So Long, and Thanks for All the Fun, Fungie
A longtime resident of the Irish harbor of Dingle, Fungie the dolphin has likely left this world for good.
Nov 25, 2020 | 600 words, about 3 minutes
Topic: Living Things
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When Rubber Hits the Road—and Washes Away
A stealthy source of pollution leaves the highway in astonishing amounts and heads to sea, toxic chemicals and all.
Nov 24, 2020 | 2,000 words, about 10 minutes
Climate Change Is Sending Some Species the Wrong Way
Not every animal has the power to migrate to cooler climes.
Nov 23, 2020 | 450 words, about 2 minutes
Tabulating the Victims of Plastic Pollution
Hundreds of sea turtles and marine mammals have been choked, snared, and hooked by plastic debris.
Nov 19, 2020 | 600 words, about 3 minutes
Caribbean Box Crabs Have Stalkers
Aggressive fish follow crabs, forcing them to stir up food.
Nov 11, 2020 | 600 words, about 3 minutes
Trapped Between Pavement and the Pacific
A surprisingly dense and isolated population of Humboldt martens is challenging our assumptions about the species.
Nov 10, 2020 | 2,500 words, about 13 minutes
Svalbard’s Mysterious Disappearing Shipwrecks
In the Arctic, maritime history is vanishing without a trace.
Nov 5, 2020 | 1,000 words, about 5 minutes
The Ochre Sea Star
Meet the unassuming intertidal predator that turns its prey into soup.
Nov 4, 2020 | 1 min 15 sec