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From the Front Lines of Whale Conservation to the Front Lines of War

Olga Shpak was one of Russia’s finest whale conservationists, but Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has upended her life and a generation of science.

May 31, 2023 | 1,900 words, about 9 minutes

Angelshark (Squatina squatina) burying itself in the sand

Huh, Our Fake Beach Is Good for Sharks

In the Canary Islands, endangered angelsharks and European tourists are attracted to the same habitat which, for once, isn’t bad for the wildlife.

May 30, 2023 | 1,800 words, about 6 minutes

Weird, Rare, and Everywhere

In the bogs of Hecate Island, British Columbia, a writer and novice naturalist joins researchers for a glimpse of a multiyear biodiversity mission—and gets acquainted with some odd organisms.

May 24, 2023 | 4,400 words, about 22 minutes

Drawing the Deep Sea from a Seat on the Shore

In the 1930s, artist Else Bostelmann illuminated in art what scientist William Beebe dictated to her from his cramped seat in a spherical steel bathysphere as it explored the deep sea off Bermuda. She also set up an underwater studio.

May 16, 2023 | 1,300 words, about 6 minutes

Recreational Fishing Industry Ranks the Safety of Right Whales Below Profit

Proposed science-backed speed limit reductions could prevent whales from dying in vessel strikes, but boating advocates are pushing back, citing economic impacts.

May 9, 2023 | 1,900 words, about 10 minutes

The Foul Chartreuse Sea

Researchers in Kotzebue, Alaska, are investigating why their town is increasingly playing host to harmful cyanobacteria.

May 2, 2023 | 2,000 words, about 10 minutes

juvenile Dungeness crab in person's hand

Shining the Light on Baby Crabs

In British Columbia, a monitoring project with light traps may illuminate the future of the prized crustaceans.

Apr 25, 2023 | 4,200 words, about 21 minutes

I Dare You to Stop Proliferating Fossil Fuels

The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty helped us not kill each other and all life on Earth. Can we follow the same steps to avoid mutually assured climate destruction?

Apr 18, 2023 | 2,100 words, about 10 minutes

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