For the First Time, Part of the Ocean Has Been Granted Legal Personhood

By affording rights to its iconic waves, a Brazilian city is paving a new path to marine protection.

Sep 6, 2024 | 850 words, about 4 minutes

The Long Road to Ropeless Fishing

The first step to overcoming fishers' resistance to the new conservation-focused technology is building trust.

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

Artificial Intelligence Could Soon Turn Anyone into an Expert Tracker

Scientists are working on a machine learning tool that could, one day, identify individual animals from photographs of their footprints.

Aug 12, 2024 | 750 words, about 3 minutes

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

The Very Hungry Urchins

Researchers are restoring the Caribbean’s surprising, spiky custodians, which gobble up the algae smothering coral reefs.

Jul 30, 2024 | 1,900 words, about 9 minutes

The Social Cost of Carbon Credits

Multinational companies funded a US $4.4-million carbon offset project. Senegalese locals did much of the work—and saw almost none of the money.

Jul 16, 2024 | 2,700 words, about 13 minutes

Horseshoe Crabs Have Been Hiding Out in the Marsh

Scientists know so much, and yet so little.

Jul 10, 2024 | 700 words, about 3 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