Corals Face an Existential Threat as the Super El Niño Heats Up These marine invertebrates are already at risk as the climate crisis drives ocean temperatures higher By Emma Smith September 23, 2026 In this story: climate change, extreme weather, oceans
The Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle Is Making a Comeback How locals and conservationists are helping the honu resurgence Text and photographs by Joe Spring September 10, 2026 In this story: oceans, conservation, animals
Chasing Marine Snowstorms to Understand Carbon Storage How the multicolored specks floating throughout the ocean can help us understand shifting conditions By Emma Smith September 3, 2026 In this story: oceans, climate change, science
Bay Area Communities Unite to Take On Sea Level Rise Sierra Club chapters and the Bay Alive Campaign helped shape policies to address an urgent crisis By Jeremy Miller September 11, 2026 In this story: oceans, climate change, activism, chapters, victory
Are Sea Otters Safe? Orcas, bird flu, pathogens, and warming seas make for an uncertain future By David Helvarg July 10, 2026 In this story: wildlife, oceans, conservation
The Financial and Ecological Risks of a Contested Florida Dredging Project Can the Port Everglades shipping channel project proceed with governmental and environmental costs skyrocketing? By Ryan Green July 8, 2026 In this story: marine ecosystems, endangered species, wildlife, saving wild places, oceans
Baja’s Gray Whales Were a Conservation Success Story. Because of Global Warming, Everything Could Change. A legacy of ecotourism and the economy that depends on it are also at risk By Molly Herring April 24, 2026 In this story: whales, conservation, oceans, fish
Will Osprey Chick Deaths Inspire Conservation Action on Menhaden? Groups are calling for an end to industrial fishing of this vital forage fish in the Chesapeake Bay By Amy Brecount White March 8, 2026 In this story: fish, sustainability, birds, oceans
This Monument Is the Latest Casualty in Trump’s War on Public Lands Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument could be opened up to commercial fishing By Kea Krause March 1, 2026 In this story: marine ecosystems, oceans, monuments, federal policy, saving wild places
Drones, Whales, and the Remaking of Mammal Research Aerial technologies give scientists a new view of life at sea By Gennaro Tomma February 22, 2026 In this story: science, oceans, whales, Gee Whiz, technology