One Great Shot: The Art of Eating

Grazing snails create kelp lace.

Mar 31, 2023 | 150 words, 1 photo

Banking on the Seaweed Rush

Seaweed farmers promise to feed us, combat climate change, support coastal communities, provide wildlife habitat, and more. Can seaweed do it all?

Mar 14, 2023 | 2,800 words, about 14 minutes

In India, Sacred Groves Are Helping Resurrect a Near-Extinct Forest Ecosystem

Botanists and community stewards from Auroville, Tamil Nadu, are using scattered patches of native forest as a blueprint to revive the tropical dry evergreen forest ecosystems of coastal India.

Mar 2, 2023 | 1,700 words, about 8 minutes

Worried about Sea Level Rise? Look for the Lichens.

One of the great infrastructure challenges of the next few decades is to figure out which coastal sites should be abandoned and which can be saved. Lichens can help.

Feb 28, 2023 | 900 words, about 4 minutes

Philadelphia’s Diatom Archive Is a Way, Way, Wayback Machine

A cache of phytoplankton held at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University is helping to reconstruct historical coastlines.

Sep 20, 2022 | 2,500 words, about 12 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

A Dish of Beach Greens, Infused with Memories and Tradition

An Iñupiaq writer remembers her family roots through the preparation of a favorite dish.

Jun 16, 2022 | 1,300 words, about 6 minutes

Mothering Mozambique’s Mangroves Back to Life

Villagers along the Limpopo River are restoring an estuary and securing their food supply, one mangrove at a time.

Apr 21, 2022 | 1,600 words, about 8 minutes