A Eurasian Otter who freshly climbed out of the water, resting on a rock. Credit to Animal Spot. This month’s article series is going to be discussing the gorgeous & serene island of Mainland, also known as Hrossey or Pomona, located in the Orkney Archipelago of Scotland. Mainland is an island located in the Orkney Islands Archipelago approximately 6 miles off the coast of Scotland. It is the largest island in the Orkney Archipelago, & the tenth largest island in the British Isles, at...

A photographs of Little Diomede Island. Credit to Atlas Obscura. In today’s article, we are going to delve into the history of Little Diomede Island, Alaska. Little Diomede Island, colloquially known as Yesterday Island, is a small island far off the coast of Alaska. It is a part of the Diomede Archipelago. Despite being a mere 2.3 miles from Big Diomede, the islands are 23 hours apart in time. For this reason, Big Diomede is known as Tomorrow Island, while Little Diomede is known as...

A photograph of Dr. Mark D. Norman sketching Squid on the coast. Credit to pbs.org. This article is part of our Marine Hall of Distinction collection. In this special collection, we discuss the marine biologists who have contributed most to marine biology & oceanography. We do this to commemorate these marine biologists & show gratitude for everything they have contributed to our oceans. Today's marine scientist is Dr. Mark Douglas Norman. Dr. Mark D. Norman is an Australian Marine Biologist,...