Welcome to our first issue of 2026.
In this issue:
A new terrain model at the Columbia Icefield Discovery Centre lets visitors watch a century of glacier retreat unfold in real time.
Researchers and Guardian Watchmen on British Columbia's Central Coast investigate the disappearance of a culturally important black seaweed and what it reveals about a changing ocean.
Scientists, policymakers, and First Nations leaders gather to better understand the impacts of ocean acidification and hypoxia on coastal communities.
A new open-access platform called CoastConnect helps coastal monitoring programs turn field data into decisions that support stewardship and conservation.
KelpExplorer, a new open-access platform, puts 40 years of kelp forest change into the hands of anyone with a web browser.
In the highlands of Guatemala, a new cohort of frontline nurses is preparing to serve communities that have waited far too long for care in their own language.
This issue's cover photo celebrates TulaSalud and all nurses in Guatemala.