Trawlers Are Pushing into the High Arctic
With sea ice melting, fishing looks set to continue its expansion into previously inaccessible waters.
Jul 29, 2021 | 700 words, about 3 minutes
Oceanographic Region: Arctic Ocean
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Svalbard’s Mysterious Disappearing Shipwrecks
In the Arctic, maritime history is vanishing without a trace.
Nov 5, 2020 | 1,000 words, about 5 minutes
The Race Against Catastrophe
In Arctic waters, researchers are scrambling to record baseline environmental data, while communities brace for the inevitable—shipping disasters.
Oct 13, 2020 | 2,300 words, about 11 minutes
Coastal Job: Whale Snot Collector
For this marine mammal biologist, whale snot says a lot.
Sep 25, 2020 | 650 words, about 3 minutes
Milne Ice Shelf Ecosystem, We Hardly Knew Ye
When the last of the Arctic’s ice shelves collapsed in early August, it took a newly discovered ecosystem with it.
Aug 19, 2020 | 700 words, about 3 minutes
Coastal Job: Ocean Mapper
Paola Travaglini busts through ice to map unseen seafloor.
Jul 31, 2020 | 650 words, about 3 minutes
This Sea Urchin Just Won’t Die
An urchin that survived two apparent attacks showcases the animal’s astonishing resilience.
May 28, 2020 | 450 words, about 2 minutes
Footprints of Extraction
The Svalbard Archipelago was uninhabited until humans came searching for resources. A historian follows their tracks.
Apr 7, 2020 | 2,500 words, about 13 minutes