The Big Baltic Bomb Cleanup
The ocean became a dumping ground for weapons after Allied forces defeated the Nazis. Now a team of robots and divers are making the Baltic Sea safer.
Sep 5, 2024 | 2,700 words, about 14 minutes
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Scandinavia’s Missing Bronze-Age Boatyards
Archaeologists argue that ancient Scandinavian boat-building infrastructure has been hiding in plain sight.
Aug 7, 2024 | 450 words, about 2 minutes
Seagrass and Plastic Are Not Friends
The year 2021’s hopeful optimism is 2024’s unfortunate reality.
Jul 17, 2024 | 500 words, about 2 minutes
In Graphic Detail: Europe’s Tourism Destinations Feel the Heat
As the climate warms, popular coastal tourist haunts across Europe will be hit hard by extreme weather.
Jul 12, 2024 | 400 words, about 2 minutes
Blood in the Water, Food on the Table, Protesters on the Shore
A centuries-old traditional whale hunt in the Faroe Islands remains in the crosshairs of animal rights activists.
Jul 9, 2024 | 3,900 words, about 20 minutes
A Dose of Antacids, a Quaint British Bay, and a Public Relations Fiasco
Uproar over an ocean alkalinity enhancement pilot project in St. Ives Bay raises an important question: who gets to decide where climate change projects are tested?
Jun 18, 2024 | 5,000 words, about 25 minutes
Counting Calories for Seabirds
Calculating birds’ daily energy needs provides new details about the lives of extinct species—and may inform conservation for those at risk today.
May 23, 2024 | 700 words, about 3 minutes
How Viking-Age Hunters Took Down the Biggest Animal on Earth
New research suggests that medieval Icelanders were scavenging and likely even hunting blue whales long before industrial whaling technology.
May 7, 2024 | 2,500 words, about 12 minutes