Sharks in the Gas Tank
The push to find the next best fossil fuel alternative includes experiments with biofuel made from shark liver oil.
Jan 27, 2020 | 500 words, about 2 minutes
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Mending Coastal Marshes
Recycled plastic bottles get a new life as artificial islands on the Louisiana coastline.
Jan 20, 2020 | 1,600 words, about 8 minutes
Coastal Job: Exhibit Designer and an Octopus’s Toymaker
Adam Nelson’s work description includes making custom playthings for a prized octopus.
Dec 23, 2019 | 650 words, about 3 minutes
A High-Pressure Job
What construction workers, scuba divers, and a risqué dance have in common.
Dec 17, 2019 | 4 min 20 sec
Deep-Sea Revelations
Thousands of photographs taken by a mining firm may reveal new species on the ocean floor.
Nov 27, 2019 | 650 words, about 3 minutes
The Antique Technology Still Taking the Ocean’s Pulse
The Continuous Plankton Recorder has been measuring the ocean’s plankton (almost) continuously since the 1930s.
Oct 23, 2019 | 1,100 words, about 5 minutes
Ballast Podcast Episode 5: The Ballast in the Sky
Ballast: not just for ships and giggles.
Oct 14, 2019 | 17 min
Do You See What Eye See?
A research team tries to unlock the secrets of underwater vision and camouflage.
Oct 9, 2019 | 6 min 20 sec