2020:
Popular Science: Whale earwax holds the oceans deepest secrets
TechNews.tw: Just look at the “earwax” to know how stressful whales are [Translated]
2018:
The Atlantic: This history of the oceans is locked in whale earwax
National Geographic: Earwax reveals how humans have changed whales’ lives
The Natural History Museum: What can we learn from whales’ earplugs?
Baylor Media Communications: Baylor Biology Professor Travels to Antarctica on National Science Foundation- Funded Research Project
2017:
BuzzFeedNews: 15 Fasinating Objects That Will Change the Way you See the World
Smithsonian Magazine: For Scientists, Chunks of Whale Earwax Can Be Biological Treasure Troves
East Oregonian: Earwax Tells Whale of a Tale
2016:
Newsweek: The Story of the Arctic is Written in Whale Earwax
2014:
Baylor Communications: Whale Earplug Reveals Lifetime Contaminant Exposure and Hormone Profiles
Academic Minute, Senior Superlative 2014, Whales Ear Wax: Academic Minute Senior Superlatives 2014
2013:
Nature: Whale earwax a time capsule for stress and toxins
NRP: Earwax From Whales Keeps Records of Ocean Contaminants
National Geographic: Biography of a Blue Whale, Told Through Ear Wax
National Geographic: Giant Glob of Earwax Reveals Blue Whale Secrets
NBC News: A Whales’ Life Story is Recorded in its Ear Wax
Live Science: 10-Inch-Long Earwax Plug Reveals Blue Whale’s Life History
Smithsonian: Blue Whale Earwax Reveals Pollution Accumulated Over a Lifetime
Christian Science Monitor: In earwax, the tale of a whale
Discovery Channel’s Digital Planet (VIDEO at 5:00 mark): Discoveries: Whale earwax
MSN (VIDEO): Want to know how old a blue whale is? Check its earwax
Huffington Post (VIDEO): Whale Ear Wax Reveals Animal’s Exposure to Stress & Toxins, Scientists Say
Yahoo!: Earwax, Flame Retardants, and Hormones: The World’s Weirdest Whale Study
Yahoo!: 10-Inch-Long Earwax Plug Reveals Blue Whale’s Life History
Los Angeles Times: Like a tree’s rings, blue whale’s earwax tells a story of its life
Red Orbit (VIDEO): Whale Earwax Reveals Secrets Of Their Past
PBS News Hour: Reading a whale’s life story from ear wax
New Scientist: Whales record major life events in their earwax
The Weather Channel: Whale Earwax Traces a Lifetime of Contaminants
The Guardian (UK, VIDEO): Buried in every whale’s earwax resides a record of their lifetime exposure to pollutants
Discovery News: Whale Ear Wax Tells of Short, Contaminated Life
Latinos Post (VIDEO): Blue Whale’s Earwax Offers a Window into the Whale’s Life and Oceanic Pollutants
ABC Science (Australia): Ear wax reveals whale’s tale
Nature World News: Blue Whale Earwax Reveals History into Whale, Ocean Health
Wired: Whale earwax reveals a timeline of its exposure to contaminants
Austin American-Statesman (VIDEO): Whales’ ear wax tells life story, tracks pollution
Atlanta Journal-Constitution (VIDEO): Whales’ ear wax tells life story, tracks pollution
Take Part: Ear Wax, Flame Retardants and Hormones: The World’s Weirdest Whale Study
Mother Natures Network: Whale ear wax (you heard that right) carries a lifetime of ocean pollutants
International Science Times: Whale Ear Wax Keeps Record of Ocean Pollution
Business Insider: It Takes Only 10 Inches Of Earwax To Tell The Life Story Of A Blue Whale
HNGN: Ear Wax Reveals Whale’s Life History But Smells ‘Terrible’; Could Show Human Effect On Environment
Ocean Leadership: Whale Ear Wax (You Heard That Right) Carries a Lifetime of Ocean Pollutants
The Conversation: Scientists Plumb Blue Whales’ Secrets by Looking Into Their Ears
Motherboard: Blue Whale Earwax Offers a Surprisingly Good Record of Pollution
The Atlantic Cities: This Dead Whale Is Helping Science in an Incredibly Gross Way
DRadio “Deutschlandfunk” (German Public Radio; AUDIO): Ein ganz besonderer Pfropfen
Counsel & Heal: The Key to Studying a Blue Whale? Look At the Ear Wax
iO9: This is the secret to discovering a whale’s life history
French Tribune: Ear Wax May Throw Light on Lives of Free-Swimming Species
Boating World Magazine: Ear Wax From Whales Keeps Record Of Ocean Contaminants
Alaska Dispatch: In earwax, the tale of a whale
2012:
Earth Preservers: Believe it or not, Scientists are Using Whales’ Earwax to Study Ocean Contaminants
UWire: Unusual pollution research studies whale earwax
Baylor Lariat: Unusual pollution research: Earwax-environment link studied
2011:
Science Magazine: Tracking Contaminants in Whales-Using Their Earwax
2010:
Baylor University: Baylor Study Finds Seals’ Bodies Burn Fuel Differently When They Begin Diving
Time Warner Cable News: Professor Sheds Light on Tiny Animal’s Battle in the Gulf