An unprecedented maritime environmental threat demands urgent, coordinated action. By Mark J. Spalding, J.D. In the vast expanse of our global ocean, a new environmental crisis...
If you’ve ever snorkelled over a Caribbean reef and noticed more seaweed than coral, you’re not imagining things. These underwater ecosystems, once bustling with vibrant coral...
All too often, when important issues and concerns are out of sight, they unfortunately can also become out of mind. For example, when was the last...
Right whales are not known to migrate except for females giving birth to blubber-less calves in warm, nutrient-poor waters. This spring, 11 mother-calf pairs were seen...
I discovered very early on that I didn’t quite fit. It was always there—a quiet but insistent sense of distance between myself and the world around...
If you’re looking for a sun-soaked holiday to take this Pride Month, where you can snorkel or scuba dive and then have a refreshing beverage at...
On April 4th and 5th, 2025, I visited the Reserva Provincial Cabo Vírgenes (Pinguinera) in Patagonia, which is, to my knowledge, a protected area serving as...
Let the Ground Keep the Falling Rainwater A recent science article utilizing multiple indirect data sources and models estimates that the world’s soil moisture water loss...
April 24th was Massachusetts Right Whale Day. A vertical puff of water vapor split the air on that bright, calm day in Cape Cod Bay off...
For the first time in recorded history, divers have captured footage of two North Atlantic right whales in The Bahamas, marking a rare and extraordinary event....