A Pending Shift in a Prominent Shipping Lane Will Be Used to Study Noise Pollution

When some 80,000 ships are sent on a different path to the Baltic Sea in 2020, researchers will be watching to see how porpoises respond.

Jun 20, 2019 | 900 words, about 4 minutes

Where Whales and Plastic Meet

Scientists cruised into Iceland’s remote cold waters to find out why whales are eating so much plastic.

Jun 10, 2019 | 1,100 words, about 5 minutes

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 Precarious Protection of Alaska’s Ringed Seals

The State of Alaska is petitioning the federal government to take ringed seals off the endangered species list. Others say not so fast.

Jun 5, 2019 | 850 words, about 4 minutes

The Baffling Case of the Belugas that Won’t Bounce Back

What’s keeping Cook Inlet belugas from thriving?

May 21, 2019 | 4,500 words, about 23 minutes

North Atlantic Right Whales’ Very Important Mother’s Day

With just over 400 North Atlantic right whales in the wild, we are especially thankful for these new moms.

May 10, 2019 | 700 words, about 5 minutes

Bearded Seals Are Maturing Younger and Having More Pups

Both are signs of a healthy population—but scientists caution these Arctic animals are no champions of climate change resilience.

May 6, 2019 | 700 words, about 3 minutes

Reassessing Seal Rescue

The Netherlands is trying to do something new when it comes to rescuing “stranded” seals: less.

Apr 16, 2019 | 4,900 words, about 25 minutes