The Hot Mess of Hawai‘i’s Renewable Power Push
Can the small Hawaiian island of Moloka‘i and its utility get along well enough to teach the rest of the world how to get off fossil-fueled electricity?
Jun 11, 2019 | 3,100 words, about 16 minutes
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The Newest Lab Rat Has Eight Arms
Move over mice and fruit flies, the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, is busy developing the next great model organism for science.
Jun 3, 2019 | 2,200 words, about 11 minutes
Coastal Job: Island Pest Detector
Miriam Ritchie and her troop of terriers help battle invasive species on New Zealand’s small coastal islands.
May 31, 2019 | 700 words, about 3 minutes
Feeling the Heat in Winter
This year in Alaska, an abnormal rise in temperature has, like in much of the north, disrupted isolated communities, upset subsistence hunting patterns, and even led to some deaths.
May 29, 2019 | 950 words, about 4 minutes
Why Ocean Shores Beachcombing Is a Blast
Collectors at this year’s beachcombing fair in a Washington town had something surprising to put on display.
May 28, 2019 | 6 min
Hawksbill Turtles Paid a High Price for Beauty
The tortoiseshell trade was a complex system that spanned the globe, and it was worse for hawksbills than previously thought.
May 22, 2019 | 750 words, about 3 minutes
Great Barrier Grief
People living near the Great Barrier Reef are deeply worried about its future, and scientists say it’s time for the government to listen.
May 16, 2019 | 550 words, about 2 minutes
The Tough Sell of Turtle-Saving Tech
Sea turtle excluder devices are simple. Getting them adopted is anything but.
May 7, 2019 | 2,600 words, about 13 minutes