An Alaskan Voyage to Track Ocean Acidification

More than a year transiting the same route reveals unexpected differences in acidification.

Aug 19, 2019 | 1,200 words, about 6 minutes

Wasted

Our global food system discards 46 million tonnes of fish each year. Why?

Jul 23, 2019 | 3,700 words, about 19 minutes

A 450-Year Record of North Sea Herring, Pried from Clams

Chemical analysis of the shells of long-lived North Sea ocean quahogs unveils hundreds of years of environmental change.

Jun 26, 2019 | 550 words, about 2 minutes

To Save the Whales, Crab Fishers Are Testing Ropeless Gear

From devices designed to automatically cut the line, to crab pots that use no ropes at all, scientists are working to ease the threat posed by trap fishing.

Jun 24, 2019 | 1,000 words, about 5 minutes

Two Flies Walk into a Barnacle

Then they mate and their babies eat the barnacle. Seriously.

May 9, 2019 | 650 words, about 3 minutes

Parasites Are Helping California Mussels Beat the Heat

The parasites change the mussels’ shells from black to blue-gray, causing them to absorb less sunlight.

Apr 29, 2019 | 600 words, about 3 minutes

Clam Digging through 3,500 Years of Indigenous History

Newly dated clam gardens show the technology is much older than previously thought.

Feb 27, 2019 | 850 words, about 4 minutes

In the Chesapeake Bay, Shell Mounds Show a Long History of Sustainable Oyster Harvests

Indigenous peoples in the Chesapeake harvested oysters sustainably for thousands of years—until the introduction of new techniques by Europeans decimated the stocks.

Nov 22, 2018 | 650 words, about 3 minutes