Krista Langlois
Staff
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Krista Langlois’s Contributions:
Buying Baja
On a storied stretch of Mexico’s Baja peninsula, locals fight rich outsiders and rampant development that threaten to transform the coast and dry up aquifers.
May 28, 2024 | 5,200 words, about 26 minutes
Comprando Baja
En el estado mexicano de Baja California Sur, los residentes luchan contra un desarrollo desenfrenado que amenaza con poner fin a su conexión con el mar.
May 28, 2024 | 5,800 words, about 29 minutes
The Marshall Islands Aren’t Giving In to Sea Level Rise
The precariously placed island nation has put together a comprehensive—if expensive—plan to survive sea level rise.
Jan 29, 2024 | 1,100 words, about 5 minutes
The Symbolic Seashell
Collecting seashells is as old as humanity. What we do with them can reveal who we are, where we’re from, and what we believe.
Oct 22, 2019 | 3,300 words, about 17 minutes
When Whales and Humans Talk
Arctic people have been communicating with cetaceans for centuries—and scientists are finally taking note.
Apr 3, 2018 | 3,100 words, about 16 minutes
A Sunken Bridge the Size of a Continent
A remote Arctic land may hold a vital missing chapter from human history. The only problem? It disappeared at the end of the last ice age.
Sep 20, 2016 | 3,000 words, about 15 minutes
Fish Helmets Don’t Save Lives
Kiribati’s porcupinefish helmets were more about drama than defense.
Dec 18, 2015 | 550 words, about 2 minutes
Landlocked Islanders
Can Marshall Islanders whose lives are tied to the sea maintain their culture in Oklahoma?
Nov 16, 2015 | 3,900 words, about 20 minutes
Glacier-Fed Life
Scientists are closing in on a whole new way of understanding the importance of glaciers.
Apr 27, 2015 | 700 words, about 3 minutes