Outreach

Documentaries

One Strange Rock.

In Lechuguilla Cave, Carlsbad Caverns National Park. Produced by Nutopia for National Geographic, Directed by Darren Aronofsky. 2018

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The Cure.

Appeared as featured microbiologist at Wind Cave National Park to explain how microorganisms from unique environments can be a source of novel antibiotics. Produced by Al Jazeera, London, England. July 29, 2015.

Defeating the Superbugs.

Appeared as featured microbiologist at Carlsbad Caverns National Park to explain how microorganisms can develop antibiotic resistance without antibiotics. Produced by the BBC, London, England. September 10, 2012.

First Life.

Along with Sir David Attenborough, appeared as microbiologist to explain how microorganisms might have survived Snowball Earth. Produced by Atlantic Productions, London, England. November 5, 2010.

Journey to the Center of the World.

Documentary for History Channel based on the hieroglyphic Mayan paintings within Naj Tunich Cave, Guatemala. Appeared as Co-Host. Produced by Lone Wolf Documentary Group, Portland, Maine. Aired June 25th 2007.

Journey Into Amazing Caves.

IMAX feature 2001. Produced by MacGillivray Freeman Films, Laguna Beach, California.

Featured Articles

"This Woman Is Exploring Deep Caves to Find Ancient Antibiotic Resistance" Vice Tonic April 18, 2018

"Microorganisms help form iron ore caves" Mining.com September 26, 2017

"Down to Earth with cave microbiologist Hazel Barton" Earth Magazine August 4, 2017

"Doe seas make us sick? Surfers may have the answer" New York Times April 3, 2017

"Ancient cave-dwelling superbug offers hope" Albuquerque Journal January 7, 2017

"Multi-drug resistant bacteria found deep in New Mexico's Lechuguilla Cave" Science News December 13, 2016

"Scientists find ancient, cave-dwelling resistant bacteria" Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy December 12, 2016

"Far below South Dakota, a cave holds pure, promising water" Associated Press Big Story, August 29, 2015

"Spelunking for drugs" Slate, September 13 2013.

"Germ warfare" Cleveland Magazine, April 2013.


Hazel Barton with Sir David Attenborough during the filming of the BBC's First Life documentary.

Radio / Podcasts

Voice of America: Student Union. Interview about caves following the Thai cave rescue.
https://www.facebook.com/voastudentu/videos/1977037632315437/ July 10, 2018.

NPR Radio: Million-Year-Old 'Hero Bug' Emerges From Cave. Produced for Morning Edition. December 10, 2016.
http://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2016/12/10/504691357/million-year-old-hero-bug-emerges-from-cave

Signal Podcast Episode 13: The superbugs are winning the battle against us. A 24-minute podcast about our recent discoveries in Lechuguilla Cave and what this means about the emergence of antibiotic resistance. Stat News. July 14, 2016.
https://www.statnews.com/2016/07/14/superbugs-antibiotic-resistance-podcast/

This Week in Microbiology: Cave Science with Hazel Barton. February 27, 2013. A 78-minute podcast with Vincent Racaniello, Michael Schmidt, and Elio Schaechter for the American Society for Microbiology, Washington, DC. TWIM #51:
http://www.microbe.tv/twim/51-cave-science-with-hazel-barton/