Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning Meets Its Match
As climate change brings more red tides, a protein from the American bullfrog might provide protection from paralytic shellfish poisoning.
Aug 14, 2019 | 800 words, about 4 minutes
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Going Fishing for Ghost Gear
Scientists are developing tracking tags to help catch lost fishing gear.
Aug 12, 2019 | 750 words, about 3 minutes
What the Seas Will Swallow
Alex MacLean’s aerial images of the US East Coast convey just how much infrastructure perches in the coastal danger zone.
Aug 6, 2019 | 2,000 words, 13 photos
Bringing Power to India’s Electricity Deserts
Floating solar cells and engines fueled by cow dung are bringing reliable power to Visakhapatnam.
Jul 4, 2019 | 800 words, about 4 minutes
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