The Water Is Eating the Island Villagers hang onto the last patch of Sierra Leone’s Nyangai Island, knowing that their home may soon disappear.
Bats of the Midnight Sun Active in daylight during the Arctic summer and hibernating during the long winter nights, Alaska’s little brown bats are a unique population. Can their niche lives help them avoid white-nose syndrome?
Dammed but Not Doomed As dams come down on the Skutik River, the once-demonized alewife—a fish beloved by the Passamaquoddy—gets a second chance at life.
The Butterfly Redemption How scientists, volunteers, and incarcerated women are finding hope and metamorphosis through supporting a struggling butterfly.
Featured The Water Is Eating the Island Villagers hang onto the last patch of Sierra Leone’s Nyangai Island, knowing that their home may soon disappear.
The Water Is Eating the Island Villagers hang onto the last patch of Sierra Leone’s Nyangai Island, knowing that their home may soon disappear. Mar 19, 2024 | 1,300 words, 18 photos
One Great Shot: Dried Fish and a Drone’s-Eye View A photojournalist visiting a Sri Lankan fish market captures a traditional fish-drying process from above. Mar 15, 2024 | 250 words, 1 photo
Ancient Greece’s Biggest Port Is Older Than We Thought New archaeological discoveries add 500 years to the history of this storied harbor. Mar 13, 2024 | 650 words, about 3 minutes
Bats of the Midnight Sun Active in daylight during the Arctic summer and hibernating during the long winter nights, Alaska’s little brown bats are a unique population. Can their niche lives help them avoid white-nose syndrome? Mar 12, 2024 | 3,100 words, about 16 minutes
Six Months After the Heat Spiked, Caribbean Corals Are Still Reeling In deep water and in the shallows, corals cooked by last year’s extreme heat are not doing great. Mar 11, 2024 | 800 words, about 4 minutes
In Graphic Detail: Gluts of Ghost Gear Each year, a staggering amount of fishing gear is discarded into the ocean. Mar 8, 2024 | 450 words, about 2 minutes
Of Gitnuganaks, Glaciers, and Life at the End of the Last Ice Age Off the British Columbia coast, scientists guided by Indigenous knowledge are unearthing evidence of island life long, long ago. Mar 7, 2024 | 1,500 words, about 8 minutes
Dammed but Not Doomed As dams come down on the Skutik River, the once-demonized alewife—a fish beloved by the Passamaquoddy—gets a second chance at life. Mar 5, 2024 | 3,600 words, about 18 minutes
Tula Founders Gift Land and Donate Fortune The National Observer’s coverage of Eric Peterson and Christina Munck’s donation of land to BC Parks and $92 million to sustain the Tula Foundation’s future work.
Free Ocean Conditions App for the Salish Sea A new tool for marine forecasting and real-time conditions offers a high resolution look at the Salish Sea.
2019 Herring Spawn on Calvert Island In March 2019 droves of herring swam into Pruth Bay on the BC Central Coast, turning the waters milky white with milt, laying millions of eggs, and attracting countless predators.