The City, the Sparrow, and the Tempestuous Sea

The saltmarsh sparrow survives the rattle and roar of one of North America’s most populated areas, but its greatest challenge comes from the sea.

Jun 24, 2021 | 3,800 words, about 19 minutes

Honolulu: A Seabird’s Surprising Five-Star Destination

The white tern—Manu-o-Kū—has excited ornithologists, its population growing within the busiest of Hawai‘i’s urban landscapes.

Jun 23, 2021 | 3,200 words, about 16 minutes

The Gull Next Door

Your obnoxious neighbor or just a misunderstood, displaced seabird?

Jun 22, 2021 | 3,300 words, about 17 minutes

Illegal Fishing Is Devastating Kenya’s Sea Turtles

With reduced oversight because of COVID-19, illegal fishers and poachers are taking a heavy toll on the sea turtle populations near Marereni, Kenya.

Jun 17, 2021 | 450 words, about 2 minutes

Freeing Oysters from a Parasite’s Hold

Armed with traditional knowledge and modern science, a small team hunts for the sweet spot that could save oysters from a parasite that has decimated populations in Cape Breton and beyond.

Jun 15, 2021 | 1,900 words, about 10 minutes

The Haunting Nature of Plastics

A lyrical meditation on our most insidious creation.

Jun 8, 2021 | 5,000 words, about 25 minutes

The Alarming Power of Melting Arctic Ice

At least 25 times over the past 120,000 years, the temperature in Greenland swung dramatically. Now, scientists have a better understanding of why.

Jun 4, 2021 | 650 words, about 3 minutes

Three Days in the Theater of Old-Growth Logging and Protest

A drama 150 years in the making is playing out as logging companies and police clash with First Nations and protesters over one of British Columbia’s last remaining stands of unprotected old-growth forest.

Jun 1, 2021 | 6,100 words, about 31 minutes