The First First Responders
When disaster strikes along British Columbia’s coast, Indigenous rescuers are often the first on the scene. Government-led initiatives are now formally recognizing that work.
Dec 24, 2024 | 4,600 words, about 23 minutes
Geographic Region: North America
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The Canoe in the Forest
An unfinished boat hidden on a remote island in Alaska illuminates a missing chapter in the history of traditional Haida and Tlingit canoe building
Dec 19, 2024 | 3,500 words, about 17 minutes
The Personal Toll of Canada’s Broken Fishing Promises
Indigenous fishermen on the Atlantic Coast have spent centuries—and millions of dollars—trying to get the government to uphold treaties made in the 1700s. And younger generations aren’t giving up.
Dec 17, 2024 | 4,000 words, about 20 minutes
Caviar Pizzas, New Money, and the Death of an Ancient Fish
Fancy fish eggs have become the latest luxury good to go viral on social media, raising questions about the future of sturgeon.
Dec 10, 2024 | 4,700 words, about 24 minutes
The Destructive Legacy of Failed Aquaculture
Removing abandoned infrastructure is challenging, time-consuming, and costly.
Dec 6, 2024 | 1,000 words, about 5 minutes
The Fleet-Winged Ghosts of Greenland
A mysterious population of peregrine falcons in the Far North has inspired environmental action and scientific research around the world.
Dec 3, 2024 | 4,300 words, about 22 minutes
The Secret Sex Lives of Deep, Dark Corals
A unique fjord in Chilean Patagonia gives scientists a chance to unlock the reproductive secrets of cold-water corals that typically live thousands of meters below the ocean’s surface.
Nov 27, 2024 | 4,500 words, about 22 minutes
Finding Food and Solace in the Intertidal
On the complex pleasures of harvesting shellfish with the people you love.
Nov 14, 2024 | 3,600 words, about 18 minutes