Māori Management Techniques Might Help Struggling Birds

Research suggests traditional harvesting could help protect sooty shearwaters in New Zealand’s Marlborough Sounds.

Mar 6, 2020 | 800 words, about 4 minutes

How Seashells Feed Trees

Researchers track how the nutrients in shellfish are aiding plants and animals on land.

Mar 5, 2020 | 600 words, about 3 minutes

Plastic Pollution May Be Spreading Antibiotic Resistance

Two great worries of the modern era, together at last.

Mar 4, 2020 | 450 words, about 2 minutes

Honey, I Scared the Squids

The sounds made by industrial pile drivers freak out squid, but they seem to adjust. Sort of.

Mar 2, 2020 | 450 words, about 2 minutes

Stone Age Diets Were Far From Healthy

Even in the Neolithic, Norwegians were overloaded with heavy metals.

Feb 27, 2020 | 400 words, about 2 minutes

Kelp Rafts Are Bringing Invaders to Antarctica

Animals have long rafted around the planet, but the southern continent was considered too remote, too isolated, and too cold for that to be a problem—until now.

Feb 26, 2020 | 600 words, about 3 minutes

Penguins Call Underwater

For the first time, researchers hear seabirds vocalizing while diving.

Feb 24, 2020 | 400 words, about 2 minutes

Less than a Fifth of Deep-Sea Life Is Identifiable

An epic project to map the seafloor around Pacific islands has helped quantify the mysteriousness of the deep.

Feb 21, 2020 | 700 words, about 3 minutes