Turning Birds into Spies Against Illegal Fishing
Could albatrosses wearing trackers be a weapon against illegal fishing?
April 9th, 2018 | 600 words, about 3 minutes
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Animal Trainers Gone Wild
A research team says no to drugs and uses the skills of animal trainers to calm wild Weddell seals.
February 13th, 2018 | 850 words, about 4 minutes
Tiny Fossils Record Big Shifts in Ocean Currents
Minerals stored in microscopic fossils hint at the subtle ways ocean currents link far-flung food webs.
January 3rd, 2018 | 600 words, about 3 minutes
Breaking. Bad?
New research shows there’s life in the wake of Antarctica’s crack epidemic.
August 11th, 2017 | 700 words, about 3 minutes
Peeping in on the Mile Deep Club
Braving an Antarctic winter to catch Chilean sea bass in the act.
August 8th, 2017 | 2,300 words, about 11 minutes
Claiming a Slice of Ice with the Help of Some Stamps
Sixty years ago, a humble post office helped New Zealand stake a claim in Antarctica.
January 9th, 2017 | 600 words, about 3 minutes
Is This the Year Governments Protect Antarctica’s Seas?
The odds world governments will finally agree to establish marine protected areas in the Southern Ocean are looking better than ever.
October 25th, 2016 | 700 words, about 3 minutes
Krill Seekers
How a tiny crustacean reinvigorated Antarctic research.
February 19th, 2016 | 400 words, about 2 minutes