Science
Why the harbor water turned green in August
Scientists trace the August bloom to runoff and a heat wave.
Staff
Ines Lindqvist
Ines Lindqvist reports on science and the environment, mostly the water. She trained as a marine biologist before joining the paper.
Out on the water
A field guide to the gulls of the north pier
Four species of gull share the north pier. Here is how to tell them apart.
Science
Beekeepers say this was the worst honey season in a decade
Port Alden's beekeepers report their smallest honey harvest in a decade after a wet spring.
Science
The tide gauge at the north pier just got its first upgrade since 1987
The north pier's tide gauge, unchanged since 1987, is being replaced with a digital sensor.
The long read
What eighty years of tide records say about Port Alden's next storm
The sea at North Pier is 17 centimeters higher than in 1941, and flood hours have gone from four a year to 58.
