My Family’s Pacific Island Home Is Grappling with Deep-Sea Mining
Here’s what I’ve learned being up close and personal with the debate.
Nov 30, 2021 | 4,200 words, about 21 minutes
Geographic Region: Oceania
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One Great Shot: A School Visit
A diver experiences a forage fish shoal so dense it blocked out the sun.
Nov 12, 2021 | 100 words, 1 photo
Kelp’s Carbon Sink Potential Could Be Blocked by Coastal Darkening
Coastal darkening, an environmental threat researchers are only beginning to study, is found to dramatically reduce the productivity of kelp.
Nov 1, 2021 | 900 words, about 4 minutes
Coastal Job: Traditional Ocean Navigator
How Nainoa Thompson learned to read the waves and tap into the magic of the Polynesian wayfinding tradition.
Sep 3, 2021 | 700 words, about 3 minutes
Can Birds Help Us Avoid Natural Disasters?
Researchers think birds can hear hurricanes and tsunamis—a sense they’re hoping to tap into to develop a bird-based early warning system.
Sep 1, 2021 | 950 words, about 4 minutes
The Tranquility of Lockdown
For marine animals in New Zealand’s busy waterways, COVID-19 restrictions brought brief respite from noise pollution.
Aug 30, 2021 | 850 words, about 4 minutes
Why Nauru Is Pushing the World Toward Deep-Sea Mining
A small South Pacific nation gave the International Seabed Authority a two-year deadline to finalize the rules for mining the deep sea, but the jury is still out on when, exactly, deep-sea mining will begin.
Jul 14, 2021 | 950 words, about 4 minutes
Honolulu: A Seabird’s Surprising Five-Star Destination
The white tern—Manu-o-Kū—has excited ornithologists, its population growing within the busiest of Hawai‘i’s urban landscapes.
Jun 23, 2021 | 3,200 words, about 16 minutes