Old Coast, New Coast: Sausalito, California
Where the marginalized, the outsized—and the at times fictionalized—characters of the San Francisco Bay area lived, circa the 1960s.
May 11, 2015 | 550 words, about 2 minutes
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Sea Level Rise is Picking Up the Pace
What slowdown? New research says sea level rise is speeding up.
May 11, 2015 | 650 words, about 3 minutes
Close Encounters with a Big Squid
Giant squid are so elusive they seem mythical. Here are five places that prove they’re real.
May 11, 2015 | 550 words, about 2 minutes
Stories from the Seven Seas
Coastal stories that washed up on our shore.
May 8, 2015 | 350 words, a quick read
The Sea Shanty Revival
Black humor and familiar tunes make for deck-stomping good times.
May 8, 2015 | 600 words, about 3 minutes
The Fishmongers
A portrait series featuring the women who carry coastal Ghana’s food supply on their heads.
May 6, 2015 | 450 words, 12 photos
Building a Private Titanic
Engineers are struggling to keep up with demands from the megarich for ever-bigger megayachts.
May 6, 2015 | 1,200 words, about 6 minutes
Baltimore’s Garbage Wheel
A year in the life of the Charm City’s garbage-eating waterwheel.
May 6, 2015 | 850 words, about 4 minutes