Message in a BottleWhat happens to our trash once it disappears down the storm drain? That’s the question I had for Captain Charles Moore when I met him in L.A. last year on an assignment for Sierra magazine. Turns out our trash travels thousands of miles and makes trouble for fish. And humans, too. Read more. |
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The Other Running MateOne day I walk into the gym and there’s Barack Obama, running on the treadmill. I kid you not. So I did what any red-blooded American would do and got onto the elliptical machine next to him. Read the blog post. |
Surf the LineDamian Cooksey is the first man ever to do a front flip on a slackline, which is kind of like a tightrope but much more wobbly. I went slacklining with Damian to see what all the fuss was about. Click on the video, or read the blog post. |
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A Glacier Savior?I encountered these penitentes — strange, Dr. Seussian ice structures that exist in parts of the Andes mountain range and almost nowhere else — while climbing Mt. Aconcagua, the highest mountain in South America. While reporting the story for Sierra magazine, I found that their fanciful but heat-trapping design may help prevent the glacier itself from melting. |
The Evolution Will Be TelevisedMove over, nature specials; the Age of Green Television is upon us. Here’s a guide to the shows that make planetary heroism fun to watch. |
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Best and Worst of Times for the OceanI visited Washington, D.C. to cover the Blue Vision Summit, a gathering of ocean scientists and ocean activists, and rarely have I been so depressed and inspired in the space of a single speech. |
So This Scientist Walks Into a Bar…In late 2007, when stupidity blanketed the land, I stumbled across a trend that gave me hope: regular people flocking to the local bar to have a beer and hear a science lecture. See what I wrote about this trend for Wired. At one café, I learned about oceanographers’ new techniques for mapping the ocean floor, and what that might mean for surfers. Read the blog post. |
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