Finding a Whale in a Watery Haystack
Satellite detection of whales is improving rapidly, but finding the behemoth creatures is still surprisingly tricky.
Feb 8, 2023 | 950 words, about 4 minutes
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Giving Bambi the Boot
Our love of deer runs deep. But as their numbers surge and damage mounts, it may be time for a reckoning.
Feb 7, 2023 | 3,300 words, about 16 minutes
Making Sense of Menhaden
In the Chesapeake Bay, a fight is raging over a little fish with an outsized importance.
Feb 6, 2023 | 1,200 words, about 6 minutes
A Humpback’s Life After Life
When a young whale washes up on a beach near British Columbia’s Hakai Institute, an expert team works to piece together his story—and his bones.
Feb 3, 2023 | 6 videos
One Year Later, a Tongan Eruption Is Still Reverberating
From tsunamis to vibrational waves to lightning storms, the Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha‘apai explosion is still surprising researchers with superlative discoveries.
Feb 2, 2023 | 1,300 words, about 6 minutes
Did Climate Change Kill This Greenlander 70 Years Ago?
In 1952, a landslide caused a tsunami that killed a Greenlandic man. Some researchers think he might have been an early victim of anthropogenic warming.
Feb 1, 2023 | 800 words, about 4 minutes
In Norway, Whale Watchers Churn a “Soup of Chaos”
It’s amazing no one has died.
Jan 31, 2023 | 5,100 words, about 25 minutes
Don’t Overestimate Bioplastics’ Benefits
Bioplastics may avoid some of the issues associated with non-biodegradable fossil fuel–derived plastics, but they’re no panacea.
Jan 30, 2023 | 800 words, about 4 minutes