The Hole in Peru’s Nazca Ridge National Reserve
By allowing fishing to persist in the protected area, biologists say the country’s new marine reserve fails to protect the unique Nazca Ridge ecosystem.
Sep 17, 2021 | 900 words, about 4 minutes
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Flying by the Fat of the Sea
Scientists may have cracked an essential secret of shorebirds’ marathon migrations.
Sep 14, 2021 | 5,300 words, about 26 minutes
Disappearing Sea Ice Means Stronger Arctic Tides
With climate change, Arctic communities—already threatened by sea level rise, permafrost melt, and erosion—will also face longer seasons of more extreme tides.
Sep 9, 2021 | 600 words, about 3 minutes
Mangrove Restoration Frustration
These coastal ecosystems are carbon sinks and coastline protectors, and we know how to restore them. Why have we been doing it the wrong way?
Sep 7, 2021 | 2,500 words, about 12 minutes
When Restoring Marine Life, Clumping Works Best
Experiments in the Netherlands point to better ways of getting plants to help each other.
Aug 19, 2021 | 750 words, about 3 minutes
The Americas’ First Ecosystem Managers
When it comes to sea otters, modern conservation goals are overlooking the firm hand Indigenous people wielded through time.
Aug 18, 2021 | 1,000 words, about 5 minutes
Plight of the Pajarada
In Patagonia, seabirds and artisanal hake fishers have a long-established relationship. Industrial fishers, not so much—and it’s not good for the birds.
Aug 10, 2021 | 8 min 50 sec
For Artificial Coral Reefs, Time Is Not Enough
Researchers hoped that, given long enough, artificial coral reefs would grow to match natural reefs. But an examination of a 200-year-old artificial coral reef shows that’s not necessarily the case.
Aug 4, 2021 | 600 words, about 3 minutes