The First First Responders
When disaster strikes along British Columbia’s coast, Indigenous rescuers are often the first on the scene. Government-led initiatives are now formally recognizing that work.
Dec 24, 2024 | 4,600 words, about 23 minutes
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How, Exactly, Could Deep-Sea Mining Benefit All of Humanity?
A tiny working group within the International Seabed Authority is wrestling with a daunting question.
Dec 20, 2024 | 900 words, about 4 minutes
What’s Next for Deep-Sea Mining?
With mining applications on the horizon, the International Seabed Authority’s crucial Mining Code is still far from finished.
Dec 18, 2024 | 850 words, about 4 minutes
To Speak the Language of the Land
Māori people are reclaiming their native language, even in the face of growing threats to the natural world on which it depends.
Dec 12, 2024 | 4,600 words, about 23 minutes
The Destructive Legacy of Failed Aquaculture
Removing abandoned infrastructure is challenging, time-consuming, and costly.
Dec 6, 2024 | 1,000 words, about 5 minutes
Conjuring the Lost Land Beneath the North Sea
New research reveals that Doggerland—a sunken swath of Europe connecting Britain to the mainland—was more than a simple thoroughfare. It was home.
Dec 5, 2024 | 4,400 words, about 22 minutes
The Fleet-Winged Ghosts of Greenland
A mysterious population of peregrine falcons in the Far North has inspired environmental action and scientific research around the world.
Dec 3, 2024 | 4,300 words, about 22 minutes
The Secret Sex Lives of Deep, Dark Corals
A unique fjord in Chilean Patagonia gives scientists a chance to unlock the reproductive secrets of cold-water corals that typically live thousands of meters below the ocean’s surface.
Nov 27, 2024 | 4,500 words, about 22 minutes