Having Your Desalination and Eating It, Too
A small-scale experiment shows that brine waste from desalination can be turned into fertilizer for hydroponic plants.
Apr 9, 2021 | 750 words, about 3 minutes
Species: Terrestrial Plants
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Time for the Tlingit Potato
Genetically distinct from its European counterparts, this coastal Alaska potato predates modern taste for russets and Yukon Golds.
Dec 28, 2020 | 1,200 words, about 6 minutes
Who Will Save the Slender Yoke-Moss?
In the crush of conservation priorities, scientists grapple with how to help an endangered species with no obvious value.
Dec 9, 2020 | 1,000 words, about 5 minutes
This Seawater-Infused Wine Is Sweet, Thick, and Not at All Salty
After 2,500 years, wine enthusiasts bring back a wine adored by ancient Greeks.
Nov 2, 2020 | 500 words, about 2 minutes
Lichens: Corals of the Forest
You’ve probably walked past them hundreds of times. Devil’s matchstick, frog pelt, lungwort, and, of course, fairy barf. While these sound like ingredients for a fictional witch’s potion, you can find these and more on a walk through the forests of British Columbia. Let us introduce you to a symbiotic relationship like no other—the lichens.
Apr 6, 2020 | 3 min 10 sec
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
Salal’s Worrisome Die-Off
This ubiquitous shrub of the Pacific Northwest is dying—and the impact could be catastrophic.
Aug 1, 2019 | 1,300 words, about 7 minutes
Searching the Forest for the Trees
Indigenous communities rush to find the few remaining monumental cedars for totem poles, house posts, and canoes.
Apr 23, 2019 | 7 min 30 sec