Having Your Desalination and Eating It, Too

A small-scale experiment shows that brine waste from desalination can be turned into fertilizer for hydroponic plants.

Apr 9, 2021 | 750 words, about 3 minutes

The Quest for a Floating Utopia

Can casting away from established society to inhabit sea-based colonies save us from the problems of modern life—or are we bound to repeat our mistakes?

Apr 6, 2021 | 6,200 words, about 31 minutes

The Savory Possibilities of Sea Beans

In Charleston, South Carolina, Heron Farms is attempting to grow a gangly, salt-tolerant plant in the face of sea level rise.

Mar 9, 2021 | 1,400 words, about 7 minutes

The Plan to Rear Fish on the Moon

To boldly farm fish where no one has farmed fish before.

Feb 22, 2021 | 800 words, about 4 minutes

Can a Cold Water Bath Save the Great Barrier Reef?

Lack of action on climate change is forcing scientists to devise ever more elaborate ways to stave off the damage.

Feb 19, 2021 | 700 words, about 3 minutes

The Pandemic Is Undermining Weather Monitoring

Scientists are scrambling to patch the cracks forming in the global marine weather monitoring system.

Jan 19, 2021 | 1,500 words, about 8 minutes

Scientists Have Designed an Activity Tracker for Lobsters

Researchers hope their new device can expose the weak points in the supply chain.

Jan 7, 2021 | 650 words, about 3 minutes

Dead in the Water

As abandoned and derelict boats multiply from Alaska to California, officials scramble for solutions.

Dec 21, 2020 | 800 words, about 4 minutes