Ceviche de mi Madre
A classic Latin American coastal dish goes mano a mano—the mother’s recipe versus the Iron Chef’s. Which will win the cage match?
Dec 20, 2018 | 1,100 words, about 5 minutes
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Why Does Halibut Cost So Much?
There are good reasons why putting halibut on your plate can strain your wallet.
Dec 11, 2018 | 2,900 words, about 15 minutes
The Riddle of the Roaming Plastics
It is one of the modern world’s biggest mysteries—99 percent of the plastics that enter the ocean are missing.
Dec 4, 2018 | 2,500 words, about 12 minutes
An Oasis of Open Water
Inuit in Canada and Greenland want to protect an ecological wonder—a massive Arctic polynya—at the center of their world.
Nov 27, 2018 | 3,400 words, about 17 minutes
The Cavernous World under the Woods
On Vancouver Island, karst researchers hustle to save one of Earth’s most underappreciated—and fragile—ecosystems: an ecosystem hidden in plain sight.
Nov 20, 2018 | 5,400 words, about 27 minutes
A New Wave of Coastal Kids’ Books
From light reads about life on Canada’s west coast to serious subjects such as the Syrian refugee crisis, this season’s selections offer engaging reads for kids of all ages.
Nov 19, 2018 | 1,900 words, about 9 minutes
Instant Ocean
Originally built as a gateway to space colonization, Biosphere 2 has a new purpose: to breed supercorals strong enough to survive swiftly changing seas. First, scientists must revive the simulated ocean.
Nov 13, 2018 | 1,900 words, about 10 minutes
The Hidden Coastal Culture of the Ancient Maya
For thousands of years, ancient Maya kings ruled a vast inland empire in Mexico and Belize. But just how inland was it, really?
Nov 6, 2018 | 3,700 words, about 19 minutes