Julia Rosen’s Contributions:
Catching Crabs in a Suffocating Sea
When oceans are starved of oxygen, it can be devastating to crabs and the fishers who rely on them. New tools could help crabbers sidestep dead zones.
Mar 1, 2022 | 3,300 words, about 16 minutes
Trapped Between Pavement and the Pacific
A surprisingly dense and isolated population of Humboldt martens is challenging our assumptions about the species.
Nov 10, 2020 | 2,500 words, about 13 minutes
An Oasis of Open Water
Inuit in Canada and Greenland want to protect an ecological wonder—a massive Arctic polynya—at the center of their world.
Nov 27, 2018 | 3,400 words, about 17 minutes
How California Clear Air Laws May Have Helped the Whales
Regulations aimed at reducing pollution pushed ships to slow down.
Apr 2, 2018 | 650 words, about 3 minutes
The Old Fish and the Sea
Fishing has dramatically reduced the number of senior fish left in the ocean.
Sep 14, 2017 | 700 words, about 3 minutes
The Plan to Ship Oil Through the “Graveyard of the Pacific”
The largest oil-by-rail terminal in the US would double oil shipments through the Columbia River.
Aug 2, 2016 | 1,100 words, about 5 minutes
Flooding the Mississippi River Delta
Louisiana’s coastline is disappearing, but controlled floods could save what’s left (or even bring it back).
Mar 23, 2016 | 1,100 words, about 5 minutes