Text byAshley Harrell Photographs ByChristie Hemm Klok Published January 24, 2022 • 14 min read Arcata, CaliforniaOn a drizzly December morning, Damien…
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It was a record-breaking year for orca and humpback whale sightings in the Salish Sea last year, according to a whale-watching operator in B.C. and Washington.A female orca leaps from the water in Puget Sound west of Seattle, Wash., in 2014. There were a record number of orca and humpback whale sightings in the Salish Sea…
This variant is more transmissible. So how do you protect yourself? And what are the implications for vaccines, masks, hygiene, and social…
New footage shows a sleeping octopus changing colors, indicating the creature may be dreaming. In a new PBS video, a napping…
ByAndrew Fazekas Published December 30, 2021 • 12 min read In 2022 the night sky promises to be full of cosmic wonders.…
Oceans rely on their largest species, especially whales, to recycle and regenerate ecosystems. Studies at Stanford University identify the whale as an…
Science The latest measurements with the Hubble Space Telescope suggest the universe is expanding faster than scientists’ models predict—a hint that some…
ByKyla Mandel Photographs ByChristie Hemm Klok Published December 2, 2021 • 20 min read Sisters, OregonBrittle pine needles and twigs snap under…
Shiitake mushrooms have been a popular food source in Asian households for thousands of years. Today, they are rated as the second…
Mushrooms are one of the standard foods found in supermarkets. Even just as a side dish, mushrooms are fantastic as part of…