Fur Seals Face a Wormier World

Climate change could have repercussions that leave marine mammals more vulnerable to disease.

Dec 27, 2018 | 500 words, about 2 minutes

Can the Ghost Dolphin Survive Obscurity?

Researchers struggle to save something they know next to nothing about.

Sep 27, 2018 | 650 words, about 3 minutes

How to Dismantle a Blue Whale

In Chile, a team of volunteers confronts stench and gore to ensure a new life for a dead whale.

Aug 7, 2018 | 1,300 words, about 7 minutes

The Andean Condor’s 100-Kilometer Diet

Depleted marine mammals and an increasingly developed coastline mean these scavengers have to fly far to find food.

Jun 25, 2018 | 600 words, about 3 minutes

Fish Vaccines Falter When Infections Overlap

On fish farms, sea lice chew through the protective effect of vaccination.

Mar 8, 2018 | 550 words, about 2 minutes

How Island Bats Took Over the Mainland

South America’s short-faced fruit bats are the descendants of “reverse colonists.”

Feb 20, 2018 | 450 words, about 2 minutes

Shellfish Can’t Say No to Drugs

Unfortunately for them. But it is teaching scientists about the consequences of pharmaceutical pollution.

Jan 5, 2018 | 800 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.

Jan 3, 2018 | 600 words, about 3 minutes