A Moonshot for Coral Breeding Was Successful
But the coral are trapped in tanks, still waiting to be released on the reefs.
Sep 27, 2022 | 2,500 words, about 12 minutes
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Pandemic Poaching Sets Rockfish Conservation Effort Back Years
Illegal fishing in rockfish conservation areas around Galiano Island, British Columbia, spiked dramatically in 2020 and 2021.
Sep 22, 2022 | 750 words, about 3 minutes
Besieged by Sargassum, Caribbean Islanders Are Looking for Solutions
The Cayman Islands tried to vacuum sargassum from the water to unclog a popular bay. It didn’t work. Now, locals are left wondering what will.
Sep 21, 2022 | 700 words, about 3 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
The Puerto Rican Plain Pigeon Can’t Take Another Big Hurricane
Hampered by habitat loss and besieged by climate change–boosted hurricanes, this Caribbean species may not survive the next big storm.
Sep 19, 2022 | 650 words, about 3 minutes
The Eternal Life of Beached Whales
Sure, they stink, but when we hastily dispose of dead whales, we’re depriving myriad organisms and the coastal environment of the ecological gifts the carcasses deliver.
Sep 9, 2022 | 2,600 words, about 13 minutes
How Giant Isopods Got Supersized
Scientists are diving into the genome of an overgrown crustacean to understand how some deep-sea creatures got so big.
Aug 31, 2022 | 700 words, about 3 minutes
Restraining the Tide Exacerbates Climate Change
Blocking the flow of salt water can turn coastal wetlands into methane belchers.
Aug 24, 2022 | 750 words, about 3 minutes