Reluctant Saviors
How tragedy and Mediterranean migration complicates the age-old ethic of rescuing seafarers in distress.
Apr 29, 2015 | 800 words, about 4 minutes
Scientific Field/Discipline: Anthropology
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From Scales and Fins to Shiny Tins
Travel back in time to 1938, when canneries lined Canada’s west coast, salmon filled the bottom of boats, and housewives served canned salmon on their best china.
Apr 22, 2015 | 9 min 30 sec
True Blue
Far from its origins, a new pigment appeared on an Alaskan island and made an artistic splash.
Apr 22, 2015 | 400 words, about 2 minutes
What Now, Walrus?
The convergence of Inuit wisdom and scientific study is helping researchers begin to understand what a changing Arctic means for the walrus (and for those who depend on it).
Apr 22, 2015 | 2,900 words, about 14 minutes