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A Dose of Antacids, a Quaint British Bay, and a Public Relations Fiasco Jun 18, 2024

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by Yannic Rack • Uproar over an ocean alkalinity enhancement pilot project in St. Ives Bay raises an important question: who gets to decide where climate change projects are tested?

The original story can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

A Step Forward in Stingray Science Jun 11, 2024

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by Katharine Gammon • A California researcher and his team simulate stepping on round rays to learn more about how, why, and when the animals strike.

The original story can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

Rebroadcast: The Rat Spill Jun 04, 2024

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by Sarah Gilman • A tiny Alaskan island faces a threat as deadly as an oil spill—rats.

Originally published in August 2019, the story can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

Buying Baja May 28, 2024

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by Krista Langlois • On a storied stretch of Mexico’s Baja peninsula, locals fight rich outsiders and rampant development that threaten to transform the coast and dry up aquifers.

The original story can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

Not Too Wet To Burn May 14, 2024

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by Madeline Ostrander • Amid an uptick in wildfires, scientists search for lessons on how to save old-growth from a fiery future.

The original story can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

How Viking-Age Hunters Took Down the Biggest Animal on Earth May 07, 2024

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by Andrew Chapman • New research suggests that medieval Icelanders were scavenging and likely even hunting blue whales long before industrial whaling technology.

The original story can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

Rebroadcast: Ticked Off on Martha’s Vineyard Apr 30, 2024

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by Stephen Strauss • Forget rubbing elbows with the rich and famous, you’re more likely to get Lyme disease on the island.

Originally published in August 2016, the story, along with photos and video, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

The Waning Reign of the Wetland Architect We Barely Know (Hint, Not a Beaver) Apr 23, 2024

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by Brandon Keim • Little-appreciated, semiaquatic, and cute-as-hell, muskrats can survive almost anywhere. So where are they?

The original story can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

Rebroadcast: Wasted Apr 09, 2024

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by Sasha Chapman • Our global food system discards 46 million tonnes of fish each year. Why?

Originally published in July 2019, the story, along with photos and video, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

Saving a Sea Monkey Sanctuary Apr 02, 2024

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by Paul Greenberg • As the Great Salt Lake in Utah shrinks, locals are working to preserve its critical brine shrimp fishery—along with the other entities that flourish in the lake’s strange, saline beauty.

The original story, along with photos and video, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.