Kelp: It’s What’s For Dinner
Meet the farmers who want to make cheap, environmentally friendly kelp America’s next favorite vegetable.
Lost And Found In A Museum’s Archive
Specimens from a voyage in 1906 sat in a jar for more than a century, until one scientist named them.
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Marine Habitats Are Protected—But Are They Effective?
Ten percent of the world’s oceans are on track to be protected by 2020. But do they need to be?
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Want To Find A New Species? Start In A Museum
These brand new species were hiding in plain sight—in the vast, but incompletely catalogued collections of natural history museums.
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Riding The Wave Of Kelp Farming
The kelp revolution has reached the U.S. and it could change everything (including how cows fart).
How To Grow Coral
Corals have long been at risk of bleaching. At Georgia Aquarium, a team of biologists are helping restore coral in the wild—by cultivating them in the lab.
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The Best Studied Volcano On The Planet
Plus, researchers uncover the reproductive trickery of stick bugs and a high stakes game of “Pandemic” gets real.
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In Wyoming, A Solution To Wildlife Traffic Accidents May Be In The Bag
Out with the reflectors, in with the canvas totes.
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Looking Ahead To Hurricane Season
Forecasters use statistics and modelling to estimate the number of major tropical storms and hurricanes in the months ahead.
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How Seafaring Scientists Are Mapping The Deep
Scientists are discovering new species nearly everywhere they look in the deepest parts of the ocean. Two of them make a case for why this remote habitat is worth our close attention.