The Canoe in the Forest

An unfinished boat hidden on a remote island in Alaska illuminates a missing chapter in the history of traditional Haida and Tlingit canoe building

Dec 19, 2024 | 3,500 words, about 17 minutes

To Speak the Language of the Land

Māori people are reclaiming their native language, even in the face of growing threats to the natural world on which it depends.

Dec 12, 2024 | 4,600 words, about 23 minutes

Finding Food and Solace in the Intertidal

On the complex pleasures of harvesting shellfish with the people you love.

Nov 14, 2024 | 3,600 words, about 18 minutes

The Big Baltic Bomb Cleanup

The ocean became a dumping ground for weapons after Allied forces defeated the Nazis. Now a team of robots and divers are making the Baltic Sea safer.

Sep 5, 2024 | 2,700 words, about 14 minutes

The Social Cost of Carbon Credits

Multinational companies funded a US $4.4-million carbon offset project. Senegalese locals did much of the work—and saw almost none of the money.

Jul 16, 2024 | 2,700 words, about 13 minutes

How Viking-Age Hunters Took Down the Biggest Animal on Earth

New research suggests that medieval Icelanders were scavenging and likely even hunting blue whales long before industrial whaling technology.

May 7, 2024 | 2,500 words, about 12 minutes

Ancient Greece’s Biggest Port Is Older Than We Thought

New archaeological discoveries add 500 years to the history of this storied harbor.

Mar 13, 2024 | 650 words, about 3 minutes

Of Gitnuganaks, Glaciers, and Life at the End of the Last Ice Age

Off the British Columbia coast, scientists guided by Indigenous knowledge are unearthing evidence of island life long, long ago.

Mar 7, 2024 | 1,500 words, about 8 minutes