Scales of ReferenceArticle 03.11.2021Collected at the tail end of British Columbia’s “silver fever,” hundred-year-old salmon scales are now helping conservation scientists reconstruct and better manage the populations of one of Canada’s most important fish.
A Novel DemiseSpotlight 09.22.2020Although we’ve marveled over carnivorous plants for centuries, the plants’ penchant for vertebrate flesh has been largely overlooked.
Restoring Harmony in Haida GwaiiArticle 10.15.2019A collaboration between Haida tradition and Western science may offer a way to bolster both Haida culture and the marine ecosystem intertwined with it.
How to Save a RainforestArticle 12.06.2016It took decades to hammer out a landmark conservation deal to save Canada’s Great Bear Rainforest. Now the real work begins.
The NurseryArticle 09.20.2016Unlocking the habitat secrets of one of the planet’s most important salmon fisheries—and the specter of industrial development that threatens its very existence
Mystery of the Corkscrew SealsArticle 05.24.2016A rash of unusual seal deaths has perplexed scientists along the North Atlantic coast and challenges our desire to find tidy explanations in nature.
Sea WolvesSpotlight 04.26.2016A pack of wolves along Canada’s Pacific Coast have become seafood specialists.