Mangrove Restoration Frustration
These coastal ecosystems are carbon sinks and coastline protectors, and we know how to restore them. Why have we been doing it the wrong way?
Sep 7, 2021 | 2,500 words, about 12 minutes
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Coastal Job: Traditional Ocean Navigator
How Nainoa Thompson learned to read the waves and tap into the magic of the Polynesian wayfinding tradition.
Sep 3, 2021 | 700 words, about 3 minutes
In the Absence of Cruise Ships, Humpbacks Have Different Things to Say
Researchers don’t know exactly what the whales were saying, of course, but the discovery that the proportions of call types changed is intriguing on its own.
Sep 2, 2021 | 900 words, about 4 minutes
Can Birds Help Us Avoid Natural Disasters?
Researchers think birds can hear hurricanes and tsunamis—a sense they’re hoping to tap into to develop a bird-based early warning system.
Sep 1, 2021 | 950 words, about 4 minutes
A Cancer-Quashing Microbe Emerges from the Deep
A species of marine bacteria shows promise for curing a nasty brain cancer.
Aug 31, 2021 | 4,100 words, about 21 minutes
The Tranquility of Lockdown
For marine animals in New Zealand’s busy waterways, COVID-19 restrictions brought brief respite from noise pollution.
Aug 30, 2021 | 850 words, about 4 minutes
When Restoring Marine Life, Clumping Works Best
Experiments in the Netherlands point to better ways of getting plants to help each other.
Aug 19, 2021 | 750 words, about 3 minutes
The Americas’ First Ecosystem Managers
When it comes to sea otters, modern conservation goals are overlooking the firm hand Indigenous people wielded through time.
Aug 18, 2021 | 1,000 words, about 5 minutes