Sargasso Sea

The World

Mark Helprin: In Sunlight and in Shadow

Mark Helprin has been a scholar, soldier, farmer, commentator, and a speechwriter (unpaid, he insists) for Bob Dole. He's best known, though, as a writer of great fiction, and his 1983 Winter's Tale is widely regarded as a classic.

Mark Helprin: In Sunlight and in Shadow

Research suggests ocean garbage patches may be bigger than once believed

Research suggests ocean garbage patches may be bigger than once believed
The World

There's Probably More Plastic Trash in the Oceans Than We Even Thought

There's Probably More Plastic Trash in the Oceans Than We Even Thought

The Need for Seaweed

The Need for Seaweed
The World

Emerging Science Note/Sequencing Sargasso

Emerging Science Note/Sequencing Sargasso