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Daniel Kraus, author of the novel <em>Whalefall</em>.
whales

Podcast: A Whale of a Tale with Daniel Kraus

We get the backstory to the new novel Whalefall, about a man who finds himself in the belly of a sperm whale.
The Podcast Team August 21, 2023
floods

Washington's 'Washaway Beach' Experiment Is Reshaping Ideas About Coastal Erosion

In 2016, a concerned local dropped $400 worth of rock on a vanishing beach to see what would happen. Now engineers are watching, too.
Sarah Trent February 13, 2023
There are thought to be more than 300 belugas in captivity across 13 different countries, with the highest number housed in Russia, Japan, China, Ukraine, Canada, and the United States.
aquariums

The Tricky Business of Saving a Baby Beluga

For the first time, scientists were able to save a young whale stranded in Cook Inlet. What should happen next?
Sarah Durn February 7, 2022
A <em>toheroa,</em>showing off why its name means "long-tongue" in the Māori language.
food

The Vanishing Act of New Zealand’s Iconic Clam

Once, toheroa were endless. Now, they're all but gone.
Naomi Arnold August 27, 2019
The blue could almost be charming if it weren't just awful for snails.
islands

There's a Bizarre New Form of Plastic Pollution Colonizing Madeira

Plasticrust is one of humanity and nature’s worst collabs.
Sabrina Imbler June 26, 2019
A sand tiger shark swims with the fishes, not far from one of the North Carolina shipwrecks.
science

Sand Tiger Sharks Are Drawn to North Carolina's Shipwrecks

They return to the same sunken vessels over and over again, and researchers are trying to figure out why.
Jonathan Carey April 23, 2019
A "mirror pool" below a volcanic flange in the Gulf of California.
volcanoes

Found: Hot Pink ‘Pagodas’ at the Bottom of the Sea

A deep-sea expedition uncovers a candy-colored oasis off the Gulf of California.
Sabrina Imbler April 5, 2019
Ocean Atlas (2014)
Nassau, Bahamas

Ocean Atlas

The world’s largest underwater sculpture is found just off the coast of Nassau.
Gastro Obscura

The Boston Stabber

This praised oyster shucker is as elegant as it is dangerous.
Morandi's home on the island of Budelli, where he has been the sole inhabitant for 30 years.
islands

What Is It Like to Live Alone on an Island for 30 Years?

Mauro Morandi has been the sole resident of Budelli, Italy, for decades, but that time may be coming to an end.
Vittoria Traverso March 6, 2018
Last one in's a guano stain!
found

Found: A Secret Penguin Supercolony in Antarctica’s Danger Islands

Good news for the future of Adélie penguins.
Vittoria Traverso March 2, 2018
New research shows that minuscule ocean bacteria can adapt to different light to carry out oceanic photosynthesis.
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These Marine Bacteria Can Change Their Colors in Different Types of Light

One researcher called them "planktonic chameleons."
Vittoria Traverso February 22, 2018