In the Mediterranean, Megayachts Do Megadamage
From anchors to engines, large private yachts can leave problems in their wakes.
Oct 18, 2021 | 650 words, about 3 minutes
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Raising Baby Sharks from the Dead
Biologists are rescuing baby sharks and skates from recently caught females, giving the unborn a chance at survival.
Oct 5, 2021 | 4,100 words, about 21 minutes
Iceland’s Confusing Inter-cetacean Conflict
It’s pilot whales versus killer whales in the waters off southern Iceland—though researchers can’t really explain why.
Sep 23, 2021 | 750 words, about 3 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
Bringing Eels Back to the River Thames
One ongoing project is looking to reduce the barriers to migration for juvenile European eels.
Jun 30, 2021 | 950 words, about 4 minutes
The Gull Next Door
Your obnoxious neighbor or just a misunderstood, displaced seabird?
Jun 22, 2021 | 3,300 words, about 17 minutes
How Aquaculture Is Spreading a Salmon Virus
A genetic analysis of Piscine orthoreovirus shows how it was repeatedly transported from Norwegian salmon farms to aquaculture operations around the world—and on to wild Pacific salmon.
May 26, 2021 | 900 words, about 4 minutes
Whale Bone Weapons Hint at World’s Earliest Coastal Economy
Thousands of years before the Neolithic Agricultural Revolution, a widespread trade network carried large whale bone spears from Spain to France.
May 17, 2021 | 700 words, about 3 minutes