Episodes
Monday Aug 28, 2017
The Oral History of Toothless Whales
Monday Aug 28, 2017
Monday Aug 28, 2017
by Jennifer S. Holland
Baleen whales carry their medical records in their mouths.
Wednesday Aug 23, 2017
Blasting Through the Hunley Mystery
Wednesday Aug 23, 2017
Wednesday Aug 23, 2017
by Evan Lubofsky
A maverick scientist claims she has done what scores of researchers before her failed to do: solve the century-old mystery of why a legendary Civil War submarine sank.
Monday Aug 21, 2017
The Great Quake and the Great Drowning
Monday Aug 21, 2017
Monday Aug 21, 2017
by Ann Finkbeiner
Mega-quakes have periodically rocked North America’s Pacific Northwest. Indigenous people told terrifying stories about the devastation but refused to leave.
Tuesday Aug 15, 2017
The Power of Compassion
Tuesday Aug 15, 2017
Tuesday Aug 15, 2017
by Elin Kelsey
Why humpback whales rescue seals and why volunteering for beach cleanups improves your health.
Tuesday Aug 08, 2017
Peeping in on the Mile Deep Club
Tuesday Aug 08, 2017
Tuesday Aug 08, 2017
by Eloise Gibson
Braving an Antarctic winter to catch Chilean sea bass in the act.
Tuesday Jul 25, 2017
The Fisher Kings
Tuesday Jul 25, 2017
Tuesday Jul 25, 2017
by Zach Zorich
Along southern Florida’s coast, the ancient Calusa constructed an entire island of shell and defied the Spanish Conquest.
Tuesday Jul 18, 2017
Hunger’s Children
Tuesday Jul 18, 2017
Tuesday Jul 18, 2017
by Ann Finkbeiner
Fleeing the Irish Famine, some immigrants brought their islands with them to North America.
Tuesday Jul 11, 2017
How Many Countries Does it Take to Save a Fish?
Tuesday Jul 11, 2017
Tuesday Jul 11, 2017
by Sasha Chapman
All of them—which makes conservation difficult when your neighbors keep poaching.
Tuesday Jun 27, 2017
Watts in the Water
Tuesday Jun 27, 2017
Tuesday Jun 27, 2017
by Bruce Grierson
Our oceans contain enough energy to power the planet—if we could just get our hands on it.
Tuesday Jun 20, 2017
The Brine Revolution
Tuesday Jun 20, 2017
Tuesday Jun 20, 2017
by Heather Pringle
Did lowly shellfish change the world?