Stepping Off Shore and into Sea Country
Along the Australian coast, tens of thousands of years’ worth of Indigenous history lies a short dive below the sea’s surface. The hard part is finding it.
Feb 2, 2021 | 2,600 words, about 13 minutes
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The Ocean’s Mysterious Vitamin Deficiency
A puzzling lack of thiamine is disrupting some marine ecosystems.
Jan 28, 2021 | 2,700 words, about 14 minutes
Where Now Grizzly Bear?
After centuries of persecution, brown bears are showing up in some unexpected places.
Jan 26, 2021 | 3,000 words, about 15 minutes
The Pandemic Is Undermining Weather Monitoring
Scientists are scrambling to patch the cracks forming in the global marine weather monitoring system.
Jan 19, 2021 | 1,500 words, about 8 minutes
An Antidote for Environmental Despair
When it comes to conservation, hope is much more useful than gloom.
Jan 18, 2021 | 2,300 words, about 11 minutes
The Radio Station at the Heart of a Fishing Community
How a small radio station in India helps protect fishers and the ecosystems they rely on.
Jan 12, 2021 | 2,400 words, about 12 minutes
Keeping Watch Over Seabirds at the World’s Edge
In Alaska, one of the longest-running and most comprehensive seabird monitoring projects is equal parts tedium, adventure, truth, and beauty.
Jan 5, 2021 | 5,900 words, about 29 minutes
A Fragile Economy Balanced on a Shark’s Back
The post–civil war boom in shark fishing that saved Congolese fishermen and their families is now drying up.
Dec 15, 2020 | 3,400 words, about 17 minutes