Hungry Mice Are Attacking and Killing Adult Albatrosses
The birds seem unwilling or incapable of fending off their attackers.
Feb 20, 2019 | 850 words, about 4 minutes
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One Great Shot: The Guillemot and the Iceberg
Carsten Egevang goes looking for seals in Greenland and finds a photogenic guillemot instead.
Feb 8, 2019 | 150 words, a quick read
Scientists Turn Birds into Activity Trackers for the Sea
This cheaper, easier way to map surface currents could be a boon to the renewable energy industry.
Jan 28, 2019 | 500 words, about 2 minutes
Loons Are Getting Squeezed By Wind Farms
Wind turbines have altered bird paths in the German North Sea, forcing them into smaller habitats.
Jan 14, 2019 | 450 words, about 2 minutes
Penguins Love Jelly
The DNA of gelatinous life forms found in penguin poo might help track the effects of climate change on southern ocean ecosystems.
Jan 4, 2019 | 600 words, about 3 minutes
Okay Google, Let’s Map Some Mud
A massive new map of the world’s mudflats may help save critical shorebird habitat.
Dec 19, 2018 | 700 words, about 3 minutes
An Oasis of Open Water
Inuit in Canada and Greenland want to protect an ecological wonder—a massive Arctic polynya—at the center of their world.
Nov 27, 2018 | 3,400 words, about 17 minutes
Some Seabirds Thrive at the Margins
Tidal fronts are the Goldilocks zone for hungry seabirds.
Nov 8, 2018 | 550 words, about 2 minutes