Hakai Magazine Audio Edition Hakai Magazine
-
- Science
Every Tuesday, Hakai Magazine brings you the best stories from the world’s coastlines. Each episode is a recording of our weekly feature story. Find all of our stories at hakaimagazine.com.
-
A Step Forward in Stingray Science
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
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
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
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
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
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.