About the publication

Look closer at the material world.

Moana Earth is an independent English-language publication about oceans, materials and the planetary systems that connect them.

Most planetary stories hide inside ordinary things.

A fishing net is also a polymer, a working tool, a supply chain and—sometimes—a piece of marine debris. A subsea cable is both digital infrastructure and a physical object on the seabed. We follow those connections without flattening them into slogans.

Our aim is practical curiosity: explain how something works, show what the evidence does and does not establish, and make uncertainty visible.

Evidence first. Claims in proportion.

  • We link to primary, institutional and technical sources wherever possible.
  • We distinguish measured facts from estimates, scenarios and editorial interpretation.
  • We include source notes in every reported story and update material errors transparently.
  • We do not publish paid claims as independent reporting.

Created by the team behind Ocean Material.

The publication was created by the team behind Ocean Material, a separate material-focused business. That experience informs some of the questions we ask; it does not turn Moana Earth into a product channel.

Where a story touches work connected to Ocean Material, we disclose that relationship in the article. Editorial topics and conclusions are not limited to the company’s activities.

Stories for a changing planet.

Independent stories about the systems, materials and decisions shaping a changing planet.