The Hot Mess of Hawai‘i’s Renewable Power Push
Can the small Hawaiian island of Moloka‘i and its utility get along well enough to teach the rest of the world how to get off fossil-fueled electricity?
Jun 11, 2019 | 3,100 words, about 16 minutes
Oceanographic Region: Pacific Ocean
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Otter Bones Provide a Clue to an Enduring Conservation Mystery
Nearly fifty years after a failed reintroduction, a local nonprofit wants to try again—but first, they’re going back in time.
Jun 7, 2019 | 800 words, about 4 minutes
The Hotel California of Fossilized Worms
Off the California coast, researchers have discovered a new species of worm that thrived in the chemical soup of deep-sea seeps.
Jun 3, 2019 | 500 words, about 2 minutes
Coastal Job: Island Pest Detector
Miriam Ritchie and her troop of terriers help battle invasive species on New Zealand’s small coastal islands.
May 31, 2019 | 700 words, about 3 minutes
Sea Urchins Stress Out
Handling and tagging an urchin for research can impair its ability to avoid predators.
May 30, 2019 | 400 words, about 2 minutes
Feeling the Heat in Winter
This year in Alaska, an abnormal rise in temperature has, like in much of the north, disrupted isolated communities, upset subsistence hunting patterns, and even led to some deaths.
May 29, 2019 | 950 words, about 4 minutes
Why Ocean Shores Beachcombing Is a Blast
Collectors at this year’s beachcombing fair in a Washington town had something surprising to put on display.
May 28, 2019 | 6 min
Boat Motors Speed Up Metabolism in Fish Embryos
Noise pollution interrupts the normal growth and development of fish embryos.
May 27, 2019 | 600 words, about 3 minutes