The Seed for Disease Is Blowing in the Wind

Saharan dust plumes link ecosystems across the globe, but these connections can be deadly.

Jun 15, 2016 | 450 words, about 2 minutes

Spanish Empire Shipwrecks Offer New Data in the Quest to Understand Hurricanes

Caribbean Sea shipwrecks offer a high-resolution record of historical hurricane activity, which could be used to tune climate models.

Apr 29, 2016 | 750 words, about 3 minutes

Doing Science with Stories

The experiences of people who live close with the land offer a potentially valuable complement to traditional climate change data.

Apr 27, 2016 | 700 words, about 3 minutes

Krill Seekers

How a tiny crustacean reinvigorated Antarctic research.

Feb 19, 2016 | 400 words, about 2 minutes

Et Tu, Ocean?

The role of the sea in melting the Arctic.

Feb 2, 2016 | 3 min 15 sec

The Unique Language of Newfoundland

Isolated in the North Atlantic, the people of Newfoundland and Labrador developed a subtle and beautiful lexicon to describe their environment.

Dec 2, 2015 | 2,500 words, about 12 minutes

Storm Coast

The inner workings of coastal storms—a phenomenon both terrifying and mesmerizing—that batter western Canada.

Nov 27, 2015 | 4,200 words, about 21 minutes

How Hurricane Katrina Saved Cameron Parish

Not a month after Katrina, an even stronger hurricane slammed into Louisiana. Almost no one died.

Sep 24, 2015 | 750 words, about 3 minutes