One Great Shot: When Dinner Will Not Go Gently
A photographer witnesses the struggle between a gull and a freshly hatched sea turtle.
Apr 16, 2021 | 150 words, 1 photo
Geographic Region: Oceania
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One Great Shot: The Big Gulp
With a little help from some tuna, a whale shark finally has its feast.
Mar 12, 2021 | 200 words, 1 photo
In the Push for Marine Conservation, Partially Protected Areas Are a “Red Herring”
Compared to fully safeguarded marine protected areas, partially protected areas have little benefit for marine life or people’s enjoyment.
Mar 10, 2021 | 850 words, about 4 minutes
Foraging Food, Forging Bonds
From socializing outdoors to relishing a favorite snack, the women of Timor-Leste glean for myriad reasons—and they go beyond food security.
Mar 8, 2021 | 650 words, about 3 minutes
Beached Whales Are a Lure for Hungry Sharks
They also cause great white sharks to behave differently—circling and swimming more quickly.
Mar 5, 2021 | 800 words, about 4 minutes
Scientists Discover an 81-Year-Old Snapper
The octogenarian snapper, the oldest tropical reef fish discovered to date, suggests reef fishes could grow to be even older—if we let them.
Mar 4, 2021 | 550 words, about 2 minutes
Can a Cold Water Bath Save the Great Barrier Reef?
Lack of action on climate change is forcing scientists to devise ever more elaborate ways to stave off the damage.
Feb 19, 2021 | 700 words, about 3 minutes
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