Humpback Whales in Rurutu

Each year humpback whales migrate from their feeding grounds in the Southern Ocean to the Austral Islands, where they use the sheltered waters around Rurutu as a calving and nursing area. Observers there can document the whales’ natural behaviors with minimal disturbance.

Humpback Whales

Beavers: Nature’s Ecosystem Engineers

In search of beavers, my colleagues and I followed the Cap-Chat River on Quebec’s Gaspé Peninsula to a village of immaculate, steep-roofed houses that shares the river’s name. Near the […]

Beaver swimming

Exploring the Avelo System

As the field of recreational diving continues to evolve, DAN remains committed to being at the forefront of safety and scientific advancement. The purpose of this article is to educate […]

The Avelo System is a reimagining of buoyancy in scuba diving.

RumPowered Research

One of the Atlantic’s last truly wild places is offshore along the wave-exposed northern coast of East Caicos in the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI). 

Guest citizen scientist Amanda Endean works on cleaning the TCRF’s staghorn nurseries.

Lost at Sea

The eight species highlighted here are recognized as at risk by the IUCN, the U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA), or the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), which regulates trade.

The Napoleon wrasse, or humphead wrasse

Rachel Novak

Explore the life of Rachel Novak, a pharmacist turned glamorous stunt performer and passionate scuba diver, embracing adventure.

Rachel Novak