Why We Can’t Shake Ambergris - Hakai Magazine
Aug 17, 2021 · In December 2020, British woman Jodie Crews posted photos online of a mysterious object she’d found at a beach. One helpful respondent suggested poking the object with a hot pin to see if it smoked, a common (if unreliable) test for ambergris. Crews did, and the object exploded into flames, setting fire to her kitchen.
Are COVID-19 Lockdowns Really Causing Nature to Heal?
May 26, 2021 · Share. As the COVID-19 pandemic took hold last spring and people around the world went into lockdown, a certain type of news story started to spring up—the idea that, in the absence of people, nature was returning to a healthier, more pristine state. There were viral reports of dolphins in the canals of Venice, Italy, and pumas in the streets ...
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5 days ago · The coast is a hazardous place. On top of wild weather you might have to contend with geological hazards like earthquakes, tsunamis, and landslides. See more at hakai.org. Made next to the 🌊 in Victoria, Canada - ISSN 2371-5790. Part …
Treasure Fever - Hakai Magazine
Jan 14, 2020 · They recovered over 18,000 silver coins. The world’s most famous explorer of the high seas, Mel Fisher, won rights to Spain’s Nuestra Señora de Atocha, which sunk near the Dry Tortugas islands, over 56 kilometers west of Key West, Florida, in 1622. The discovery was valued at nearly $400-million.
Iceland’s Confusing Inter-cetacean Conflict | Hakai Magazine
Sep 23, 2021 · Interactions between killer and pilot whales have only been scientifically documented a few times, and Samarra is among the first scientists to have observed this behavior in Iceland. Since the 2015 encounter, she’s seen similar interactions around 20 times. Iceland’s pilot whales may be assuming that the killer whales in the area, which ...
The Wonderful, Transcendent Life of an Odd-Nosed Monkey
Apr 21, 2020 · Goossens, an ecologist and the boat’s pilot, points to a macaque settling onto the branch of a dead tree overhanging the river. “That one’s ripe for falling in and getting eaten by a croc.”. A monkey squabble, though, is usually the reason for an unintended dive.
How the Ocean Inside the Mantle Affects the Habitability of the …
Jun 15, 2022 · Much as the cycling of water between the atmosphere, glaciers, lakes, rivers, aquifers, and the ocean affects the level of the sea, the abundance of rain, and the frequency of drought, the exchange of water between the mantle and the surface also dictates the habitability of the Earth. Scientists already know that water can be dragged down to ...
From Prejudice to Pride - Hakai Magazine
Oct 10, 2017 · The Ainu arrived at this moment of pride from prejudice, through adaptation, resilience, and the sheer stubbornness of human will. The little bear head in Kato’s hand represents their anchor to the past and their guide to the future, a stalwart companion, the immutable spirit of an epic journey.
Death of a Modern Wolf - Hakai Magazine
Oct 17, 2017 · They were waiting for a wolf. They didn’t have to wait long. The wolf, a large, tawny male, emerged from the forest around noon, recognizable at a distance by the ruff of black fur that framed his face. Perhaps sensing the lurking human presence, he ducked back into the forest, just like any normal wolf should.
The Mysterious, Vexing, and Utterly Engrossing Search for the …
Sep 13, 2022 · In the fourth century BCE, Aristotle proclaimed that eels spontaneously generated within “the entrails of the earth” and that they didn’t have genitals. The no-genital theory held for generations. Roman naturalist Pliny the Elder asserted that eels rubbed against rocks and their dead skin “scrapings come to life.”.