Environment
The Incredible Fig
The fig is an ecological marvel. Although you may never want to eat one again.
Life Always Wins. Follow Me
A botanist is introduced to escapees from the atomic bomb in Hiroshima.
Going Deep With Hadal Zone Expert Alan Jamieson
This British scientist explores terrain 35,000 feet below the surface—and has some advice for the landlubbers.
Plants Feel Pain and Might Even See
It’s time to retire the hierarchical classification of living things.
Hidden in Plain Sight
How a trail of plastic waste might help us find the mysterious Velella
Life at the Edge of Impossible
Ten thousand feet under the sea, these snails thrive with a little help from their friends.
Are Crabs Truly Crabby?
Humans have long projected their insecurities and ill tempers onto animals, including crabs. Can science help us tell fact from fable?
Heeding the Water’s Call
Allison Wallis’s disability rendered the ocean off-limits. But the adaptive surfing movement says they can get everybody—of any ability—in the water.
Changing the System
Wendy Schmidt applies the spirit of Silicon Valley to saving the ocean.
How Taboos Can Help Protect the Oceans
Pacific Islanders are charting a new course for ocean conservation.
How Surprising Connections Can Save the Ocean
Marine biologist Heather Koldewey on conservation, seahorses, and cross-discipline work.
The Mother of All Accidents
Odds are, if an asteroid hadn’t crashed into Earth, we wouldn’t be here.