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Amazing Trips
From a distance, the picture looks like a pen-and-ink study of a super famous painting, the Mona Lisa, by Leonardo da Vinci. Up close, all you see is a squiggly mess of connected lines that form a jagged but continuous path.
Sailing by Stars and Waves
DISCOVERING THE SCIENCE OF POLYNESIAN NAVIGATION
PLANT A MILKWEED GARDEN
You can help monarch butterflies!
EARTH'S MAGNETIC PERSONALITY
Humans can’t sense our planet’s magnetosphere, but many animals can.
Secrets of Animal Navigators
USING SUPER SENSES OF SIGHT, SOUND, MAGNETISM, AND A WHOLE LOT MORE
Tiny Critters Massive Migration
The largest migration on Earth happens across all its aquatic habitats, from ponds to the ocean, every single night.
THE EPIC JOURNEY
The Pacific Gray Whale's Long Path to Recovery
FLIGHT OF THE FRUIT BAT
The sky blazed orange as the Sun sank beneath the horizon. Screeching cries echoed across the savannah as shadowy tree silhouettes began to shudder.
Which Octopus Arm is Best?
Are you a righty? A lefty? This octopus is a second-arm-from-the-front-y.
The Floating Island Cookbook
CROWD-PLEASING RECIPES FOR BUOYANT LANDMASSES
Q: How does our childhood make us who we are when we are adults?
Q&A - Jane, age 10, Utah
THE WILD PONIES OF ASSATEAGUE ISLAND YOU CAN WATCH 'EM, BUT YOU CAN'T RIDE 'EM
Imagine a large herd of wild horses running free. Americans might picture them in a Western U.S. state like Montana, Wyoming, or Nevada. But just a three-hour drive from the bustling city of Washington, DC, is a unique island called Assateague. There, hundreds of wild ponies have run free along the beaches and through the forests for centuries.
SHAPING SOUNDS
Do the Math
BETH FLINT
WILDLIFE BIOLOGIST
The Island of the Sharks
OCEAN CONSERVATIONIST GEORGIENNE BRADLEY AND THE FIGHT TO PROTECT COCOS ISLAND'S MARINE LIFE
Life Between the Tides
SURVIVING THE INTERTIDAL ZONE ALONG CATALINA ISLAND
CLEANING UP FROM WORLD WAR II
AN ENVIRONMENTAL MYSTERY ON ALASKA'S GREAT SITKIN ISLAND
ARTIFICIAL ISLANDS AFLOAT
Human-constructed islands are nothing new, but we're building more now than ever before.
WHICH OF THESE LOW-TECH ISLANDS WOULD YOU VISIT?
IT MAY SEEM LIKE THE INTERNET AND CELL PHONE SERVICE ARE EVERYWHERE. But they're not. On remote islands, it may be difficult or even impossible to go online or use your phone. Some people long for a break from technology. Are you one of them? Or, do you never let your phone out of your sight? If you had to choose, which of these low-tech islands would you visit?
Which of These Low-tech Islands Would You Visit?
It may seem like the internet and cell phone service are everywhere.
The Wild Ponies of Assateague Island
You can watch 'em, but you can't ride 'em
Beth Flint – Wildlife Biologist
In 2019, Flint received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Pacific Seabird Group, an organization that studies and protects seabirds and their habitats.
Cleaning Up From World War II
An environmental mystery on Alaska's Great Sitkin Island
Artificial Islands Afloat
Human-constructed islands are nothing new, but we're building more now than ever before.
PIG PARADISE: WHERE PIGS SWIM
Peering at Earth from space, astronauts often find their eyes drawn to the Bahamas. The Bahamas is located just to the east of Florida and Cuba near the Caribbean. "The stunning Bahamas were a real treat for us," says NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik of his 138-day mission in 2017 aboard the International Space Station. "The vivid turquoise of the water over the reef was absolutely captivating."
SHAPING SOUNDS
A light beam skims the surface of a table strewn with geometrical objects.
The Floating Island Cookbook
CROWD-PLEASING RECIPES FOR BUOYANT LANDMASSES
The Island of the Sharks
OCEAN CONSERVATIONIST GEORGIENNE BRADLEY AND THE FIGHT TO PROTECT COCOS ISLAND'S MARINE LIFE
Life Between the Tides
SURVIVING THE INTERTIDAL ZONE ALONG CATALINA ISLAND
Islands in the Sky
THE SKY ISLANDS ARE USUALLY MUCH COOLER AND MORE LUSH THAN THE DESERTS OR GRASSLANDS BELOW, BUT CLIMATE CHANGE IS UPENDING LIFE HERE.