Woman as Medical Waste
A cancer survivor reflects on the downstream costs of her treatment
By
Kate Golden
March 30, 2023
When Indigenous Rights, Conservation, and a Very Lucrative Fishery Collide
In the fast-changing Bering Sea, a small tribe makes a big push to save their island
By
Kate Golden
March 27, 2023
When Life Gives you Wildfires, Go Looking for Morels
In which the author attempts to cope with fire season by eating her way through the burn zone
By
Kate Golden
March 2, 2023
In this story:
food and drink
When Elephant Seals Become Ocean Researchers
Marine mammals unlock the secrets of climate and the Arctic
By
Kate Golden
September 21, 2022
Jet Fuel in Paradise
This is how you hobble a city’s climate resilience
By
Kate Golden
March 9, 2022
In Search of Alaska's Tiny Bat Introverts
These little brown bats are small, dark, fast, and silent—at least to our ears
By
Kate Golden
April 10, 2022
Everybody Gets Frisky During a Herring Spawn
Sex, sashimi, and pelican stalking at the annual San Francisco Bay herring run
By
Kate Golden
June 18, 2021
In this story:
fish
Another Gray Whale Washed Up on Shore. Now What?
What a whale’s death means, in bones and baleen
By
Kate Golden
May 20, 2021
The Wild World of Mink and Coronavirus
Mink on the lam and corona’s reverse spillover
By
Kate Golden
January 7, 2021
Quarantine Tips From a Sailor
What sailing taught me about sheltering in place
By
Kate Golden
July 11, 2020