Articles by

Geraldine Castro

How Mexico’s Fishing Refuges Are Fighting Back Against Poaching

It has been two hours since the divers left the coast behind. As they reach their designated...

This Artificial Wetland Is Reusing Wastewater to Revive a Lost Ecosystem

In the arid region south of Mexicali, where the pale desert dominates the landscape, the Las Arenitas...

One Photographer’s Quest to Redefine the Shark

A sea without sharks is an unhealthy sea. Underwater photographer Gerardo del Villar knows this well and...

Costa Rica Is Saving Forest Ecosystems by Listening to Them

Monica Retamosa was in the middle of changing the batteries of a tape recorder when she heard...

Mobulas, an Aquatic Wonder of the Gulf of California, Are Disappearing

In the eastern Pacific Ocean, mobulas alternate between silent undulation underwater and acrobatic leaps out of it....

This Tropical Virus Is Spreading Out of the Amazon to the US and Europe

outbreaks of Oropouche virus have flared up in the Amazon for decades, but historically the pathogen has...

A Parasite That Eats Cattle Alive Is Creeping North Toward the US

On November 22, the United States Department of Agriculture temporarily halted the import of cattle from Mexico...

How the World Can Cope Better With Extreme Rainfall and Flooding

The tragic flooding that hit Spain’s Valencia region in late October, killing more than 200 people, was...