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With Old Traditions and New Tech, Young Inuit Chart Their Changing Landscape

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands August 30, 2022October 19, 2022

For generations, hunting and being deeply in tune with the land have been essential parts of Inuit culture in the Hudson Bay region of northernmost Canada. As the coastline changes, Inuit youth are combining next-generation tech and tools with the Indigenous wisdom of their elders to chart the evolving marine landscape — and make it […]

Posted inHighlight, Nonfiction, Reading List

Charting Worlds: Five Longreads About Maps

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands February 15, 2022October 19, 2022

From fantasylands to unique cartographers (including one that’s non-human), here are five stories about maps.

Posted inHighlight, Quotes, Science & Nature

Life Under (Water) Pressure

by michelleweber June 5, 2018October 19, 2022

Welcome to the dangerous, cramped world of the saturation diver, and the extraordinary strangeness of working 500 feet under the sea.

Posted inEditor's Pick

The Dizzying Story of Symphony of the Seas, the Largest and Most Ambitious Cruise Ship Ever Built

by benhuberman April 5, 2018January 25, 2023

Every “ship at sea is its own island,” but not all of them come equipped with a zipline, 40 restaurants and bars, and a laser-tag facility.

Posted inBooks, Nonfiction, Story, Travel

The Island that Disappeared

by Longreads March 20, 2018October 19, 2022

An Englishman searches for what’s left of Providence, a failed Puritan colony in the Caribbean.

Posted inArts & Culture, Food, Nonfiction, Quotes

It’s Hard to See Seafood As a Healthy Choice After Reading This

by Aaron Gilbreath January 10, 2018October 19, 2022

A fish biologist makes a strong case against eating fish.

Posted inNonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes

The Mysterious Disappearance of Keith Davis

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands January 15, 2017October 19, 2022

Fisheries observer Keith Davis monitored fishing vessels on international waters, devoting his life to protecting the seas — until he went missing. At Hakai Magazine, Sarah Tory reports on his disappearance.

Posted inEditor's Pick, Nonfiction, Quotes

The Mysterious Disappearance of Keith Davis

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands January 15, 2017October 19, 2022

Fisheries observer Keith Davis monitored fishing vessels on international waters, devoting his life to protecting the seas — until he went missing. At Hakai Magazine, Sarah Tory reports on his disappearance.

Posted inEditor's Pick

The Mysterious Disappearance of Keith Davis

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands January 12, 2017October 19, 2022

Fisheries observer Keith Davis monitored fishing vessels on international waters, devoting his life to protecting the seas — until he went missing.

Posted inFeatured, Quotes

Twilight of the Sawfish

by benhuberman September 28, 2016October 19, 2022

When a West African symbol vanishes, its loss is felt in the ocean — and on land.

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