| The Real Sea Monsters: On the Hunt for Rogue Waves A near-vertical wall of water in what had been an otherwise placid sea shocked all on board the ocean liner Teutonic --including the crew--on that Sunday in February, more than a century ago. [More] rss.sciam.com |
Tuna fishing kills an albatross every five minutes Every time you open a can of tuna, an albatross dies. [More] rss.sciam.com |
Have Wallet Cards Helped Fish? Americans eat more fish than ever. We now gobble up more than two million tons of seafood a year compared to just half a million at the dawn of the 20th century. Not only are there more of us, we're also eating more fish--globally. That's led to a global collapse of many fisheries , such as cod in the North Atlantic. To help forestall this ecological catastrophe a variety of sustainable-seafood certification schemes have emerged. And the Monterey Bay Aquarium released its first seafood wallet card in 2000. [More] rss.sciam.com |
U.S. Food Still Tainted with Old Chemicals In a photograph from a 1947 newspaper advertisement, a smiling mother leans over her baby’s crib. The wall behind her is decorated with rows of flowers and Disney characters. Above the photo, a headline reads “Protect Your Children From Disease Carrying Insects.” [More] rss.sciam.com |
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