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Pacific Ocean

Science Travel

Chasing the Sun

The extraordinary story of two Pacific voyages of discovery a thousand years apart.

Nathan Beacom The New Atlantis Apr 2021 25min Permalink

Sports Travel

A Death at Sea on the 'Row of Life'

What happened when 59-year-old Paralympian Angela Madsen set out to row from California to Hawaii.

Andrew Lewis Outside Oct 2020 Permalink

The Ghost Hunter

For hundreds of years, there were rumors of a shipwrecked treasure on the Oregon coast. But no one found anything, until Cameron La Follette began digging.

Leah Sottile The Atavist Magazine Jan 2020 35min Permalink

Best Article

The Castaways

Five Mexican fishermen head out with enough supplies for several days. They’re gone for nine months. A story of survival in the South Pacific.

Mark Singer New Yorker Feb 2007 45min Permalink

Science

Oh, This Is Great

On the Texas-sized trash island floating in the Pacific.

Thomas Morton Vice Feb 2008 Permalink

Science

Sexy Beast

A profile of the mysterious and moderately intelligent Giant Pacific Octopus.

Brendan Kiley The Stranger Sep 2009 20min Permalink