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
Scientific Field/Discipline: Oceanography
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Surf and Turf: Saving a Wave by Protecting the Land
In Mexico, scientists, surfers, and a passionate community rally to protect a beloved break.
Oct 4, 2022 | 1,500 words, about 7 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
With Old Traditions and New Tech, Young Inuit Chart Their Changing Landscape
For generations, hunting, and the deep connection to the land it creates, has been a mainstay of Inuit culture. As the coastline changes—reshaping the marine landscape and jeopardizing the hunt—Inuit youth are charting ways to preserve the hunt, and their identity.
Aug 30, 2022 | 5,300 words, about 26 minutes
Scientists Have Built a Real-Time Sperm Whale Collision Detection System
A computational technique offers the power to track whales in real time—a potential boon in the quest to save whales from ship strikes.
Aug 15, 2022 | 950 words, about 4 minutes
Human Pathogens Are Hitching a Ride on Floating Plastic
Studies show that various human pathogens cling to microplastics in seawater.
Jul 27, 2022 | 750 words, about 3 minutes
How Urchins and the Blob Tag Teamed Kelp Forests
From 2013 to 2016, the Blob derailed the ecosystem in the northeast Pacific. Years later, scientists are still uncovering new consequences wrought by this extreme heatwave.
Jul 20, 2022 | 750 words, about 3 minutes
How Tagged Turtles Are Boosting Tropical Cyclone Prediction
In the southwest Indian Ocean, turtle-borne sensors are filling in the gaps scientists need to forecast storms.
Jul 13, 2022 | 950 words, about 4 minutes