The Other Side of the World’s Largest Dam Removal

Removing dams from the Klamath River in Northern California seems like a clear win for fish and rivers. Why do some locals hate it?

Nov 12, 2024 | 7,300 words, about 36 minutes

Marine Weather Forecasts Are Getting an AI Upgrade

Machine learning systems—powered by new data—are taking some of the guesswork out of maritime safety.

Oct 25, 2024 | 1,100 words, about 5 minutes

Listening In on the Mysterious Marbled Murrelet

Applying machine learning to forest soundscapes helps researchers pinpoint rare and threatened birds.

Oct 23, 2024 | 800 words, about 4 minutes

Is Deforestation Supercharging Cyclones?

The airborne water cycle, destabilized by industrial logging and other land use, may be a hidden force behind growing superstorms.

Oct 21, 2024 | 1,100 words, about 5 minutes

Peekaboo Plovers

Can you spot these baby birds?

Oct 18, 2024 | six-panel comic

The Coming Collision Between Whales and Tankers on British Columbia’s Coast

Decades after they were hunted to local extinction, fin whales are recovering in the Kitimat fjord system—only to be threatened by a booming LNG industry.

Oct 15, 2024 | 5,300 words, about 26 minutes

Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal is About to Go Big

Following its Singaporean pilot project, carbon sequestration start-up Equatic aims to build a massive plant in Quebec.

Oct 7, 2024 | 1,300 words, about 6 minutes

The Poachers Who Could Save Mexico’s Vaquita

Vaquita have long been collateral damage for Mexico’s totoaba fishers, but conservationists believe there’s a solution. The only hitch? It’s illegal.

Sep 24, 2024 | 3,700 words, about 18 minutes