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

That Time Hitler’s Girlfriend Visited Iceland and the British Invaded

The location of this small island nation, along with its people and economy, played an unexpected and crucial role in the outcome of the Second World War.

May 11, 2021 | 4,500 words, about 22 minutes

Cut Off From the Ocean by a Volcanic Eruption, These Fish Had to Learn to Live in a Lake

For the past 300 years, a small population of Arctic char has been eking out an existence in a remote lake.

May 3, 2021 | 700 words, about 3 minutes

Audubon at Sea

Famous for his art and writing about birds—and infamous more recently for his racist views—John James Audubon traversed the Atlantic a dozen times, providing a snapshot into the state of the ocean two centuries ago.

Mar 23, 2021 | 3,600 words, about 18 minutes

To Speak of the Sea in Irish

A new dictionary project aims to safeguard coastal Irish words and the unique perspectives they provide.

Mar 17, 2021 | 1,400 words, about 7 minutes