Animal Trainers Gone Wild

A research team says no to drugs and uses the skills of animal trainers to calm wild Weddell seals.

Feb 13, 2018 | 850 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

Breaking. Bad?

New research shows there’s life in the wake of Antarctica’s crack epidemic.

Aug 11, 2017 | 700 words, about 3 minutes

Peeping in on the Mile Deep Club

Braving an Antarctic winter to catch Chilean sea bass in the act.

Aug 8, 2017 | 2,300 words, about 11 minutes

Claiming a Slice of Ice with the Help of Some Stamps

Sixty years ago, a humble post office helped New Zealand stake a claim in Antarctica.

Jan 9, 2017 | 650 words, about 3 minutes

Is This the Year Governments Protect Antarctica’s Seas?

The odds world governments will finally agree to establish marine protected areas in the Southern Ocean are looking better than ever.

Oct 25, 2016 | 700 words, about 3 minutes

The Museum at the End of the World

Natalie Goodall built a museum for rare marine mammals in one of the world’s least likely places for a scientific institution.

Jul 5, 2016 | 1,500 words, about 7 minutes

No, Britain Isn’t Naming a Ship RRS Boaty McBoatface

Never let the Internet name things.

Mar 21, 2016 | 350 words, a quick read