The archive

Planetary stories.

Evidence-led reporting on the objects, infrastructures and material choices hidden in plain sight.

Following shipping containers after they are lost at sea, with current loss estimates and new mandatory reporting rules.

OceansSep 26, 202602

A grounded guide to the routes retired, lost and recovered fishing gear can take—and why global totals remain uncertain.

A practical framework for evaluating future-material claims before lab promise becomes industrial fact.

MaterialsSep 26, 202604

The economics behind secondary plastics—and why collection alone does not create a circular material market.

What happens when submarine telecommunications cables reach the end of service—and why decommissioning is a site-specific decision.