The Savory Possibilities of Sea Beans
In Charleston, South Carolina, Heron Farms is attempting to grow a gangly, salt-tolerant plant in the face of sea level rise.
Mar 9, 2021 | 1,400 words, about 7 minutes
Species: Aquatic Plants
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Mending Coastal Marshes
Recycled plastic bottles get a new life as artificial islands on the Louisiana coastline.
Jan 20, 2020 | 1,600 words, about 8 minutes
Is a Chemical Used in MRIs a Threat to Marine Ecosystems?
Gadolinium, a rare earth element important for medical testing, has found its way into coastal waters.
Jun 14, 2018 | 550 words, about 2 minutes
Strangers on the Shore
Foreign species hitchhiked across the Pacific on debris from the 2011 Japanese tsunami—now researchers along the North American coast are scrambling to detect them before they take hold.
Oct 21, 2015 | 3,000 words, about 15 minutes
The Tenacity of Water Chestnuts
To keep Massachusetts’s Mystic River friendly for boaters, a volunteer militia dives into the fray and beats back a well-armed invader.
Apr 22, 2015 | 2,000 words, about 10 minutes