When Photographers Get Too Close, Wildlife Pays the Price

Capturing up-close-and-personal animal encounters on camera can help garner public support for conservation, but at what cost?

Apr 14, 2020 | 3,200 words, about 16 minutes

Footprints of Extraction

The Svalbard Archipelago was uninhabited until humans came searching for resources. A historian follows their tracks.

Apr 7, 2020 | 2,500 words, about 13 minutes

How a Beloved Bird Is Helping Save the Chesapeake Bay

Maryland farmers discover that what’s good for the northern bobwhite quail is good for the Chesapeake Bay.

Feb 18, 2020 | 1,800 words, about 9 minutes

Treasure Fever

The discovery of a legendary, lost shipwreck in North America has pitted treasure hunters and archaeologists against each other, raising questions about who should control sunken riches.

Jan 14, 2020 | 5,900 words, about 29 minutes