The Hidden Light Show Below
Did you know that reefs can glow? Photographer Louise Murray dips into the dark seas to capture the spectacle of marine fluorescence.
Jun 25, 2019 | 1,000 words, 13 photos
Topic: Living Things
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Scientists Want to Make Fuel and Plastic Out of Bacteria
Tiny but mighty, octillions of cyanobacteria in the ocean create diesel-like hydrocarbons in huge amounts. A team of researchers wants to know why.
Jun 21, 2019 | 850 words, about 4 minutes
A Pending Shift in a Prominent Shipping Lane Will Be Used to Study Noise Pollution
When some 80,000 ships are sent on a different path to the Baltic Sea in 2020, researchers will be watching to see how porpoises respond.
Jun 20, 2019 | 900 words, about 4 minutes
Putting Names to Fishers’ Unidentified Sharks
Most sharks and rays caught in the Mediterranean are not identified to a species level, which hampers conservation efforts.
Jun 13, 2019 | 550 words, about 2 minutes
Where Whales and Plastic Meet
Scientists cruised into Iceland’s remote cold waters to find out why whales are eating so much plastic.
Jun 10, 2019 | 1,100 words, about 5 minutes
Otter Bones Provide a Clue to an Enduring Conservation Mystery
Nearly fifty years after a failed reintroduction, a local nonprofit wants to try again—but first, they’re going back in time.
Jun 7, 2019 | 800 words, about 4 minutes
The Precarious Protection of Alaska’s Ringed Seals
The State of Alaska is petitioning the federal government to take ringed seals off the endangered species list. Others say not so fast.
Jun 5, 2019 | 850 words, about 4 minutes
The Hotel California of Fossilized Worms
Off the California coast, researchers have discovered a new species of worm that thrived in the chemical soup of deep-sea seeps.
Jun 3, 2019 | 500 words, about 2 minutes