In 2017, researchers with the US Geological Survey modeled how the 2015 landslide near Alaska’s Tyndall Glacier caused a tsunami that ripped down Taan Fiord and out into Icy Bay. Animation by George ...

The Tlingit and Haida were especially renowned canoe carvers, in part because they so relied on them, and in part because they had access to arguably the best trees of all the coastal tribes of the ...

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. Text by Nic Low Photos by Te ...

By mapping the prehistoric land beneath the seabed and pioneering techniques for finding artifacts, Gaffney is also opening up the world’s other submerged continental shelves to remote archaeological ...

I’m not surprised that people have turned to the intertidal for solace during times of crisis. Shellfishing elicits some of the most primal positive emotions of our species: the dopamine rush of ...

Crafting the Perfect Poo Scientists are working to emulate whale waste, which they say could fertilize the ocean and sequester carbon. by Sandy Ong November 8, 2024 | 1,200 words, about 6 minutes ...

Avoiding Extinction Giving Mexico’s rarest porpoise, the vaquita, a fighting chance in the face of poverty, corruption, and greed. by Sarah Gilman September 20, 2017 | 4,800 words, about 24 minutes ...

“We usually have black bears,” Ellis explains, “and when we don’t see many black bears we know there might be a grizzly around.” Locals warned each other to avoid the estuary and expressed concerns ...

Making Amends with Makatea On this French Polynesian island dramatically scarred from mining, locals grapple with whether a new mine will heal or harm the landscape. Text by Jennifer Kingsley Photos ...

The Earthquake That Brought Enlightenment When disaster struck Lisbon in 1755, one controversial ruler saw a path to modernization. by Laura Trethewey September 1, 2020 | 1,500 words, about 8 minutes ...

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 ...

The Social Cost of Carbon Credits Multinational companies funded a US $4.4-million carbon offset project. Senegalese locals did much of the work—and saw almost none of the money. by Jack Thompson July ...