The Surfing Sculptor
In Mahabalipuram, India, a fisherman turned surfer turned sculptor helps shape the region’s growing surf scene.
Jun 8, 2015 | 2,600 words, about 13 minutes
Scientific Field/Discipline: Archaeology
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The Fisher Kings
Along southern Florida’s coast, the ancient Calusa constructed an entire island of shell and defied the Spanish Conquest.
Jun 3, 2015 | 2,700 words, about 13 minutes
The Girl with the Shimmering Eyes
A mysterious 19th-century Haida carver breaks artistic ground and creates a rare, and stunning, portrait.
May 27, 2015 | 500 words, about 2 minutes
Old Coast, New Coast: Doha, Qatar
From ocean to desert and everything in between, unearthing Doha’s coastline in photographs.
Apr 22, 2015 | 250 words, a quick read
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
The Brine Revolution
Did lowly shellfish change the world?
Apr 22, 2015 | 3,400 words, about 17 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