Share A few years ago, Kelly Brown, a Haíłzaqv (Heiltsuk) community member from a village on the central coast of British Columbia, was out exploring his homelands with an elder when they came across ...

Octopus ecology does not offer obvious reasons for camaraderie. Animals regarded as having the most intricate and dynamic social lives, such as wolves, chimpanzees, and dolphins, are typically ...

The Island That Humans Can’t Conquer A faraway island in Alaska has had its share of visitors, but none can remain for long on its shores. Text by Sarah Gilman Photos by Nathaniel Wilder October 6, ...

The Art of Turning Fish into Leather Fish skin leather was once common in fishing communities; now artisans and designers are breathing new life into the tradition. by Chloe Williams April 28, 2020 | ...

Uncovering that history required hands-on research. In 2003, after surveying the entire estuary, Greene pulled on her gumboots and set out with pin flags and a laser theodolite to take geolocations of ...

The Big Baltic Bomb Cleanup The ocean became a dumping ground for weapons after Allied forces defeated the Nazis. Now a team of robots and divers are making the Baltic Sea safer. by Paul Hockenos ...

On a brisk August morning in Tasermiut Fjord, southern Greenland, I poke my head from the hatch of my family’s 13-meter sailboat to find frost on the deck and a cloudless sky. It’s weather that ...

How to Love an Oyster The Pacific coast’s only native oyster is making a comeback, but it still needs a little help from its friends. by Brendan Borrell January 9, 2024 | 3,500 words, about 18 minutes ...

The female beaver laying on a table in the exam room was nearly comatose, her whiskered face and nimble paws twitching with seizures. Bethany Groves, the attending wildlife veterinarian, had seen ...

Back when some of the first humans showed up in the Americas, far down in southern Chile near the coast, a small group of 20 or 30 built themselves a camp. It was in a warm and rich rainforest, in a ...

Shining the Light on Baby Crabs In British Columbia, a monitoring project with light traps may illuminate the future of the prized crustaceans. by Spoorthy Raman April 25, 2023 | 4,200 words, about 21 ...

What Whale Barnacles Know For generations, these hitchhikers have been recording details about their hosts and their ocean home. by Mara Grunbaum November 9, 2021 | 4,400 words, about 22 minutes This ...