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Social Sciences Oct 23, 2025

How gastronomy tourism evolved into international identity and cultural diplomacy

When people travel, they aren't just looking for historic sights—they're also looking for new flavors that captivate and connect them to the place they're visiting.

Environment Oct 16, 2025

'Forever chemicals' found for first time in Miccosukee reservation

A group of man-made chemicals are accumulating across the River of Grass—raising questions about potential impacts to water quality and ongoing restoration efforts.

Plants & Animals Oct 13, 2025

Rare calico lobster makes a splash

Another rare lobster is making a splash at Northeastern University's Marine Science Center in Nahant. The brilliantly colored orange and black lobster is called a calico, and the odds of catching one are believed to be only ...

Ecology Oct 8, 2025

Protected areas in the Hauraki Gulf nearly triple under a new law—but it comes with a catch

A new law that almost triples the protected area in the Hauraki Gulf Tīkapa Moana—New Zealand's largest marine park at more than 1.2 million hectares, surrounding Auckland and the Coromandel peninsula—is something to be celebrated.

Plants & Animals Oct 3, 2025

Accelerated Gulf of Maine warming may pose a serious threat to American lobsters

The Gulf of Maine is warming faster than 99% of the world's oceans, raising concerns for its $2 billion-a-year American lobster fishery. Scientists at William & Mary's Batten School & VIMS have been studying the impacts of ...

Environment Sep 29, 2025

How sea star wasting disease transformed the West Coast's ecology and economy

Before 2013, divers on North America's west coast rarely saw purple sea urchins. The spiky animals, which are voracious kelp eaters, were a favorite food of the coast's iconic sunflower sea stars. The giant sea stars, recognizable ...

Plants & Animals Sep 16, 2025

Zooplankton information improves North Atlantic right whale distribution models

Despite being one of the largest animals on the planet, the limited population and vast territory of the North Atlantic right whale make tracking these behemoths challenging. Yet, accurate predictions of their distribution—and ...

Plants & Animals Sep 12, 2025

Scilly Isles cameras give glimpse of 'natural' UK waters

Underwater cameras around the Isles of Scilly have given scientists a glimpse of how sea life can thrive in well-protected U.K. waters.

Astronomy Sep 4, 2025

Zooming in on Pismis 24, Webb gets glittering glimpse of star birth

This dramatic scene captured by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope looks like a fantastical tableau from J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. But truth is even stranger than fiction. In reality, what appears to be a craggy, ...

Ecology Aug 28, 2025

'Perfect storm': UK fishermen reel from octopus invasion

When veteran fisherman Brian Tapper checked his 1,200 crab pots in waters off southwest England during this year's crabbing season, he got a series of unwelcome surprises.

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