Happy Father's Day to my dad and giant Antarctic sea spiders! @alicesun_nature has the story for National Geographic nationalgeographic.com/animals/articl…

“It is, frankly, harder to live in Greater Miami and Fort Lauderdale when your pocketbook gets hit again and again by more frequent short-fused extreme weather emergencies on top of the slow-motion symptoms of the changing climate” My analysis for NBC 6 South Florida👇🏼 nbcmiami.com/news/local/yet…

Check out this National Geographic story on the Florida reef gecko!! Not gonna lie, feels like a life goal accomplished to be quoted/mentioned in NatGeo 🥹🤩 hopefully this brings more attention to these overlooked little geckos! Thanks Marlowe Starling ! nationalgeographic.com/animals/articl…

In May, the #Florida reef #gecko was listed on the state's threatened species list. But will state-level protections matter as rising sea levels threaten their habitat? Safina Center Fellow Marlowe Starling has the full story via National Geographic: nationalgeographic.com/animals/articl…

Last week, I got to do a deep dive (ha) on queen conchs in Florida. It was fascinating to learn about the unique threats facing these iconic species -- poaching + sexual dysfunction due to hot water -- and an exciting FWC project to help save them miamiherald.com/news/local/env…

An important photo essay on the environmental injustices of continued sugar cane burning in the Glades written by Cynthia Barnett and photographed by rosemariecromwell.com: sierraclub.org/sierra/2024-2-…

Learn about the only gecko native to the East Coast — fun story by Marlowe Starling ! nationalgeographic.com/animals/articl…

ICYMI: To buy more time for Florida's reef, University of Miami Rosenstiel School Andrew Baker & students flew to Honduras to collect endangered elkhorn & brain coral that, mysteriously, thrive in hotter water. Crossbreeding them w Florida coral could produce babies able to survive our warming waters.

A national treasure. We thank you for your service 🫡 You also inspired an entire (and fantastic) article for Sierra Magazine by the talented Emily Driehaus You will be missed. sierraclub.org/sierra/why-did…

Science, Health & Environmental Reporting graduate alum Marlowe Starling’s latest for National Geographic!

What if we could get widespread agreement on ending the harmful practice of overfishing? Research suggests the climate impacts would be enormous: sentientmedia.org/overfishing-fu…

Billionaires who say they love the ocean, here is a great opportunity to prove it! No other magazine has done as much as Hakai Magazine to educate people about coastal and marine science issues. Their stories have real measurable impact and reach readers of all ages.

Warming #oceans are forcing coastal wildlife to migrate north. As ecosystems adjust to their unexpected newcomers, is it time we too adapt to this new "normal?" Safina Center Fellow Marlowe Starling on warming waters, #migration, and #coastal communities: safinacenter.org/blog/as-waters…

SHERPie Marlowe Starling’s latest for National Geographic explores the perilous world of one very unique Appalachian, the Eastern hellbender salamander. nationalgeographic.com/animals/articl…

This story has been a year in the making, and Ernesto’s widespread impact on Puerto Rico this week is just another testament to why the island needs faster access to more reliable, renewable energy. Sneak peak of my Fall feature story for Sierra Magazine :

What Would It Take to Bring Renewable, Reliable Power to Puerto Rico? sierraclub.org/sierra/2024-3-… Marlowe Starling Sierra Magazine

I could make the case that the Independent Alligator at the University of Florida is historically the most important such college news organization in history. Not just for its coverage, but also for the great journalists it helped create. Cheers. And keep going.

The effort to save Hakai Magazine.com is fully underway. So far, we've lined up commitments worth about half of what we need to keep publishing. Ideally, we want one or two more large foundations or donations to give us a solid floor before we throw the doors to reader donations.