Marina Wang’s Contributions:
For Marlin, Stripes Mean Stop
Drone footage reveals that marlin flash their bright stripes before going in for a kill.
Apr 5, 2024 | Five-panel comic
Pastoral Preferences of the Pygmy Squid
Facing habitat loss, where else could pygmy squid live?
Feb 22, 2024 | Eight-panel comic
For Sale: Shark Jaw, Tiger Claw, Fish Maw
With little enforcement or legal culpability, social media helps wildlife trafficking thrive in plain sight.
Feb 20, 2024 | 1,600 words, about 8 minutes
In Brazil, the Seahorse Black Market Is Bustling
Every year, the country’s fishers accidentally catch millions of seahorses. Where they all go, nobody quite knows.
Jan 25, 2024 | 450 words, about 2 minutes
How to Spot Your Penguin Partner
African penguins tell each other apart by the dot patterns on their chests.
Jan 18, 2024 | Seven-panel comic
In Graphic Detail: The Longest Southern Right Whale Migration
Why did the whale cross the Atlantic Ocean? Perhaps the grass was greener on the other side.
Nov 3, 2023 | 450 words, about 2 minutes
In Graphic Detail: The Harrowing Heat Hump
The planet just keeps getting hotter.
Oct 4, 2023 | 350 words, a quick read
The Octopus Boxing Guide
Scientists take a biomechanical look at how, exactly, octopuses punch fish.
Sep 8, 2023 | Six-panel comic
California’s Undisturbed Gaviota Coast Draws a Shocking Range of Wildlife
Mountain lions and bears and pigs, oh my! Charting the unexpected denizens of California beaches.
Aug 24, 2023 | 650 words, about 3 minutes
Cooperative Circle Feeding Means Snacks All Around
For the first time, scientists have observed southern right whales feeding together in a circle.
Aug 9, 2023 | Eight-panel comic
In Graphic Detail: What’s on the Menu for Killer Whales?
From herring to narwhal to seal, killer whale diets vary across the North Atlantic.
Apr 14, 2023 | 500 words, about 2 minutes
Another Animal That Speckles with Age: Dolphins
Scientists can now predict how old Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins are based on their speckled bellies.
Mar 22, 2023 | 550 words, about 2 minutes
In Graphic Detail: Gray Whales in Flux
The number of gray whales in the eastern North Pacific Ocean was a cause for celebration a few years ago. What happened?
Jan 26, 2023 | 300 words, a quick read
Sea Otter Recovery Is Sending Ripples through the Ecosystem
On Pleasant Island, Alaska, wolves are feasting on sea otters. That’s surprisingly bad news for deer.
Jan 24, 2023 | 550 words, about 2 minutes
Suiting Up like a Shark Is Still a Struggle
Shark skin is the envy of engineers trying to maximize hydrodynamics, but shark skin–inspired materials have a long way to go before they work like the real thing.
Oct 19, 2022 | 700 words, about 3 minutes
Would You Swim with a Robot Dolphin?
It’s not hard to convince people to want to hang out with a robot dolphin instead of the real thing.
Oct 6, 2022 | 650 words, about 3 minutes
Looking For a Better Way to Scare Seals
By tapping into a nails-on-a-chalkboard-like reflex, scientists are hopeful they’ve found a way to keep seals away from endangered salmon.
Aug 29, 2022 | 700 words, about 3 minutes
Lost Birds Can Be Cash Cows for Local Tourism
When an internet-famous Steller’s sea eagle turned up roughly 11,000 kilometers from home in late 2021, birders flocked to catch a glimpse.
Aug 22, 2022 | 700 words, about 3 minutes
A Community’s Quest to Document Every Species on Their Island Home
Naming leads to knowing, which leads to understanding. Residents of a small British Columbia island take to the forests and beaches to connect with their nonhuman neighbors.
Jun 28, 2022 | 5,000 words, about 25 minutes
In Graphic Detail: Most Common Throat-Piercing Fish Bones
Researchers in Japan figure out which fish species cause fish eaters the most problems.
May 20, 2022 | 400 words, about 2 minutes
Humpback Mothers Are Being Squeezed from Both Sides
Humpbacks prefer to keep their calves in shallow water, but increasing boat traffic is pushing them out to sea.
May 18, 2022 | 650 words, about 3 minutes
Snails’ Scars Offer a 100,000-Year Record of Crab Populations
A surprisingly simple technique for studying scars on snails’ shells shows how California’s crab population has changed over millennia.
Apr 27, 2022 | 550 words, about 2 minutes
Killer Whales’ Scars Tell a Story
By counting their scars and when they got them, scientists are unlocking new insights on killer whale social dynamics.
Mar 14, 2022 | 700 words, about 3 minutes
Iceland’s Confusing Inter-cetacean Conflict
It’s pilot whales versus killer whales in the waters off southern Iceland—though researchers can’t really explain why.
Sep 23, 2021 | 750 words, about 3 minutes
To a Salmon’s Eye, Spirit Bears Have Natural Camouflage
Salmon are much more likely to avoid a black bear-shaped object than a white one.
Aug 11, 2021 | 750 words, about 3 minutes