Virtual Reality Preserves Disappearing Land

Coastal communities are capturing their cultures and landscapes in virtual reality before sea level rise steals them for good.

Jun 18, 2018 | 750 words, about 3 minutes

Is a Chemical Used in MRIs a Threat to Marine Ecosystems?

Gadolinium, a rare earth element important for medical testing, has found its way into coastal waters.

Jun 14, 2018 | 550 words, about 2 minutes

Synthetic Crab Blood Is Good for the Birds

How the decision to stop harvesting horseshoe crab blood could help a whole ecosystem.

May 24, 2018 | 700 words, about 3 minutes

Porpoises Flee from Noise Pollution

Toothed whales, which communicate at higher frequencies than their baleen brethren, are also disrupted by artificial noise.

May 23, 2018 | 550 words, about 2 minutes

Soon Your Phone May Be Powered by Ship Soot

Researchers found a way to turn carbon pollution into graphite, a component widely used in batteries.

May 17, 2018 | 550 words, about 2 minutes

Row, Row, Row Your Coat

In Victorian England, re-engineered rain cloaks, umbrellas, and walking sticks floated adventurers down the Thames and, eventually, into the Arctic.

May 15, 2018 | 1,400 words, about 7 minutes

When Mountains Fall into the Sea

As glaciers melt, unstable slopes are being exposed and are on the precipice of collapse.

May 1, 2018 | 2,800 words, about 14 minutes

Pulling Up a Piece of Hades’s Home

Expeditions to the hadal seafloor are turning up a trove of surprising discoveries.

Apr 23, 2018 | 700 words, about 3 minutes