Press Releases
2008 / 2007 / 2006 / 2005 / 2004 / 2003

2008

Sediment Prediction Tools Miss the Mark

2007

Furry Clawed Asian Crabs Caught in Delaware and Chesapeake Bays

SERC's Evening Lecture Series Kicks Off February 21

Third Chinese Mitten Crab Confirmed in Chesapeake Bay

New Study Shows Fish Respond Quickly to Changes in Mercury Deposition

Smithsonian Researchers Develop Models to Assess Wetland Health

Smithsonian Scientists Report New Carbon Dioxide Study: Increased Atmospheric CO2 Stimulates Soils to Release, not Store, CO2

2006

Experts Address Public During Scientific Workshop and Public Forum on Florida Red Tide

The Smithsonian Environmental Research Center Launches a New Outreach Program in Your Own Back Yard

Saturday, May 13, First Rhode River Wade-In Marks the Opening of a New Gateway to the Chesapeake Bay

Connecting Toxic Mercury to Atmospheric Emissions

Smithsonian Scientists Report New Method of Assessing Watershed Impacts on Aquatic Systems

SERC Open House

2005

Success of Local Restoration Efforts in Chesapeake Bay Dependent on Regional Efforts

New Study Shows Rise in Atmospheric Carbon-Dioxide May Stimulate Soils to Release Stored Carbon

Native Predator Keeps an Invasive Species at Bay According to a New Study Published in Ecology

Smithsonian Appoints New Director for SERC

Supplying Invasions: Not All Ships Are Created Equal

Fifteen Million School Children Join Smithsonian Scientists on a Hunt for Biological Invaders in San Francisco Bay on May 10.

2004

Plants Keep Pace with Rising Carbon Dioxide

Seeing the Big Picture: Wetland Ecology on a Grand Scale

Scientists Track West Nile Virus on it's Southward Spread

SERC Researcher Recipient of Mercer Award

Smithsonian Environmental Research Center and Portland State University Launch New Campaign Against Aquatic Invasions

New Study Reveals Strong Connection Between Land Use in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed and PCBs in White Perch

Research Lends New Perspective to Blue Crab Population Decline

Stalking West Nile Virus: Scientists looking for tell-tale signs in Cuba

Recent Study Adds A Twist to the Atmospheric CO2 Issue

International Film Festival Screens Electronic Field Trip

Taking a Global Snapshot of the World's Water Condition

2003

Chesapeake Bay Site of First World Water Monitoring Day

Smithsonian Scientists Study Marine Organisms at Antarctic's Ozone Hole