Hakai Magazine Audio Edition

Surrogacy Across Species

by Chloe Williams • Scientists can now borrow the bodies of one fish species to produce another—whether they should, though, is an open question.

The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

Scooping Plastic Out of the Ocean Is a Losing Game

by Ryan Stuart • Open ocean cleanups won’t solve the marine plastics crisis. To really make a difference, here’s what we should do instead.

The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

Flying by the Fat of the Sea

by Amorina Kingdon • Scientists may have cracked an essential secret of shorebirds’ marathon migrations.

The original story, along with photos and video, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

Rebroadcast: The Mysterious Disappearance of Keith Davis

by Sarah Tory • The unsettling disappearance of a fisheries observer sparks questions about safety on the high seas and the fate of the fish stocks observers attempt to monitor.

The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

A Cancer-Quashing Microbe Emerges from the Deep

by Stephanie Stone • A species of marine bacteria shows promise for curing a nasty brain cancer.

The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

How Ancient Rome’s 1% Hijacked the Beach

by Heather Pringle • The rich, the poor, and the battle for the Bay of Naples.

The original story, along with photos and illustrations, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

Why We Can’t Shake Ambergris

by Mark Wilding • The odd, enduring appeal of a scarce commodity few people use and no one really needs.

The original story, along with illustrations, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

Rebroadcast: The Long, Knotty, World-Spanning Story of String

by Ferris Jabr • String is far more important than the wheel in the pantheon of inventions.

The original story, along with photos and video, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

The Ingenious Ancient Technology Concealed in the Shallows

by Brian Payton • Fish traps have a long history around the world, and a vast network in a Vancouver Island estuary reveals generations of ecological wisdom.

The original story, along with photos and video, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

Rebroadcast: Lord of the ’Rhynchs

by Adrienne Mason • There and back again: a taxonomist’s quest to reveal the world’s tiniest realms.

The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.