One Great Shot: King of the Sea

A sea lion gives our photographer a royal staredown.

Feb 14, 2020 | 200 words, 1 photo

We’ve Been Systematically Underestimating Sea Otters’ Historical Habitat

Estuaries once harbored thousands of otters, and now conservationists want to extend recovery efforts to California’s largest estuary: San Francisco Bay.

Feb 10, 2020 | 650 words, about 3 minutes

Hungry Alaskan Bears Find a New Prey

Facing stiff competition from a surging sea otter population, Alaska’s bears are biting back.

Feb 7, 2020 | 1,000 words, about 5 minutes

Alarm Bells Ring in a Whale Habitat Famed for its Silence

Researchers project a sevenfold increase in ship strikes and a cacophony of noise pollution in British Columbia’s Douglas Channel.

Feb 3, 2020 | 700 words, about 3 minutes

Scientists Managed to Find Marine Animals that Weren’t Contaminated by Plastic

It’s sad that this is surprising.

Jan 29, 2020 | 550 words, about 2 minutes

You Never Forget the Smell

Remembering one of North America’s last whaling stations.

Jan 28, 2020 | 3,700 words, about 18 minutes

When the Ship Hits the Fin

A forensic technique borrowed from the crime lab shows if a ship delivered the killing blow.

Jan 23, 2020 | 500 words, about 2 minutes

Malnourished Millennial Killer Whales Grew Up Smaller

Scientists are unsure how ‘1990s whales’ shrunken size is affecting their survival.

Jan 10, 2020 | 400 words, about 2 minutes