oceans

Can Atlantic Whale Deaths Be Stopped?

Scientists look for answers after a spate of unusual mortality events

By Dan Zukowski March 28, 2018

In this story: oceans, climate change

Trump Views the Ocean as a Gas Station and a Garbage Dump

On June 9, people across the United States will be marching for the ocean

By David Helvarg March 9, 2018

In this story: oceans, oil, drilling, climate change

Seismic Testing’s Deafening Noise Threatens Marine Mammals

Surveys that accompany offshore drilling harm entire ecosystems

By Carly Nairn March 3, 2018

In this story: saving wild places, oceans

What Can We Learn From the Worst Oil Spill in Decades?

The Sanchi was a deadly collision of policy and politics

By Katherine Wei March 6, 2018

In this story: oil, oceans, politics, fracked gas

The Southern Revolt Against Offshore Oil Drilling

In South Carolina, opposition to Trump's drilling plan is a bipartisan affair

By Andrea Cooper February 1, 2018

In this story: drilling, oil, oceans

Save the Seaweed

Ocean vegetation can protect shellfish, if we treat it right

By Heather Smith January 24, 2018

In this story: oceans, climate change, science

Fishing While Female

The checkered history of a late-blooming obsession

By Kate Golden January 14, 2018

In this story: oceans, travel, adventure, Alaska, sports

Great White Sharks Are Back in Southern California—Now What?

When a conservation success story gets complicated

By Connor McGuigan November 27, 2017

In this story: wildlife, oceans, science, technology

The Sinking Cities and Rising Seas of (Near) Future Tomorrow

It's time to start thinking about life in a different world, says author Jeff Goodell

By Jonathan Hahn November 17, 2017

In this story: books, climate change, oceans

Can the Ocean Help Heal Veterans?

The Netflix documentary “Resurface” explores ocean therapy for wounded soldiers

By Connor McGuigan November 10, 2017

In this story: film, veterans, oceans, military outdoors

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