Krista Langlois

1 week ago | nautil.us | Krista Langlois

Across the sandy seafloor off the coast of Hawaii, a high-speed chase unfolds—or at least, what amounts to high speed for an echinoderm and a gastropod. The prey, a red pencil urchin (Heterocentrotus mamillatus), is ready for battle with its coat of thick spines. The predator, a type of sea snail known as a horned helmet (Cassis cornuta), carries its own armor: a helmet-shaped shell that protects the mushy mollusk within. Nautilus Members enjoy an ad-free experience. Log in or Join now .

Nov 21, 2024 | outsideonline.com | Krista Langlois

When I heard the news that a Georgia mom was arrested for reckless conduct after someone spotted her ten-year-old son walking alone less than a mile from home, the first thing I did was open Google Maps. I looked up the distance between my house and a nearby middle school that my six-year-old daughter sometimes walks to with a friend her age. They get a thrill from playing at its playground without a grown-up around, and I relish the freedom of getting the house to myself for half an hour.

Jul 6, 2024 | sierraclub.org | Krista Langlois

This article originally published in Hakai Magazine. The fish are so thick we can see them from the boat, a writhing mass darkening the ocean's surface, their oily smell rising into the air. Our guide counts us down-" , , !"-and we slip overboard. Within moments, a thousand or more bigeye jack surround us, all slippery silver bodies and trailing fins, unblinking eyes and downturned mouths, below us and in front of us and on either side of us.

Jun 25, 2024 | earthisland.org | Krista Langlois

Buying Baja On a storied stretch of Mexico’s Baja peninsula, locals fight rich outsiders and rampant development that threaten to transform the coast and dry up aquifers. THE FISH ARE SO THICK we can see them from the boat, a writhing mass darkening the ocean’s surface, their oily smell rising into the air. Our guide counts us down—“uno, dos, tres!”—and we slip overboard.

Jun 25, 2024 | earthisland.org | Krista Langlois

Buying Baja In Mexico's iconic peninsula, locals fight rich outsiders and rampant development that threaten to transform the coast and dry up aquifers. THE FISH ARE SO THICK we can see them from the boat, a writhing mass darkening the ocean’s surface, their oily smell rising into the air. Our guide counts us down—“uno, dos, tres!”—and we slip overboard.