In Graphic Detail: The Polar Silk Route
China’s ambitious Belt and Road Initiative aims to link much of the world through road, rail, and maritime networks, including ice-free routes through the Arctic.
Dec 22, 2022 | 500 words, about 2 minutes
Scientific Field/Discipline: Geography
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In Graphic Detail: Six Coral Continents
Coral reefs are some of the most imperiled ecosystems on the planet, but the largest and most connected reef networks might just have what it takes to survive.
Oct 21, 2022 | 450 words, about 2 minutes
River Deltas Are Running Out of Land
Estimates of many deltas’ stabilities in the face of sea level rise were overoptimistic.
Sep 28, 2022 | 650 words, about 3 minutes
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
In Graphic Detail: No Coastline Left Untouched
Human activities on land and in the ocean are degrading shorelines around the world. No coastal region is entirely free from our influence.
Aug 19, 2022 | 400 words, about 2 minutes
Tribal Hatcheries and the Road to Restoration
In the US Pacific Northwest, tribal hatcheries uphold Indigenous communities’ treaty rights to salmon, while buying time to rehabilitate lost habitat.
Jun 3, 2022 | 5,700 words, about 28 minutes
Fishery Closures and the Ghosts of Past Mistakes
Canada is closing fisheries and buying back licenses. Will this latest scheme save salmon or sink fishers?
Oct 21, 2021 | 2,200 words, about 11 minutes
Survivor: Salmon Edition
Will different salmon species adapt before the climate votes them off the island?
Jul 6, 2021 | 4,600 words, about 23 minutes