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Dec 27, 2024 · Hakai Magazine explores science, society, and the environment in compelling narratives that highlight coastal life and phenomena.
What the Heck Is Seaweed Mining? | Hakai Magazine
Apr 25, 2024 · What the Heck Is Seaweed Mining? Preliminary research suggests seaweed can trap and store valuable minerals. Is this the beginning of a new type of mining? by Moira Donovan April 25, 2024 | 850 words, about 4 minutes Share Seaweed is versatile; it provides habitat for marine life, shelters coastlines, and absorbs carbon dioxide. But in the United States, scientists are setting out to see ...
Iceland’s Confusing Inter-cetacean Conflict | Hakai Magazine
Sep 23, 2021 · Iceland’s Confusing Inter-cetacean Conflict It’s pilot whales versus killer whales in the waters off southern Iceland—though researchers can’t really explain why. by Marina Wang September 23, 2021 | 750 words, about 3 minutes
The Canoe in the Forest - Hakai Magazine
Dec 19, 2024 · The Canoe in the Forest An unfinished boat hidden on a remote island in Alaska illuminates a missing chapter in the history of traditional Haida and Tlingit canoe building by Joshua Hunt December 19, 2024 | 3,500 words, about 17 minutes Share When I first see the canoe, in May, it takes a moment to distinguish the long, shapely slab of cedar from the patch of earth that has spent more than a ...
The Art of Turning Fish into Leather | Hakai Magazine
Apr 28, 2020 · The Art of Turning Fish into Leather Fish skin leather was once common in fishing communities; now artisans and designers are breathing new life into the tradition. by Chloe Williams April 28, 2020 | 2,900 words, about 15 minutes This article is also available in audio format. Listen now, download, or subscribe to “Hakai Magazine Audio Edition” through your favorite podcast app.
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish - Hakai Magazine
Dec 27, 2024 · So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish by Jude Isabella December 27, 2024 | 450 words, about 2 minutes Share We started Hakai Magazine over 10 years ago because the ocean and its coastlines needed a voice. No other outlet was exclusively covering issues at the interface of sea and land—or of the marine world in general. After all these years, most stories in the marine beat are as familiar to ...
Are COVID-19 Lockdowns Really Causing Nature to Heal?
May 26, 2021 · Around the world, lockdowns to combat COVID-19 forced people to stay home and halt activities—with mixed results for ecosystems and the living things within them. Photo by Vaclav Zabransky/Alamy Stock PhotoIt’s complicated.
Memories of the End of the Last Ice Age, from Those Who Were …
Oct 3, 2022 · Memories of the End of the Last Ice Age, from Those Who Were There As Earth’s ice melts once more, heed these ancient tales of land lost to the sea. by Chris Baraniuk October 3, 2022 | 900 words, about 4 minutes
What’s Next for Deep-Sea Mining? - Hakai Magazine
Dec 18, 2024 · What’s Next for Deep-Sea Mining? With mining applications on the horizon, the International Seabed Authority’s crucial Mining Code is still far from finished. by Elham Shabahat December 18, 2024 | 850 words, about 4 minutes Share Earlier this year, Leticia Carvalho, a Brazilian oceanographer and environmental policy expert, took the helm of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) as ...
Stepping Off Shore and into Sea Country | Hakai Magazine
Feb 2, 2021 · Stepping Off Shore and into Sea Country Along the Australian coast, tens of thousands of years’ worth of Indigenous history lies a short dive below the sea’s surface. The hard part is finding it. by Clare Watson February 2, 2021 | 2,600 words, about 13 minutes This article is also available in audio format. Listen now, download, or subscribe to “Hakai Magazine Audio Edition” through ...