus—beneath Earth’s Arctic Ocean.

Dec 7, 2024 | montereyherald.com | Anna Guth

John Steinbeck once described the corridor between Monterey and Salinas as the “pastures of heaven” for the grasslands flowering with blazing orange California poppies and other local species. But his poetic description now serves as just a snapshot in time of a changing landscape. Climate change is altering regional grasslands at remarkable speed as species that thrive in hotter, drier conditions dominate the ecosystem, scientists reported in a recent study.