To Save the Whales, Crab Fishers Are Testing Ropeless Gear

From devices designed to automatically cut the line, to crab pots that use no ropes at all, scientists are working to ease the threat posed by trap fishing.

Jun 24, 2019 | 1,000 words, about 5 minutes

Supersize My Seabream

Researchers are using CRISPR gene editing technology to give Japan’s coveted red seabream a bodybuilding boost. But will people accept it?

Jun 18, 2019 | 1,900 words, about 9 minutes

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

How a Far-Flung Group of Scientists Claimed the Ocean Discovery XPRIZE

Advances made to win XPRIZE will help with the quest to map the seafloor—an effort with scientific and industrial appeal.

Jun 5, 2019 | 1,000 words, about 5 minutes

Fish Below Your Feet and Other Solutions for a Living Harbor

In Seattle, Singapore, and other waterfront cities around the world, engineers are creating life-enhancing designs to encourage marine biodiversity.

May 14, 2019 | 4,000 words, about 20 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

Singapore Wants to Build Massive Floating Suburbs

Vast complexes of floating rafts would support apartment buildings on the sea.

May 2, 2019 | 750 words, about 3 minutes

As Global Shipping Grows, Prepare for a Surge of Invasive Species

Scientists are predicting a dramatic uptick in the rate of species introductions as economies grow and the climate changes.

May 1, 2019 | 450 words, about 2 minutes