One Great Shot: Let Us Admire the Lettuce (Slug)
Ready for a close-up? A colorful sea slug off Curaçao sure was.
Dec 4, 2024 | 200 words, 1 photo
Geographic Region: Caribbean
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Environmental Protection, with a Side of Small Business
Conservation takes cash, and philanthropic funding is notoriously fickle. To secure the future of its environmental efforts, this Dominican nonprofit is trying something new: making booze.
Oct 16, 2024 | 1,100 words, about 5 minutes
In the Caribbean, Hammerhead Sharks Return to School
The detection of schooling behavior is a promising sign of recovery for this iconic and endangered animal.
May 8, 2024 | 550 words, about 2 minutes
Six Months After the Heat Spiked, Caribbean Corals Are Still Reeling
In deep water and in the shallows, corals cooked by last year’s extreme heat are not doing great.
Mar 11, 2024 | 800 words, about 4 minutes
Trinidad and Tobago’s Sea Turtle Protectors Drop Off as Funding Withers
Beach communities in Trinidad and Tobago devote months of the year to protecting leatherback sea turtles. But with government money drying up, they’re not sure how much longer they can do it.
Oct 13, 2023 | 1,100 words, about 5 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
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
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